MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: H18Golf on May 23, 2016, 01:00:34 pm
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Hi all,
Now that the weather is better and I actually have the funds, I am looking to get my wheels refurbished.
I will be getting these powder coated as I cant be bothered with white worm returning if I was to get the wheels re-cut, also, I don't have the cash for this.
My question is, can any other members give any suggestions for something that would look decent and get close to a colour of a diamond cut wheel? I know it will not look the same but just want something that looks decent.
I have a grey GTi so don't fancy having the wheels done black or a colour almost the same as the bodywork.
Any help is greatly appreciated, paint codes if possible. :happy2:
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I had mine painted, why happy with the result
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fx291%2FB33J%2FIMAG0208.jpg&hash=955b2613651de6f7d46bc3b928a981d5a2b1a0f8)
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Thanks for the reply Beej, you got any photos of the wheels on the car? Also, do you know the paint code or name?
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(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fx291%2FB33J%2FIMAG0217.jpg&hash=260944ac4be2d2133db00aa09de244a41dd83e2c)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fx291%2FB33J%2FIMAG0216.jpg&hash=b0772170ccfac7b21515d28bde8482d5c721ab5a)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fx291%2FB33J%2FIMAG0218.jpg&hash=ac3b2b6194c4a953d891ab756e978acf1b6018ef)
I need to take some in decent light to get full effect.
I had them done by a friend, both the silver and black were a mixture of different paints, so don't have paint codes to go by unfortunately. However, Mercedes-Benz iridium silver paint code 775 and Mercedes-Benz obsidian black paint code 197 would be my preference!!
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Those look superb Beej, will need to look into this further. Thanks. :happy2:
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Cheers!
Yeah, I am very pleased with them, I will get some better pictures in the sunlight at some point. There is a sparkle in both the silver and black, hence why both those paint codes I gave you would be closest to go by as the black isn't just plain
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i would love to get mine done. The diamond cut does look mint and i'd be worried that they'd look dull once painted but yours look really nice.
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Yours just painted Beej?
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Yours just painted Beej?
Yeah mate, just painted
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They look so good, they look diamond cut. So powder coated? I know you said yours was a mix of colours - but the paint codes you gave - would they give a similar result to this? And how much if you don't mind me asking.
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Can't go wrong with anthracite grey colour. Have a look on Google images. :happy2:
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I don't know - especially as my car is steel grey. Think they look much better when they are diamond cut/ look like diamond cut.
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They look so good, they look diamond cut. So powder coated? I know you said yours was a mix of colours - but the paint codes you gave - would they give a similar result to this? And how much if you don't mind me asking.
Not powder coated, painted. I suggested the two colours to my painter as they are personal preferences, as that silver is probably the brightest vehicle silver I could find and the black has a sparkle through it also. He used these plus added some other mixtures to them. I have tried to put a picture of the two together Mercedes colours, but for some reason, I can't get photo bucket to work on my phone. I will sort this tonight when I'm home, but at a guess, yes, I would imagine using both the codes I gave would give very similar results.
As to price, well, it was done by a friend, a friend who hasn't taken money off me yet as he hasn't quite decided how much to charge me!
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I am not a fan of grey or black wheels, so I had actually initially asked my friend just to paint them all the one colour, then I mentioned to him about doing the inserts black, but he wasn't really up for doing it due to slight thickness differences at the edges of the inserts, but when I gave him the wheels I was under the impression he was doing them all the one colour as we had agreed on that, and then he sent me a picture with them finished with black inserts!
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Mine are diamond cut and I love them, if not I'd go shadow chrome
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They look so good, they look diamond cut. So powder coated? I know you said yours was a mix of colours - but the paint codes you gave - would they give a similar result to this? And how much if you don't mind me asking.
Here is the two colours
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fx291%2FB33J%2FIMAG0222.jpg&hash=1b244a6675a5c199a83933d0cd3d90d688c3102a)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fx291%2FB33J%2FIMAG0224.jpg&hash=30c6e15691f3b06808f6fe872a7a6f37029ed082)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fx291%2FB33J%2FIMAG0228.jpg&hash=a2f293dde34bf69ed59471d9e85b024d223d81d1)
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Did he do them with a spray can @Beej (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=11339) ?!
Im going to get mine done, I'm wanting them to end up like yours. Now to find a decent place to do them!
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No, they were done properly, as he is a vehicle painter. I am very happy with how they look!