What to do with my wheels?

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Have pretty much decided that when its time to fit new rubber I'm going to get the wheels painted - this is to reduce maintenance i.e. less polishing more riding .

So, should it be all silver or all black ??????? anyone care to give an opinion? Bike colours are - blood and bones.
 
I would stay with silver unless you plan to black out the bike in the future. JMO!
 
nolton said:
I would stay with silver unless you plan to black out the bike in the future. JMO!
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What he said ... they've got a silver powdercoat that looks great. HPC Coatings have a silver coating that looks better than chrome .
 
If you decide to go with the silver/chrome powder coat let me know where it's done & how much. I had prices locally of £120/wheel just for chemical polish.
 
I'd go with the dominant (vice accent) color. You might consider Red with a polished alloy stripe on each side rim.
 
budman said:
..here's black powercoat with yellow rim tape..
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Quite like the blacked out look but I think that yours looks good because most of it is black to match - not sure if that will be the case with loads of bling like mine .

Anyway found a place that will paint for £30 a wheel, this price is conditional on them being bead-blasted first. Not powder-coat, just the same materials as car bodies - acid etch, primer, top coat and two coats of clear lacquer.
 
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