Has anybody done Gunemetal OEM 20s on Tuxedo Black?

Kolk1 · March 14, 2014, 01:29:10 PM

Ive been looking for awhile since I need new tires, and ive been debating on buying the TSW Nurburings, and I love the TSWs in gunmetal on Black SHOs, but im not sure I care enough to spend $1300 on them. One of my wheels does need some curb rash fixed, so I was debating on have them all powder coated a high gloss gunmetal color. Been trying to find pics to see if anybody else has done this, and cant find any.

Or is anybody good with photoshop? lol

MeanKS · March 14, 2014, 02:55:47 PM

i think thats a great idea!

check out the premachrome exchange website, and look at their 'black' permachrome examples. i know they have them for the MKS wheel. to me the color is more like a gunmetal clearcoat than black.

it should probably give you a good idea of what a gunmetal paint job would look lke on the flower power wheels

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TSS · March 14, 2014, 04:44:24 PM

That sounds yummy - gun metal OEMs on a black SHO.

glock-coma · March 14, 2014, 05:10:12 PM

Once the weather gets a little warmer here in Ohio I plan on plasti dipping the wheels and chrome with anthracite colored dip. Looks similar to gun metal but has some metal flake in it.

glock-coma · March 14, 2014, 05:12:36 PM

Here's a pic for reference from the focus st forum.

BiGMaC · March 14, 2014, 05:14:47 PM

Sweet looking!

Kolk1 · March 14, 2014, 05:31:46 PM

Anthracite is pretty much the color I was looking at doing. My SHOEI helmet for my motorcycle is that color too. Just figured more people would understand gunmetal. lol

I like the permachrome, but I have a feeling as soon as they aren't spotless, they will just look black, and I don't want to do black on black.

Maybe I should try the plastidip first to see if I like it, before I spend a couple hundred on powder coating. lol

FracaSHO · March 14, 2014, 05:44:59 PM

Quote from: glock-coma on March 14, 2014, 05:12:36 PM
Here's a pic for reference from the focus st forum.

That the route I'm going as well. The gunmetal was too light for my taste. The anthracite is dark, but doesn't look black on black. I plan on 5 coats of glossifier as well.

Brad
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SHOdded · March 14, 2014, 06:35:08 PM

I had anthracite Team Dynamics wheels on my 05. Very nice color, pretty much goes with anything.

MeanKS · March 14, 2014, 11:08:32 PM

Quote from: Kolk1 on March 14, 2014, 05:31:46 PM
Anthracite is pretty much the color I was looking at doing. My SHOEI helmet for my motorcycle is that color too. Just figured more people would understand gunmetal. lol

I like the permachrome, but I have a feeling as soon as they aren't spotless, they will just look black, and I don't want to do black on black.

Maybe I should try the plastidip first to see if I like it, before I spend a couple hundred on powder coating. lol

yea, i wouldn't do the black premachrome either (i think its too expensive). i just mentioned it to see if they have examples of the SHO wheels done in blkperma because the color looks more like a deep gunmetal grey with gloss to me...

DJE624 · March 14, 2014, 11:12:43 PM

I must be the only guy on here that still likes the bright wheels over the black. Oh well.

elund126 · March 15, 2014, 01:27:02 AM

Quote from: glock-coma on March 14, 2014, 05:12:36 PM
Here's a pic for reference from the focus st forum.

Are these Plastidipped or powder coated?

glock-coma · March 15, 2014, 01:29:30 AM

4 coats of anthracite plasti dip and 1 coat glossifier

glock-coma · March 15, 2014, 01:35:55 AM

Here's the link where I found the pics

http://www.focusst.org/forum/focus-st-appearance/6335-new-colors-dipyourcar-com.html

FoMoCoSHO · March 15, 2014, 02:35:11 AM

Quote from: DJE624 on March 14, 2014, 11:12:43 PM
I must be the only guy on here that still likes the bright wheels over the black. Oh well.

I battle internally about this...