Would appreciate some feedback and or inspiration for a change in my wheel color

[M0R81U5]

B) What "Decent" rims would i get for $780?

I paid $750 for my Enkeis, 18x9 +35

 

[godzilla]

I will have a pair of 20mm bolt ons available in just over a week

IMO you should paint the wheels a light colour, make them look bigger.

Lachlan, please pm me when you do. Thanks.

Oh and they are 18'swhy would I wantthem to look bigger? Just need to lower my car more

 

[Macca]

Yeah the bright orange is not the subtlest colour in the spectrum that's for sure.

Maybe not but it looks AWESOME! Hahaha, looks good on that Evo.

What rims are they anyway? I like the style.

 

[Hank Scorpio]

They are Work Emotion XT7's. I was contemplating getting them in 18x9.5 +30.

Trevor I'll send you a PM when my Evo V wheels are on and my spacers are available.

 

[Macca]

They look pretty damn sexy. I bet they are hell expensive though.

 

[Slinz]

They look pretty damn sexy. I bet they are hell expensive though.

Haha yep good guess

 

[Guest]

so u decided if u are going to paint them???

 

[ygoslo]

The dark red that Paul posted on the first page is what I was going to suggest. Looks amazing. Have seen it done on a set of Uras Exsols (one of Luke Fink's 3,000-odd old cars, I think) and it looked sensational.

 

[Guest]

looks like im going to do the harley black cherry pearl myself

 

[godzilla]

Sneek peek!

Hit a speed bump as i ran out of color. Just have the clear to go after i put the last little bit of color on.
One damn can per wheel minimum it looks like grrrrr
Will have two rims finished this weekend (Fingers crossed)

 

[Guest]

looks good, thought maybe 3 cans would be enough for all 4 wheels....... u sanded and primed them first also??

 

[godzilla]

Sandblasted> primer x whole can per wheel> sanded back with 800 til smooth> 1.5 cans color> 3/4 of can of clear> two bourbons> now waiting 4 hours and a couple more bourbons until i can cut and polish it.

 

[fieldy107]

Looks nice Trev, love how it changes color depending on how the light hits it.

 

[naughtika]

Trev, it looks good.. but I need to see it in the flesh

 

[cyber_scriber]

Can't wait to see how it looks on the car.

Some decent looking painting skils there Trev!

 

[bradc]

That looks outstanding

 

[godzilla]

Another little update.

The thing i dreaded the most has happened. It seems that the cut and polish is simply not cutting i. So i have reverted back to sanding. First with 1500 then smoothing it out with 3000. Then after that, cut and polish.

The finish is "acceptable" but maybe i am being uber critical. I=This is going to take a very long time. If i cannot work out how to lay the paint down "smoother" on the other three wheels, i reckon i am going to be on these for weeks.

What do you guys think of the finish so far? BTW, i had to use a flash outside as there is nearly zero sun (Looks like rain is coming)

 

[fieldy107]

looks a little bit rough in some spots but you would have to look closely to see it

 

[unclepaulie]

lookin good trev,

you need to wet sand them to remove the orange peel

 

[Nitephyre]

Lookin' flash buddy!