Powdercoating / anodising alloy wheels

Boags · Postby **Boags** » Tue May 08, 2007 1:46 pm

Very schmick!

Got any pics of the whole beasty with new shoes?

Fatty · Postby **Fatty** » Tue May 08, 2007 2:14 pm

mate that looks bloody great!

NB8C · Postby **NB8C** » Tue May 08, 2007 9:38 pm

if my rims have kerb damages/ scretches, will they fix it before they powder coat it?

do i require to get a \"special\" powder coat work shop for powder coating the rims? or a \"general\" powder coat work shop will do? any idea?

Andy Wana · Postby **Andy Wana** » Wed May 09, 2007 1:53 am

Boags'MX5 wrote:Very schmick!

Got any pics of the whole beasty with new shoes?

Here you go, Boagsy

The colour that we decided for the wheels is Dulux Precious Onyx Pearl, it's got a nice pearlescent effect to it in sunlight
I think it goes well with the matt black hardtop and the red body

GS · Postby GS » Wed May 09, 2007 9:51 am

Those wheels look awesome. In fact, that is the exact look i've always wanted to go for (black wheels, hardtop & front lip, offset number plate etc).

What kind of wheels are they??

Andy Wana · Postby **Andy Wana** » Wed May 09, 2007 10:24 am

GS wrote:Those wheels look awesome. In fact, that is the exact look i've always wanted to go for (black wheels, hardtop & front lip, offset number plate etc).

What kind of wheels are they??

The wheels are Panasport ProRally 15 X 6.5
Philip Lee of this forum has it too in gunmetal (I was copying his car's looks :mrgreen:

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They are pretty light and they look good IMHO
A little bit like those minilites/watanabes, but it does not have the sausage like spoke profiles

Philip Lee · Postby **Philip Lee** » Wed May 09, 2007 6:27 pm

Andy Wana wrote:The wheels are Panasport ProRally 15 X 6.5
Philip Lee of this forum has it too in gunmetal (I was copying his car's looks )

and now a pic of the original :lol:

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i have since sourced some used geninue Panasport caps in near perfect condition. will have to take a pic soon.

anyway well done "twin brother", looks hot!!

Philip Lee · Postby **Philip Lee** » Wed May 09, 2007 6:32 pm

GS wrote:In fact, that is the exact look i've always wanted to go for (black wheels, hardtop & front lip, offset number plate etc).

good taste mate

Boags · Postby **Boags** » Wed May 09, 2007 10:59 pm

Philip Lee wrote:
GS wrote:In fact, that is the exact look i've always wanted to go for (black wheels, hardtop & front lip, offset number plate etc).

good taste mate

JDM yo.

I'm a bling man myself, but I appreciate beauty in all forms.

Benny · Postby **Benny** » Thu May 10, 2007 11:21 am

I still think they would have looked better if the rim was polished, rather than being all black.
I love black centres, but I think that with black rims it makes the wheels look blobby and indistinct.

Andy Wana · Postby **Andy Wana** » Thu May 10, 2007 12:27 pm

I think it'll look just as good (if not, better) in silver/polished variations, but I wanted that barebone racer look on the car
I want it to look indistinctive from afar, but nicely detailed up close (i.e with the pearlescent effect)

This is how the silver Panasport ProRallys looks on the very rare LE M2 1002

Bronze with polished lip look nice as well

courtesy to Philip Lee for the images