Should I paint these or not? (wheels)
 

So, The steelies I had didnt fit and I was tired of trying to make them fit. Ended up selling them for what I bought them for thankfully! The wheels that came on the truck when I bought it were sold to a guy at my work for his van. Well he ended up scraping the van and gave me back the wheels and tires free of charge! (he originally bought them from me for 200$ so theres a bonus!)

Anyways, They were painted black by the PO and the paint was chipping away. I started out back taking the paint off just the hoop and leaving the centers black. Then just removed all the paint, so now I can decide on what I should do..

Here is how the wheels are now..

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...r/IMAG0135.jpg

Here is the rear wheel with just the paint on the hoop removed.

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...r/IMAG0131.jpg

And the rear wheel fully stripped of all the paint

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...r/IMAG0133.jpg

What do you guys think looks the best?! I cant deiced I like them all..

Re: Should I paint these or not? (wheels)
 

fully stripped :metal:

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strip it baby strip it

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I usually say that but it ends up costing me hundreds of dollars.. :lol:

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I think they look real mean with the center black but idk thats just me.

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That was the original plan, I wanted the fake "rivet heads" Silver so it looked like a 3 peice wheel. I got sick of trying to just clean the paint off those so just stripped everything off all at once. Then I was like hmmmmm stripped or not?! Decisions, decisions..

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Striped..tha black centers make look really small to me.

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looks cleaner with the aluminum look

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strip it for sure

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take it off ;)

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I like shiny hineys..... ;)

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black centers, everyone has the polished wheels

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Paint them a cast iron satin gray in the center. Def not black. Can the rivits be pressed out? If so, take them out and paint the centers.

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+1

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Ok, Well I decided to keep them polished!! I stripped the clear coat off of them and hit them with a billet polish and a powerball. WOW these things shine like crazy!! I can almost see myself in them. I figured they are temporary until the day my 22s show up (when ever the hell that is.. ) so I can move the truck around from shop to shop once I get started on my build. I only had time to do 2 of the wheels today but will post pictures once its nice outside.

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yup polished I say

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So it was finally nice enough to where I could pull the truck out of the garage. Here are a few pics with all the black paint off the wheels...

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...r/IMAG0317.jpg
http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...r/IMAG0316.jpg
http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...r/IMAG0314.jpg
http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...r/IMAG0318.jpg

Re: Should I paint these or not? (wheels)
 

The tail lights are aftermarket, I was bored and put them on there. They are not staying on a friend gave them to me, I will change them back to stock after I repaint.

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NOW , that looks great .well done .

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What happened to the 225's?

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sold them i think

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I know those wheels are real common, but they actually look really good on your truck.

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That is a classic look...

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I sold them back in October because every one had them. I wanted something different so I ended up buying 22s that no one should have on a c10. Hell I was the first one to order them that big! Im still waiting for them to show up, They have had issues with them being made and should be done in a few weeks. I like to be different, going to do a full build on the truck soon. Just collecting parts right now

Re: Should I paint these or not? (wheels)
 

looks great...