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tom_simes
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Ignore the lowering, as I know it needs doing, but I am going to refurb my wheels. Just not sure on the colour I should do them:

Silver:




Anthracite:



Also, what filler have people used to repair curbing on rims?
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anthra
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Gloss black
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quote:
Originally posted by Richard Lee
Gloss black


Care to do a photoshop for me?
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lower and then refurb antherite, dont do gloss black, as from a distance they will look like steelies, antherite wont
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Anthracite. P38 body filler for the little kurb marks.
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quote:
Originally posted by marklawton
lower and then refurb antherite, dont do gloss black, as from a distance they will look like steelies, antherite wont


What I thought mark, I was looking to get these:



But also thought it would be too dark, so I am refurbing mine instead.

Anthra does seem best.

And thanks Rob, P38 :remembered:
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matt black
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in all honesty, like i've said before, i've never looked at a car with black wheels and mistaken them for steelies
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quote:
Originally posted by robmarriott
in all honesty, like i've said before, i've never looked at a car with black wheels and mistaken them for steelies

But thats the problem Rob, people in the know, i.e. car enthusiasts like us, we will always notice they are alloys, but general public may not notice the difference.

But then, do those public matter what they think of the car? :
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does it matter what anyone other than you thinks of it?
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I have black wheels and don;t think they look like rusty steelies
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I personally think silver on your car actually Tom!
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Yeah Gloss Black
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anthracite
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matt/satin black laquered
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quote:
Originally posted by John G
anthracite


Thanks for the shop John!
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quote:
Originally posted by robmarriott
does it matter what anyone other than you thinks of it?


Not really rob, but I am just looking for opinions or other ideas.

If anybody wants to photoshop the wheels their chosen colour, feel free!
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anthracite is the best

gloss black would suit but you cnt beat the shine off anthracite and you dnt loose detail of a wheel with anthracite like you do with gloss black

just my input
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quote:

Also, what filler have people used to repair curbing on rims?


just use a rough sand paper then a very fine one to smooth what uv rubbed down
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John, see the curbing at the bottom of the rim?



It's about 2-3mm deep, don't really want to rub down to that amount!
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P38 will be fine on that. i filled more than that on my old set
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Defo go for Anthracite.

Agree about black wheels looking like steel wheels in some instances. Lose the style of the wheel in the blackness
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Anthracite all the way

 
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