The Grouch Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Oops sorry lulzcow. I was typing up the above post when you guys have already settled it lol. Now I feel like an ass, and by no means was I trying to degrade you as a human lol. So....in closing: lulzcow paint your calipers whatever color you want, but if you go red you're a ricer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lulzcow Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share Posted September 9, 2011 It's all gravy. I was kind of a dick for a moment after a bunch of people called me a dern ricer over and over. After seeing the application though, I could more safely say those colors are a hideous choice. May go after "Gravel G7060 or Stealth G7070 from the same paint people. And I only lolled at the poor grad student deal because I'm a poor undergraduate, and all the graduate students I knew had it made a lot better than myself due to stipends, job with the school, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated broknindarkagain Posted September 9, 2011 I Donated Share Posted September 9, 2011 I think bronze wheels may be a better option for you http://www.vividracing.com/forums/gallery/files/5/5/4/3/gt3bronzevolks1.jpg -broknindarkagain My Current Project - Click Here COME AND TAKE IT "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated broknindarkagain Posted September 9, 2011 I Donated Share Posted September 9, 2011 Rice = bad ideas...then the application of the bad ideas....and then not accepting it was a bad idea Now that you have seen the application, do you understand why it was said to be rice and why I said it screams "I'm a douche bag" -broknindarkagain My Current Project - Click Here COME AND TAKE IT "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lulzcow Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share Posted September 9, 2011 lulz yeah. It all became clear upon seeing those colors applied. Pretty hideous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated broknindarkagain Posted September 9, 2011 I Donated Share Posted September 9, 2011 So...in summary: do you like getting handjobs? (yes) you like giving handjobs? (no). Well then you're a damn hipocriticizer too. Somebody watches too much Harold and Kumar lmao -broknindarkagain My Current Project - Click Here COME AND TAKE IT "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated broknindarkagain Posted September 9, 2011 I Donated Share Posted September 9, 2011 lulz yeah. It all became clear upon seeing those colors applied. Pretty hideous. What do you think about the bronze? -broknindarkagain My Current Project - Click Here COME AND TAKE IT "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lulzcow Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share Posted September 9, 2011 Not really a good pic for bronze to compare to. My car is so far from that, and my wheels so far from those OG Ray's... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lulzcow Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share Posted September 9, 2011 Kind of a fan of something darker, yet not black. To keep contrast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated broknindarkagain Posted September 9, 2011 I Donated Share Posted September 9, 2011 We are just looking at color contrast here. How the bronze color looks on a white car... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/katana2k3/hdr2/IMG_0016_7_8.jpg http://www.elementauto.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/raulmustang.jpg http://www.3si.org/forum/attachments/f119/65068d1175451517-different-whites-white-bronze-wheels.jpg http://www.autuning.com/gallery/r32-bronze-wheels.png -broknindarkagain My Current Project - Click Here COME AND TAKE IT "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated broknindarkagain Posted September 9, 2011 I Donated Share Posted September 9, 2011 Another option is gunmetal http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/tru610/123d1228101739-nismo-s-tune-26_l.jpg -broknindarkagain My Current Project - Click Here COME AND TAKE IT "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lulzcow Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share Posted September 9, 2011 I can't disagree, they do look nice....I just don't think bronze is it though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lulzcow Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share Posted September 9, 2011 Gunmetal though, izzz niiiccceee. I'm thinking something close to that color actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAC Wagon Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 You guys are crackin me up! Go ahead and paint them pink if you want man, its your ride. Me personally, I would never rock pink wheels... the pink on an STi is even too much pink for this guy. If it were my car, I would do white or black. Maybe gold or bronze. nothing outlandish or you might just as well toss on a fart can and APC stickers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAC Wagon Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Broke, Im running gunmetal on my rotas... but they are about to be media blasted and powder coated black me thinks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAC Wagon Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d160/JeepinGoose/CanonT1i027.jpg http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d160/JeepinGoose/CanonT1i025-1.jpg gunmetal FTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAC Wagon Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Another option is gunmetal http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/tru610/123d1228101739-nismo-s-tune-26_l.jpg If I could rock a 370Z I would drive it even if it had pink wheels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lulzcow Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share Posted September 9, 2011 Yeah the gunmetal looks really good with your red Outback, I'm hoping it will look good on my white plain L wagon as well. Hopefully when Summer next year arrives, I can afford to get a brand new set of wheels, no painting necessary. But the winters will go gunmetal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAC Wagon Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Thank God! lol It will look awesome, I promise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lulzcow Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share Posted September 9, 2011 I ended up with graphite, instead of gunmetal. It was the best I could find locally. I started my day driving about 20 miles into the city to visit the art store I knew sold the well manufactured spray for my wheels, only to find out they had closed shop. Searched town for another distributor, and nothing. Oh well, got black caliper paint and some Subaru factory white touch-up body paint as well, might as well fix what I can once in the painting mood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated broknindarkagain Posted September 9, 2011 I Donated Share Posted September 9, 2011 I'm glad to hear that you decided not to go with a loud, obnoxious, ricerish color for your wheels! When I paint wheels, I find that several THIN coats work best....waiting about 10 minutes between each coat. Then after your last coat, wait about 5 - 10 minutes and put on your first thin layer of clear coat....followed by 2 - 3 more layers of clear coat about 10 minutes apart. Let the wheels dry overnight afterwards. Doing it this way will give them a good shine, just like a freshly polished / waxed car would have -broknindarkagain My Current Project - Click Here COME AND TAKE IT "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lulzcow Posted September 10, 2011 Author Share Posted September 10, 2011 Gracias. I'll get pics up when I get around to doing them. Staying ahead of classwork is getting tougher and tougher, and we're only 3 weeks in now lulz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grouch Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Bro no offense but **** your car. Take care of your school shit first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jab83 Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 yeah. dude school then when you grad and have a good job then start throwing money at it!.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated broknindarkagain Posted September 10, 2011 I Donated Share Posted September 10, 2011 Cheap mods are all good even if you're in school. He isn't going crazy with swaps or anything like that....just a little paint here and there. Nothing wrong with that, as long as the end result isn't ricer looking lol -broknindarkagain My Current Project - Click Here COME AND TAKE IT "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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