# yay or nay for black wheels **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 27, 2003, 8:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yay-or-nay-for-black-wheels/163105 "2003-12-27T20:08:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![whitey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/whitey/32/5911_2.png) [@whitey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/whitey)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 10:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yay-or-nay-for-black-wheels/163105/21 "2003-12-28T10:19:13Z")
word… i am thinking about just paint the wheels i have now gun metal until i can save some money to get new wheels… anyone good at paiting wheels? ---
**Author:** ![1320](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1320/32/5949_2.png) [@1320](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1320)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 10:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yay-or-nay-for-black-wheels/163105/22 "2003-12-28T10:22:21Z")
paint em black,…that way people will at least think your jetta is fast 😉 :tounge: :vw: ---
**Author:** ![whitey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/whitey/32/5911_2.png) [@whitey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/whitey)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 10:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yay-or-nay-for-black-wheels/163105/23 "2003-12-28T10:31:07Z")
> _Originally posted by 1320_ > **paint em black,…that way people will at least think your jetta is fast 😉 :tounge: :vw:** it will still be slow though… the turbo project is all a big lie… just really got 10 of those cyclone things… ---
**Author:** ![1320](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1320/32/5949_2.png) [@1320](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1320)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yay-or-nay-for-black-wheels/163105/24 "2003-12-28T10:51:58Z")
> _Originally posted by whitey_ > **it will still be slow though… the turbo project is all a big lie… just really got 10 of those cyclone things…** no, i meant even with the turbo… :thefinger :love: :crossed: ---
**Author:** ![Phil02E46](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4da419/32.png) [@Phil02E46](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Phil02E46)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 5:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yay-or-nay-for-black-wheels/163105/25 "2003-12-28T17:26:40Z")
i say stay silver, but either one is 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![slowcamaro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slowcamaro/32/5975_2.png) [@slowcamaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slowcamaro)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 5:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yay-or-nay-for-black-wheels/163105/26 "2003-12-28T17:28:19Z")
gun metal whitey ---
**Author:** ![whitey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/whitey/32/5911_2.png) [@whitey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/whitey)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 5:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yay-or-nay-for-black-wheels/163105/27 "2003-12-28T17:35:55Z")
i think i am going to go with gunmetal… cheap solution till i can get some new wheels… eric offered his expertise with the wheel painting… might as well give it a shot ---
**Author:** ![slowcamaro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slowcamaro/32/5975_2.png) [@slowcamaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slowcamaro)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yay-or-nay-for-black-wheels/163105/28 "2003-12-28T17:45:03Z")
good choice to go with the gun metal…but if you are going to bye rims i would get chrome…easier to clean and will bring the color out in your car ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yay-or-nay-for-black-wheels/163105/29 "2003-12-28T18:31:31Z")
> _Originally posted by slowcamaro_ > **good choice to go with the gun metal…but if you are going to bye rims i would get chrome…easier to clean and will bring the color out in your car** chrome weighs alot ---
**Author:** ![whitey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/whitey/32/5911_2.png) [@whitey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/whitey)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 6:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yay-or-nay-for-black-wheels/163105/30 "2003-12-28T18:55:00Z")
yeah i am not sure how i would feel about chrome wheels ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 7:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yay-or-nay-for-black-wheels/163105/31 "2003-12-28T19:17:03Z")
> _Originally posted by whitey_ > **black wheels** > > > > or stay silver after looking your PINK buggy isn’t so bad compared to the other one. ---
**Author:** ![whitey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/whitey/32/5911_2.png) [@whitey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/whitey)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yay-or-nay-for-black-wheels/163105/32 "2003-12-28T19:34:43Z")
its the same color too, just the way it shows up with different light ---
**Author:** ![whitey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/whitey/32/5911_2.png) [@whitey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/whitey)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 10:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yay-or-nay-for-black-wheels/163105/33 "2003-12-28T22:04:31Z")
what color krylon would be considered gunmetal? would it be slate gray? [http://www.krylon.com/product/gp\_product\_detail.asp?sgID=GP01](http://www.krylon.com/product/gp_product_detail.asp?sgID=GP01) ---
**Author:** ![BETRAYED93](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BETRAYED93](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BETRAYED93)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 11:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yay-or-nay-for-black-wheels/163105/34 "2003-12-28T23:57:25Z")
hey… if your going to paint your rims gunmetal… go to walmart… go to duplicolor i think… its call trim paint i think… 4$ a pop… the paint lays real thick… nothing like normal spraycan paint… no need for second coats cuase it lays real nice… then clear and its THE best color gunmetal… not to dark… not to light… no yellow tint either… when you see it there your’s know it… ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 12:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yay-or-nay-for-black-wheels/163105/35 "2003-12-29T00:02:40Z")
> _Originally posted by BETRAYED93_ > **hey… if your going to paint your rims gunmetal…** > > > > go to walmart… go to duplicolor i think… > > its call trim paint i think… 4$ a pop… the paint lays real thick… nothing like normal spraycan paint… no need for second coats cuase it lays real nice… > > then clear and its THE best color gunmetal… not to dark… not to light… no yellow tint either… > > **when you see it there your’s know it…** hahahaha you must be drinking more than me:) there taking cars to WOW :eek: 😃 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ohsoquik02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecccb3/32.png) [@ohsoquik02](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ohsoquik02)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 12:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yay-or-nay-for-black-wheels/163105/36 "2003-12-29T00:20:02Z")
> _Originally posted by whitey_ > **what color krylon would be considered gunmetal?** > > > > **would it be slate gray? > [http://www.krylon.com/product/gp\_product\_detail.asp?sgID=GP01](http://www.krylon.com/product/gp_product_detail.asp?sgID=GP01)** why dont you just paint them with actual paint? what i mean is have someone do them for you in automotive paint either single stage or 2 part ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 5:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yay-or-nay-for-black-wheels/163105/37 "2003-12-29T05:12:23Z")
**GLOSS BLACK** 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 5:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yay-or-nay-for-black-wheels/163105/38 "2003-12-29T05:24:12Z")
powerdcoat!!!them!!🆒 ---
**Author:** ![imported\_SINISTER](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_sinister/32/5970_2.png) [@imported\_SINISTER](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_SINISTER)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 5:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yay-or-nay-for-black-wheels/163105/39 "2003-12-29T05:25:34Z")
> _Originally posted by Pewterss_ > **yay!!!🆒** X2 ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 5:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yay-or-nay-for-black-wheels/163105/40 "2003-12-29T05:26:17Z")
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