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Old Aug 20, 2012 | 05:23 PM
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Do you guys think painting rims to match the color of the car is too much or does it look ok? I was thinking spraying my rims cobalt blue but thinking it will look pretty bad.
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Old Aug 20, 2012 | 11:36 PM
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You could always try and plasti-dip them. Don't know if they have cobalt blue, but at least any darker blue would help you decide if you like them or not. Personally I like my rims either silver or black. But that could be because they are easier for me to keep clean.
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Old Aug 21, 2012 | 07:16 AM
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But in all seriousness, a color match wheel CAN look good if, and only if, its proper color match. Only way to really do the job right is to get a pint (should be more that enough for 4 wheels) of the correct color per manufacturer color code and an air gun. If you're off even in the sightless it'll look like total crap.
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Old Aug 21, 2012 | 01:36 PM
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LOL, yes plasti-dip is overused. But you gotta admit it does have it's uses.
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Old Aug 21, 2012 | 01:46 PM
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I used to have paint matched rims and loved it!



http://www.cardomain.com/ride/622572...tiburon/page-2



(sorry, couldn't get the images to view full-size or hotlink)
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Old Aug 22, 2012 | 09:55 AM
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Old Aug 22, 2012 | 09:59 AM
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Okay, I don't like the charger at all.



And I don't like the wheel styles on the other cars



But those paint jobs look great.
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