Powdercoating OEMs for a Bathurst: What color?

**Impulse** · 12-05-2009 08:53 PM

I'm running my winter wheels now, and my OEM 19"ers are ready to get a summer paint job. I'm deciding which color to powdercoat them, and I'd love to hear some suggestions.

My first thoughts:

Matte black
Piano black
Gunmetal chrome
Blusteel chrome

Looking for a distinctive look, but not something that screams for attention. It's my DD, and I have to live with it for eight months of the year.

**RWDsnail** · 12-05-2009 09:09 PM

Here's my BB with high gloss black powdercoat for a reference...

**RWDsnail** · 12-05-2009 09:11 PM

**CWLTT** · 12-05-2009 09:58 PM

That's so sexy snail. Very clean!

**satheian** · 12-05-2009 11:17 PM

I'm not sure what BluSteel chrome looks like, but blue wheels on a black car wouldn't look very good IMO.. black wheels still just look like steelies to me, so I'd recommend gunmetal out of the options you gave, gold/bronze have been known to look pretty good when paired with other minor accents of the same color.

I've been waiting for someone to do a two-tone powdercoat, but I guess I might have to be the first..

**only1db** · 12-06-2009 09:56 AM

i would do mine either a very bright gold or a dark bronze...but thats me.

**Impulse** · 12-06-2009 05:32 PM

Originally Posted by satheian

I'm not sure what BluSteel chrome looks like, but blue wheels on a black car wouldn't look very good IMO.. black wheels still just look like steelies to me, so I'd recommend gunmetal out of the options you gave, gold/bronze have been known to look pretty good when paired with other minor accents of the same color.

I've been waiting for someone to do a two-tone powdercoat, but I guess I might have to be the first..

I've had trouble finding good pictures of the color. Blusteel is also "Black Blue","Blue Black", etc. It's basically a very, very dark blue that almost looks black:

These are close but not quite the right color. Many tools and weapons actually have a blusteel finish. I haven't seen the color against a black body (maybe I'll Photoshop something) to see if it would really look good.

I did see a picture of a GC with dark chrome gunmetal wheels, but I can't seem to find it again. That one really looked good...

**snoopy0812** · 12-06-2009 06:30 PM

I've been thinking about powdercoating mine but I've got a Mirabeau... don't know what'll look good.. like Gunmetal though..

**Impulse** · 12-07-2009 05:58 PM

I wonder how hard it is to get a color transition like this.

**snoopy0812** · 12-07-2009 06:08 PM

I want that.... (big pile of drool)

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