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Old Oct 16, 2013 | 12:21 AM
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Gloss Black or Hyper Black?

I just bought a set of Forgestar F14's and getting them painted in either Gloss Black or Hyper Black. Looking for some quick opinions. Anyone have experience with Hyper Black? Trying to decide how this would like on the F14's? Examples of colors below. My car is Black.
 
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I like the Hyper Black, although it looks more like a Diamond finish to me, rather than a "Black". I like a little bit of contrast vs. just going all black.
 
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once you go black...
 
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I prefer a contrasting color for the wheels. If your car is vlack i would rather have silver or brushed clear.
 
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hyper black !

my car has gloss black wheels and i wish they were hyper black... still aggressive in color but you dont lose sight of the lovely wheels lines/design.

also a gloss black, imo is hard to maintain like a black car.... looks amazing when clean but the wheels get dirty (and hence ugly) very fast.

 
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Old Oct 16, 2013 | 08:35 AM
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Gloss Black I think Hyper Black goes better with brighter colors. Ether way I don't think you can go wrong. Keep us updated and let us know what you decide.
 
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Satin black, always looks clean and goes well with a glossy black car. Gloss black car + gloss wheels is too much imo.
 
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I would vote for Hyper Black.
 
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Thanks for everyone's input. Now you can see why I'm uncertain with the color. I wake up every day with a different decision. Curious if anyone has any photos of Hyper Black on their car?
 
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If I had to pick out of the two, I would go gloss black. But personally, I'd go anthracite gray / gunmetal
 
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+1 on satin
 
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Satin for sure.



 
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Old Oct 19, 2013 | 10:56 PM
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I'm leaning pretty heavy on gloss black. I have red calipers behind the wheel to help break up the black. I'm trying to decide if it makes sense to consider a pinstripe or not? Below is a red pinstripe on a gray FY14 wheel for example. Mine would be black and red similar to the other wheel example. I was talking to Eli at Wheel Dynamics who is refinishing my wheels. He also thought a polished or brushed stripe would also be nice. Can't decide if I want a pinstripe or keep it all black like the photo below?
 
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I strongly feel a pinstripe makes a huge different on black wheels, especially on a black car. 5-spokes wheels goes well gloss black; while multi-spoke /y-spoke wheels goes better with matt black.

I recently platic-dipped my C2S turbo-wheel in matt black with the red-pinstripe. I think I like it enough to get it professionally painted.

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Originally Posted by myw
hyper black !

my car has gloss black wheels and i wish they were hyper black... still aggressive in color but you dont lose sight of the lovely wheels lines/design.

also a gloss black, imo is hard to maintain like a black car.... looks amazing when clean but the wheels get dirty (and hence ugly) very fast.

I agree 100%, I have Gloss Black and they look GREAT when clean, but they do not stay clean long.

Hyper is my vote!!!!!!!
 
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