I tried doing a search in the 996TT section and 996C4S with No luck...

Curbed my stock turbo twists over the weekend (don't ask)...so now is more of a reason to get them painted or powder coated...

I know it's kind of "played out" but was thinking either matte black, semi-gloss black or gloss black. eventually when i get sick i'll get some aftermarket wheels.

Anyone have any advice and/or pics? not sure what's better either Paint or powdercoat? i've heard pros and cons for both. Also i occasionally use the car in the winter with snow tires so if one is better for all season please let me know..

Thanks guys/gals!

Alec

 

funny you mention that I was thinking the same thing. but not sure if gloss or matte is best. I am leaning towards matte. But I did see one with gloss a while back and it looked pretty good

 

yeah same decision i'm trying to make..i was stuck on semi gloss/more of a matte...then i saw a gt3rs over the weekend (orange with gloss black) and it completely made me think gloss was the way to go....

c'mon guys i know there are some pics and opinoins out there!

 

I did take a pic of the one car with gloss black twists, not a good pic but it's something





and these two I saved to my hard drive from the net





that is all I could find

 

gloss looks nice

 

This is Satin Black. Powder coating.

 

is the satin not as polished?

 

The satin is in between flat and polished. Not glossy, but you don't see all the scratches either like flat. It can be surface scratched, but not chipped or peeled. If not satin, I would go glossy before flat anyday...

 

on seal grey I would do gloss black...

 

Yup, these are just my track wheels, If I ever powdercoat my HRE centers, I will do the centers gloss black.

 

My car is Artic Silver and I have also been considering going to black on my twists before I jump into after market wheels. Don't know what I want yet. What are the advantages or disadvantages of painting/clear coating vs powder coating as far as wear? I have arguments both sides.

 

paint match seal gray with a silver lip is the way to go!

 

though it looks nice on your car, I think I prefer the contrast of the black with the seal gray. I guess it is just personal taste. Out of all, the gloss black seems to look the best, or at least the pics do.