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    Post Painting my mags black, what paint should i use?

    Was going to buy new black wheels to match my white commy but cant decide what ones i like and i love my old wheels but sick of looking at my ROH FURYS in shadow chrome so ive decided to paint them black, anyone know whats the best paint to use?

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    Check the how-to section. Im sure theres a write up in there on painting mags.
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    I did it the other day

    Used Acrylic Saturn black and acrylic clear

    Came up a treat not over the top with gloss but still more shiny than matt
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    You could also powder coat for a more durable finish.
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    got a quote for powder coating, $30 a rim to take the tyres off, because theyre showdow chrome need them to be blasted $60-80 a wheel, and finally powder coating $25-$40 a wheel, so looking at $580 best case so i thought id just give it a go myself for something to do, the wheels are only 18 inch ROH FURYS, ive sanded the shadow off, and theyre smooth im thinking ill try a matt black finish to start off with and iff i dont like them ill try a acrylic black

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