Shall I?

"RotaryLover" (rotarylover) 04/23/2014 at 13:54 • Filed to: None

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I had them laying in the garage since 2010. I had them at such a low price back then that I could not say no.

All they need is to be re-primered, painted and clear coated. Now I want them charcoal or black. What color would you paint them?

505Turbeaux > RotaryLover 04/23/2014 at 13:57

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plastidip black. Done

Brian Silvestro > RotaryLover 04/23/2014 at 13:58

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Frosted > RotaryLover 04/23/2014 at 13:58

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Is the Mazda grey or dark green? A dark bronze might not look too bad.

RotaryLover > Frosted 04/23/2014 at 14:00

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It's black...kinda dirty right now with all that rain. Hum, bronze is interesting.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > RotaryLover 04/23/2014 at 14:00

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For the fact that you just put brand new tires on your stock wheels on a few weeks ago I wouldn't bother.

StoneCold > RotaryLover 04/23/2014 at 14:00

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"I had them at such a low price back then that I could not say no."

This is why my garage is full and my bank account is empty.

RotaryLover > Brian Silvestro 04/23/2014 at 14:02

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I'm pretty sure you have that gif on your desktop titled "For RotarylessLover's posts"

dogisbadob > RotaryLover 04/23/2014 at 14:02

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I'd paint them white if it was a white car. But for gray, paint them either lime green or orange.

RotaryLover > 505Turbeaux 04/23/2014 at 14:03

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Meh, I hate the scruffy texture of plastidip...

Brian Silvestro > RotaryLover 04/23/2014 at 14:03

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It's bookmarked as "Miata Life!" right next to "Track Day, Bro!" and "It's a Miata!"

ptak appreciates old racecars > RotaryLover 04/23/2014 at 14:03

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Gunmetal, and then whitewalls on top.

RotaryLover > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 04/23/2014 at 14:04

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Yeah I thought about that too, but I got 3 sets of tires to sell and rims + a integra bucket seat. I might make my money there.

RotaryLover > StoneCold 04/23/2014 at 14:05

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I know that feel, but hey it's not too bad. It took 4 yrs to finally find a purpose to these rims hahaha.

RotaryLover > dogisbadob 04/23/2014 at 14:06

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Hum...that's too much...no?

willkinton247 > RotaryLover 04/23/2014 at 14:07

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HOOOOOSIERS BRO! GOTTA GET THE HOOOOOSIERS FOR THE TRACK DAY BRO!

but I really like flat black wheels.

MazdaMonkey > RotaryLover 04/23/2014 at 14:07

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I always preferred the RX-8 5 spokes over the NC 10 spokes.

RotaryLover > ptak appreciates old racecars 04/23/2014 at 14:08

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Whitewalls?

Jayhawk Jake > RotaryLover 04/23/2014 at 14:08

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I think gold or bronze is the best on a black car.

ptak appreciates old racecars > RotaryLover 04/23/2014 at 14:09

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Always.

Always.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > RotaryLover 04/23/2014 at 14:13

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I'm voting for bronze, it'll look better than black. Black appears to be overhyped.

RotaryLover > willkinton247 04/23/2014 at 14:14

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Let's kiss

Rainbow > RotaryLover 04/23/2014 at 14:14

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I'd stay away from black since the car is black, too. I've never liked that look, or black rims in general if they don't have a white/chrome/etc lip.

RotaryLover > MazdaMonkey 04/23/2014 at 14:15

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The 10 spokes grew on me. But after seeing this, I felt in love with the Rx8 rims again!

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > RotaryLover 04/23/2014 at 14:16

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then if that's the case I would probably go charcoal put I would get them powder coated rather than painted.

RotaryLover > dogisbadob 04/23/2014 at 14:17

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This is not bad!

RotaryLover > Jayhawk Jake 04/23/2014 at 14:17

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Like this?

Stupidru > 505Turbeaux 04/23/2014 at 14:18

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Plastidip is a bitch and a half to get off. I've spent the better part of the last 2 weeks with 4 blisters trying to get them off a set of RPF1s that I bought last summer

Camry-Into-Canyon > RotaryLover 04/23/2014 at 14:18

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RotaryLover > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 04/23/2014 at 14:19

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The best place to do them charges 800$ :(

505Turbeaux > Stupidru 04/23/2014 at 14:19

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yeah, I figure once it is done it was covering something anyhow. Just stick em in a cabinet and blast em and paint em if you dont want the dip anymore

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > RotaryLover 04/23/2014 at 14:22

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really that seems expensive in Alberta they charge $125/wheel

RotaryLover > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 04/23/2014 at 14:25

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Ah...Quebec and the doubles taxes. I prefer to paint them myself.

RotaryLover > Camry-Into-Canyon 04/23/2014 at 14:26

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With a name like your...I'm not so sure hahaha.

RotaryLover > Camry-Into-Canyon 04/23/2014 at 14:27

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*yours

RotaryLover > ptak appreciates old racecars 04/23/2014 at 14:29

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What do you mean. I never seen that before. Pics?

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > RotaryLover 04/23/2014 at 14:30

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Yes. Stock NC Miata wheels are mostly boring. RX8 wheels are at least 5-spoke, and look a bit sporty.

On a dark color car like that, I would go with gunmetal or bronze.

If you really want something a bit bold... a hyper-black or smoke-chrome look would be cool... not full bright chrome, darker, but still mirror-reflective.

Black is too monolithic, and tends to hide the wheel design and just look like a hole in the bodywork, or over-emphasize the brake discs, and make the tires always look gray, rather than black, because the wheels are almost always darker than the tires.

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > RotaryLover 04/23/2014 at 14:36

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Plastic dipped orange

RotaryLover > BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. 04/23/2014 at 14:37

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Drooling!!!!!!!!

RotaryLover > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic 04/23/2014 at 14:38

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Plastidip has a scrubby texture that I really hate. Cleaning them is a nightmare.

Camry-Into-Canyon > RotaryLover 04/23/2014 at 15:00

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That name of mine came from last year, when my friend had a roommate who helped to fix our cars. we st the rice cooker before we got wrenching and whenever we relaxed in my dorm, he said "mmm. I smell rice!" in the same way Pinky from Pinky and The Brain dreamed of cheese. It stuck with me, even after he moved.

jkm7680 > RotaryLover 04/23/2014 at 15:04

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A grey-ish color.

Probably you could run through Plasti Dip first to see whichever one you could live with.

RotaryLover > Camry-Into-Canyon 04/23/2014 at 15:04

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I thought it would be because of ricers. Interesting story there.

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > RotaryLover 04/23/2014 at 15:05

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You no fun

ptak appreciates old racecars > RotaryLover 04/23/2014 at 15:13

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RotaryLover > ptak appreciates old racecars 04/23/2014 at 15:23

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ohhhhhh!!!! But the sidewalls are kinda thin for this no?

RotaryLover > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic 04/23/2014 at 15:24

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Well I am a grumpy 26 yrs old, gramps..........i cri evry time.

RotaryLover > jkm7680 04/23/2014 at 15:26

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What's with everyone and plastidip? I tried it once and I said myself that I would never buy it again. I just hate the texture of it.

Camry-Into-Canyon > RotaryLover 04/23/2014 at 15:35

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Thanks! And by the way, your MX-5 and Montego rule. I love Miatas and land barges, and I lust after a Lincoln Mark V. But, it's better to hoon what you have than to pine after what you don't.

jkm7680 > RotaryLover 04/23/2014 at 15:35

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Yeah, the texture is rather odd.

It's just a good, cheap way to try out new looks before you commit to permanently altering the appearance.

feather-throttle-not-hair > RotaryLover 04/23/2014 at 15:37

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NO! Whatever you do, DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR WITHOUT A TIRE ON THE FRONT WHEEL. It will RUIN your wheel and probably destroy your car. You THINK it'll be okay for just like 20 or 30 miles until you can get it to the shop, but you WILL understeer off the road and end up having to be towed out of a ditch.

RotaryLover > Camry-Into-Canyon 04/23/2014 at 15:44

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Montego? I don't have a Montego. You confused me with MontegoMan hahahaha.

Stupidru > 505Turbeaux 04/23/2014 at 15:44

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I guess I'm naive then. The guy who sold them to me said there was no rash, no nicks, nothing. Well... that was a lie.

I'm also notoriously thrifty (notice how I didn't say cheap!) so I chose to do it myself since I don't have a media blaster

RotaryLover > jkm7680 04/23/2014 at 15:44

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You got a point there!

505Turbeaux > Stupidru 04/23/2014 at 15:46

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haha yeah, if they were in decent shape the dip wouldnt have much to grip to!

I have been down that thrifty path a few times in my life. Make friends with someone with a blasting cabinet!

RotaryLover > feather-throttle-not-hair 04/23/2014 at 15:47

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Dont worry man!!!! I got this!!! I seen this before!!! It can be done!

feather-throttle-not-hair > RotaryLover 04/23/2014 at 15:54

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Holy crap, that's amazing!

Camry-Into-Canyon > RotaryLover 04/23/2014 at 15:57

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Sorry, dammit. It's been a long day.

RotaryLover > feather-throttle-not-hair 04/23/2014 at 16:03

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I still don't what went through his/her mind lol

RotaryLover > feather-throttle-not-hair 04/23/2014 at 16:03

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*don't know

RotaryLover > Camry-Into-Canyon 04/23/2014 at 16:04

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No worries man! :D

Jayhawk Jake > RotaryLover 04/23/2014 at 16:29

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Yes. Well, maybe. That looks a little orangish but that's probably just the picture

ptak appreciates old racecars > RotaryLover 04/23/2014 at 16:45

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I think it could work. If you painted them on the new tires, it might be a neat homage to the old style.

Stupidru > 505Turbeaux 04/23/2014 at 17:29

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A blasting cabinet may not be too far down the line. Finally getting to the point and age where I'm getting tired of projects like this taking four times as long by using the wrong tools... finally having my own garage doesn't hurt either

Supreme Kiwi Zorro > RotaryLover 04/23/2014 at 17:47

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Dark coloured wheels on a dark coloured car is tiring and not colourblind-friendly. How about matt white? They will stand out really well.

RotaryLover > Supreme Kiwi Zorro 04/23/2014 at 19:12

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It's quite hard to clean after wards. That's why. Gold or bronze sounds nice or something smoky chrome.

Supreme Kiwi Zorro > RotaryLover 04/23/2014 at 19:51

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What about Plasti-Dip? If your matt white wheels get stained or scratched, you can simply peel the paint off and apply a new layer. Another idea: anodise your wheels to a nice metallic colour. Anodised wheels are gorgeous , but they're very prone to scratches.

RotaryLover > Supreme Kiwi Zorro 04/23/2014 at 20:00

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I just hate the feeling of the plastidip surface, and I want something shiny that's why. I never heard of Anodising rims. How does that work?

Supreme Kiwi Zorro > RotaryLover 04/23/2014 at 20:59

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Oh, I'm terribly sorry I didn't know you had to grope your wheels while driving. :P Anodising is an electrolytic process of coating a metal with a strong oxide layer that can be dyed. Basically, anodising adds a coloured oxide layer to a metal surface. I don't know if it will work on steel because anodising is usually done on a metal of a single element, like aluminium. You'll have to find out what metal your wheels are made of. I think that process will be ridiculously expensive.

RotaryLover > Supreme Kiwi Zorro 04/23/2014 at 22:42

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It's aluminium allow...if it's expensive, forget about it lol

Supreme Kiwi Zorro > RotaryLover 04/24/2014 at 03:17

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Then I don't know. I suggest you find someone who anodises metals and ask about aluminium alloy wheels. If it can be done, ask for an estimated service cost.