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ink black - white or black wheels #1408785
04/02/2013 13:44
04/02/2013 13:44
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BrianMay Offline OP
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Does anyone have pictures of an ink black with white or black wheels? thinkin' of paint mine with plastidip to get the no gloss touch to the wheels...not sure how it would look though

Re: ink black - white or black wheels [Re: BrianMay] #1408890
04/02/2013 22:13
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Try the "wheel demo" in the club zone.
White wheels
Black wheels
^^^Samples above ^^^

Re: ink black - white or black wheels [Re: BrianMay] #1408895
04/02/2013 22:37
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Hard one mate because ink black is a strange colour,it's not black,so gloss black alloys don't look right,,white? Have to see them on,,,,,either standard or metallic anthracite for me
Good luck thumb

Re: ink black - white or black wheels [Re: ] #1408902
04/02/2013 22:56
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Originally Posted By: Pondman
Try the "wheel demo" in the club zone.
White wheels
Black wheels
^^^Samples above ^^^


should've tried that first, before asking for pictures tongue thanks wink

anyhow, opinions are also important...no sure what to do...I also thought of gun metal grey, since it'll be plastidip I can always peal it off if I don't like it...but I'd rather not throw the money down the drain and hit the spot on my first attempt...

Re: ink black - white or black wheels [Re: BrianMay] #1408918
04/02/2013 23:50
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For my two peneth, lighter colour wheels on darker cars, unless it's a metallic black, then gloss black looks good. Conversely, darker wheels on lighter cars. You choose, it's a very personal decision.
As you can see from my rims...... click to enlarge click to enlarge
Pics courtesy of drjphotos smile

Re: ink black - white or black wheels [Re: BrianMay] #1409100
05/02/2013 19:20
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Anthracite or gun metal on an inky

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Re: ink black - white or black wheels [Re: BrianMay] #1409108
05/02/2013 20:06
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hummm...I guess gun metal "platidip no gloss" is a strong contester...it might give it a bit of a "mean look" tongue too bad they have no stock at the moment

Re: ink black - white or black wheels [Re: BrianMay] #1409137
05/02/2013 21:57
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click to enlarge INK BLACK

Re: ink black - white or black wheels [Re: BrianMay] #1409139
05/02/2013 22:01
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bl00dy car...everything looks great on these cars!!!

Re: ink black - white or black wheels [Re: jame5] #1409162
06/02/2013 01:09
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Originally Posted By: jame5
Anthracite or gun metal on an inky

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Agreed cool

Re: ink black - white or black wheels [Re: BrianMay] #1409188
06/02/2013 09:22
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I'm a fan of white wheels, no idea why? laugh But over the past couple of days I have seen a black Fiesta with white multi-spoke wheels and I like it. The wheels, not the car!


Originally Posted by Jonny - After being taken out at Spa
Your car is Usain Bolt with wellies
Re: ink black - white or black wheels [Re: Begbie] #1409623
07/02/2013 22:10
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White wheels on the right car look great. I have 17 inch white multispokes on wifeys white 500 and they look superb!
I have gloss blach multispoke on my white Alfa GT,,and Anthracite plus alloys on my sprinty plus! All look lovely to me,,but wheels are a real personal taste thing.After looking at the Inky with inky wheels Id say thats the way to go! The light will catch them and show off the blueness but still look like a dark wheel? Nice one! thumbYup just had another look and Im convinced,,,colour coded Inkys are go!!!!!! laugh

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Re: ink black - white or black wheels [Re: ] #1409736
08/02/2013 10:09
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Nice shiny original Plus wheels for me. I can't think of any colour Coupe where I've thought white wheels look good - must be my age crazy

Re: ink black - white or black wheels [Re: BrianMay] #1409741
08/02/2013 10:32
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I was going for the plastidip finish, but now that I have seen those glossy ink black wheels not so sure.....!!!

Re: ink black - white or black wheels [Re: BrianMay] #1409813
08/02/2013 19:38
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Black or Anthracite gets my vote on an Inky wink

Silver looks good but you need large fitment wheels to make it look right ie 18's etc smile whereas darker wheels you can get away with smaller sizes.

White would look too much IMO on an inky bit tacky.

I've just brought these for my Inky their Anthracite cannot fit them till I get home in a week or so but hoping they look the business also not 100% on my polished rim I might get the lip pulled off and resprayed anthracite too will see when fitted laugh could be a squeeze though 18x8.5 with an array of PCD adapters I've brought ranging from et25 to et15 shocked will post pics of my Antracite progress on the Inky when fitted smile will also have some plus wheels for sale soon wink
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Re: ink black - white or black wheels [Re: BrianMay] #1409815
08/02/2013 20:02
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after all those comments and pics I think I'll either go for the ink black wheels (never thought of it until I saw that picture) or first try gun metal plastidip and if I don't like it just peel it off

Re: ink black - white or black wheels [Re: BrianMay] #1409816
08/02/2013 20:07
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How does plastidip fair up over time does it last well ?

Ink black would looks awesome as you say as per the pic smile

Re: ink black - white or black wheels [Re: ] #1409850
08/02/2013 22:31
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I've painted my maxiscooter a couple of months ago with plastidip (red) and it's been coping quite well with portuguese sun, I keep it in the garage when not crusing (as for the coupe)...I heard of people plastidiping the all car and retoching it 8 or 9 months after so it's a good life span regarding you only need 3 (4 tops) cans to apply 6 or 7 coats to each rim, which means you can paint it yourself, at home, for less then £40 and if you don't fancy the looks just peel it off and go back to the original colour

just for show off purposes:
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Re: ink black - white or black wheels [Re: BrianMay] #1409855
08/02/2013 22:51
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click to enlarge Bare metal.
click to enlarge Graphite black.

All down to one's own taste.


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