# Painted my wheels chameleon blue/purple **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [August 15, 2008, 12:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painted-my-wheels-chameleon-blue-purple/238359 "2008-08-15T00:03:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NedZ32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nedz32/32/6393_2.png) [@NedZ32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NedZ32)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 12:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painted-my-wheels-chameleon-blue-purple/238359/1 "2008-08-15T00:03:45Z")
What do you guys think? ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v464/Nedim/flpurplewheelcopy.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v464/Nedim/flpurplewheelcopy.jpg) J/K. I edited them in photoshop to see what my gunmetal idea would look like and came up with these- 1. ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v464/Nedim/greywheelcopy.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v464/Nedim/greywheelcopy.jpg) 2. ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v464/Nedim/gunmetalwheelcopy.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v464/Nedim/gunmetalwheelcopy.jpg) 3. ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v464/Nedim/slightgreywheelcopy.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v464/Nedim/slightgreywheelcopy.jpg) Its kind of sloppy but it was my first photoshop in CS3 and its like 3am. Which one do you like the best? I’m kind of leaning towards the last one. The lip will be polished/chrome regardless of color. I’m trying to figure out how to post a poll… ---
**Author:** ![bobbyt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@bobbyt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bobbyt)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 12:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painted-my-wheels-chameleon-blue-purple/238359/2 "2008-08-15T00:45:29Z")
Waste of money ,no harm but the wheels are hopeless painted of not.The z a nice car so don’t half ass it a buy some Japanese wheels like Volk,SSR,WORK, :nod ---
**Author:** ![NedZ32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nedz32/32/6393_2.png) [@NedZ32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NedZ32)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 12:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painted-my-wheels-chameleon-blue-purple/238359/3 "2008-08-15T00:48:05Z")
These are temporary wheels until I get my 18"s fixed or buy new wheels. ---
**Author:** ![Swifty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@Swifty](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Swifty)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 1:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painted-my-wheels-chameleon-blue-purple/238359/4 "2008-08-15T01:23:14Z")
2nd pic looks alright :nod ---
**Author:** ![GranMassaX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/granmassax/32/6299_2.png) [@GranMassaX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GranMassaX)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 4:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painted-my-wheels-chameleon-blue-purple/238359/5 "2008-08-15T04:33:15Z")
gunmetal only works if there is a lot of open space (ex: small spokes) or some sort of polished lip to offset the darkness… these wheels do not have either and they just look dirty, IMO. don’t do it! ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 6:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painted-my-wheels-chameleon-blue-purple/238359/6 "2008-08-15T06:36:01Z")
Should’ve just painted the whole wheel black or gunmetal and not bothered with the chrome/polished lip. ---
**Author:** ![GranMassaX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/granmassax/32/6299_2.png) [@GranMassaX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GranMassaX)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 6:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painted-my-wheels-chameleon-blue-purple/238359/7 "2008-08-15T06:56:11Z")
> [@K20powerz](#): > > Should’ve just painted the whole wheel black or gunmetal and not bothered with the chrome/polished lip. he didn’t paint anything… all those pics are photoshopped ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 6:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painted-my-wheels-chameleon-blue-purple/238359/8 "2008-08-15T06:57:35Z")
> [@GranMassaX](#): > > he didn’t paint anything… all those pics are photoshopped hahah oh wow, i guess i need to read instead of just look at the pics :rofl ---
**Author:** ![votblindub](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/votblindub/32/6280_2.png) [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 10:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painted-my-wheels-chameleon-blue-purple/238359/9 "2008-08-15T10:31:14Z")
i like the last one, it looks like anthracite. i LOVE that finish. it looks like so ![http://www.cecwheels.com/images/medialibrary/03_09_side.jpg](http://www.cecwheels.com/images/medialibrary/03_09_side.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![NedZ32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nedz32/32/6393_2.png) [@NedZ32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NedZ32)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painted-my-wheels-chameleon-blue-purple/238359/10 "2008-08-15T10:44:32Z")
> [@GranMassaX](#): > > gunmetal only works if there is a lot of open space (ex: small spokes) or some sort of polished lip to offset the darkness… these wheels do not have either and they just look dirty, IMO. don’t do it! I think you’re right. I did a quick p.s of the wheels on the Z, they do look dirty. With the last one, I was trying to go for a silver finish, close to what stock Porsche wheels are painted. ---
**Author:** ![NedZ32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nedz32/32/6393_2.png) [@NedZ32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NedZ32)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 2:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painted-my-wheels-chameleon-blue-purple/238359/11 "2008-08-15T14:27:18Z")
Ok…second attempt. Any opinions? ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v464/Nedim/wheel.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v464/Nedim/wheel.jpg) ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v464/Nedim/wheel2.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v464/Nedim/wheel2.jpg) This is the color I’m trying to duplicate- ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v464/Nedim/por-312.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v464/Nedim/por-312.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Hooked\_on\_240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Hooked\_on\_240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hooked_on_240)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2008, 7:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painted-my-wheels-chameleon-blue-purple/238359/12 "2008-08-17T19:26:20Z")
> [@NedZ32](#): > > I think you’re right. I did a quick p.s of the wheels on the Z, they do look dirty. I love your skillz :crackup :bowdown j/k :hug ---
**Author:** ![NedZ32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nedz32/32/6393_2.png) [@NedZ32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NedZ32)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2008, 8:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painted-my-wheels-chameleon-blue-purple/238359/13 "2008-08-17T20:27:07Z")
Don’t be hatin’ haha ---
**Author:** ![DUKE\_LADUKE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/duke_laduke/32/6317_2.png) [@DUKE\_LADUKE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DUKE_LADUKE)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painted-my-wheels-chameleon-blue-purple/238359/14 "2008-08-18T15:46:18Z")
yea look ok probably would of left them stock till got new wheels… but thats my opionion… could be worse… like some pink rims on a wrx… :crackup ---
**Author:** ![Damonspeeds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c68b51/32.png) [@Damonspeeds](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Damonspeeds)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2008, 4:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painted-my-wheels-chameleon-blue-purple/238359/15 "2008-08-18T16:15:48Z")
why don’t you just sand blast them or have them like chemically cleaned back to a factory finish?