Vervish

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Thanks for the info!

Quad - please post pics when you get your wheels back.

Quadrphnia

Will do for sure.

Quadrphnia

Got them back today & I'm thrilled with the look I've gotten at them so far. Thrilled.
These are powder coated, beginning with black & working their way up to the stock color. The insides are of course a solid black throughout (keep this in mind with the reflections in the pics). There's still grease on the wheels from the tire re-mount & it's too bloody cold here to clean them tonight. $125 a wheel so a flat $500 out the door. Pics are from my cell but they're not bad.


Full rez versions of these photos are available here.

Vervish

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Wow - they look brand new.

Now I am excited, mine get done next week. Thanks for posting.

Quadrphnia

I'm such a fanatic about impeccable rims... the minor dust pitting these had before drove me NUTS. I spent hours on them. Iron X got 99% of it out but of course left some discoloration. I've got spring fever like mad now. Not hitting these wheels with any chems unless I have to in the future.

Please post pics of yours as well.

VicTornin

I love oem color with some brake dust on it...

nicklausw

That powdercoat job looks great. Is it the same color at the OE paint?

Quadrphnia

From what I understand, there's no real paint code for this color. Toyota used a layering technique starting at black to achieve it. Don't quote me on this, it's just based on what I've read. All cited color codes are speculation.

What's funny about this is I've had my girlfriend (artist) touch up the rims before this refinish and before I read about the technique. She would use multiple hobby paints, starting with black, to achieve a good touch up and it always came out fantastic.

As far as OE is concerned, yes it looks OE or damn close. I stared at them hard tonight and cannot tell the difference, though I do not have a side by side comparison available to me.

Vervish

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Got my wheels and exhaust tips back from PC.

Wheels are slightly lighter than stock, but they look brand new..

Quadrphnia

Congrats & they look great!
I've noticed that too about mine - they're slightly lighter. I noticed it after a few washes & sitting in the sunlight. Doesn't bother me though!

Vervish

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Thanks. I am really happy with the result too - all the minor curb rash is completely gone. The slightly lighter color makes the wheels look cleaner...

Close up of the end result...

One2beH8ed

Holy snow batman!!!

They look really good!!!

Quadrphnia

Absolutely, they look great.

lolfunxion

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Wow, I'm really digging that Prismatic Crystal Grey from the first page.

I'll be picking up my OEM wheels this afternoon from a full gloss black powder coat, let me know if anyone is interested in pics!

Mine had a ton of curb rash, 1 bend, and the insides scraped from car wash wheels guides all the way around. All from the previous owner that I never fixed because they were only on my car for a few weeks before going aftermarket. Got everything all fixed and the black should go nicely with USB and look brand new

Vervish

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Definitely post up pics - I did the full gloss on my exhaust tips...

Be ready to work really hard on keeping them clean!