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Opinions on what colour to get my alloys?**Pics**

Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 5:40 pm
by KennyPOLO_Gti
gettin ma alloys powder coated on thursday, a fancy gettin them done gloss black but still kind of undecided :?

Anyone got any ideas? :P

Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 5:50 pm
by bramley
is your car red mate???

if so get them like graphite/anthracite colour or black!

Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 5:54 pm
by Tim_GTi
Or matt or satin black.

Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:36 pm
by whitegtipolo
i agree dont get gloss!!! Get matt or satin !!!

Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:48 pm
by KennyPOLO_Gti
Was thinkin about anthracite, tryin to find pics of a red polo with that colour :?

Got the sprayed matt black the now and a think it looks daft cos ma car is a shiney red with black tints and gloss b pillars, then. . . . . . . matt black wheels lol if ya get me? :roll:

Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 8:18 pm
by Rich_T
yeah not to sure about the gloss either, maybe to shiney :?

Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:32 pm
by charlievwp
Maybe give photoshopping a go?

Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 10:19 pm
by charlievwp
I think anthracite might look pretty sweet!

Just a quick PS effort with one of your older pics....but i'm sure someone else could do better:

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Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 11:17 pm
by aiden
matt black i sprayed my monzo 16 in matt black and another lad done it and hes got a red polo gti matt blacks the way forward!

Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:17 pm
by gti-joe
Satin black with a red pinstripe round the outer rim.

Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 12:00 am
by KennyPOLO_Gti
Goin for gloss black ppl! Been thinkin bout it all day and thats ma choice, matt black just looks too dull for me, i like the shine :lol:

Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 12:06 am
by kc
how much are they doing it for kenny?

Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 10:17 am
by KennyPOLO_Gti
£180, thats them sandblasting back to bare metal so gettin rid of all the bubble marks that started to appear and scratches and some curb marks. Then gloss balck and laquared :P

Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 9:12 am
by KennyPOLO_Gti
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Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 9:21 am
by Rich_T
actually kenny that suits the car very well, looking well smart m8 :)