Help Please! Matte or Gloss black?

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AxG
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I drive a: GT 2.0 TSI
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Options: Full leather, HT Splitter, Dectane DRL's, AP coilovers, 19" Porsche 911 alloys, cc'd side strips and badges.
Location: Workington, Cumbria

Re: Help Please! Matte or Gloss black?

Post by AxG »

I've plasti dipped interior bits before and it wouldn't last 5 mins on a wheel.

I'd say at least use 2-3 coats of lacquer on it as well if you do, but you might as well just use paint.


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Marcel333
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Location: Pretoria, South Africa

Re: Help Please! Matte or Gloss black?

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Mine has been on for 2 years without problems, mate? I had mine professionally done though.


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AxG
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I drive a: GT 2.0 TSI
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With a: DSG box
Options: Full leather, HT Splitter, Dectane DRL's, AP coilovers, 19" Porsche 911 alloys, cc'd side strips and badges.
Location: Workington, Cumbria

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Maybe I just got cheap stuff! Scratched it with my nail taking out the head unit.
That was with lacquer as well


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Stu13R
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I drive a: Scirocco R
In: Rising Blue
With a: DSG box
Options: Fully loaded including Recaro seats
20" Cades Shift alloys with 245/30/20 Michelin Cup Sport 2 tyres
VWR Tracksport Coilovers, anti lift, wishbones and engine/gearbox mounts
Turbo back BCS Sports Powervalve exhaust with race cat & wrapped downpipe
VWR air intake and Stage 2 APR map
Location: Southampton, Hants

Re: Help Please! Matte or Gloss black?

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uklee wrote:
Sidewaysgt4 wrote:Am I the only one who absolutely hates Black wheels on any vehicles regardless of colour? It just turns even the nicest of wheels into a round Black blur with no definition or detail left? Maybe it's just me
No , you're not alone dude - one of my pet hates too I'm afraid. Like you say,the wheel & tyre blur all in to one and you lose all definition of that contrast between wheel and tyre. 20" alloys may as well be 16's because you cant see the profile. Even if you have a contrasting pin stripe on the rim to break up the black a bit - it looks so much better (to me) , but no - 'all black' alloys are a definite turn off for me :no:

Lee

You guys crack me up :clap:

Maybe I should start crying at this point because my wheels are stripped ready for gloss black powder coating at the moment. Hot sprayed nylon powder coating to give a really smooth finish and then sprayed with acrylic lacquer afterwards.

Seriously a set of 20's with thin enough spokes will show off a big brake conversion really well.

I've gone for gloss black to match the gloss black R trim including mirrors. I would consider silk on with different trim.
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Stu13R
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I drive a: Scirocco R
In: Rising Blue
With a: DSG box
Options: Fully loaded including Recaro seats
20" Cades Shift alloys with 245/30/20 Michelin Cup Sport 2 tyres
VWR Tracksport Coilovers, anti lift, wishbones and engine/gearbox mounts
Turbo back BCS Sports Powervalve exhaust with race cat & wrapped downpipe
VWR air intake and Stage 2 APR map
Location: Southampton, Hants

Re: Help Please! Matte or Gloss black?

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You can see my rubbish tiny standard discs really easy still.
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