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10-25-2020, 11:10 PM
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 Drives: 2016 Chevy Camaro 2SS Join Date: Sep 2020
Location: Flagler beach, Florida
Posts: 214
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Color for my rims
I’ve been thinking of getting my rims powder coated. I can’t decide if I should get them gloss black or satin black. What do you guys think. I’m leaning more on the gloss black side.
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10-25-2020, 11:36 PM
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Drives: 2013 Sparkly Red One Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: Hospitality State
Posts: 2,558
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Matte.
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10-26-2020, 12:37 AM
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Drives: 2011 Camaro 2ss Convertible Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: Birmingham alabama
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with the gloss black stripes Id go gloss. Id like to get mine black chromed... someday..
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10-26-2020, 02:29 AM
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It don’t come easy.
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Gloss stripes, use gloss. Matte stripes, use matte.
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10-26-2020, 08:09 AM
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Drives: Bright Yellow 2015 SS Convertible Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Holbrook
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Gloss definitely
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10-27-2020, 07:36 PM
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Drives: 2017 Chevrolet Camaro SS Join Date: Sep 2020
Location: Florida
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Gloss black will look better, but your current rims look nice.
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10-28-2020, 02:54 PM
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Drives: camaro v8 Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: Miami, FL
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Your current rims are already looking classy. But I think black gloss is the right contrast. White could also be tried to get a unique look.
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10-28-2020, 03:45 PM
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Drives: 2010 2SS LS3 and 1978 STROKER 383 Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Czech Republic
Posts: 1,592
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Powder coated electron rims...? Does the baking temperature of the color not change the crystal lattice of the material? The firing temperature is up to 200 °C |
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10-28-2020, 03:54 PM
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  Drives: 2010 Camaro SS2,L99, LSA SC Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Huntsville, AL
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I've never heard of any problems caused by powder coating with regular powder (180-200 degrees C).
https://www.prismaticpowders.com/lea...-powder-coated If it's a concern there are powders that work at lower temps. |
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10-29-2020, 08:47 AM
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Drives: early 2011 Camaro convertible Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: House Springs, Mo
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Gloss, you could plastic coat them and see if you like the color. Then you could peel it off and have them powder coated
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10-29-2020, 06:35 PM
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Drives: 2016 Chevy Camaro 2SS Join Date: Sep 2020
Location: Flagler beach, Florida
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I’ve been going back and forth on Matte or gloss but I’ve talked to some people on the forum and they’ve showed me pictures of their Camaros that are almost identical to mine and I think I’m going to go gloss black. Now I just have to wait for that money to come in.
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10-30-2020, 02:08 AM
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Drives: 2010 2SS LS3 and 1978 STROKER 383 Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Czech Republic
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I suggested this once and there was talk of a possible embrittlement of the material due to the high temperature. So I lost interest in it. But thank you for the information 
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11-03-2020, 10:36 AM
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Drives: 2015 2SS White Convertible CE/INDY Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Lockport, IL
Posts: 780
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The ONLY thing you need to think about is the maintenance of gloss rims... the brake dust is so bad on mine that my semi-gloss rims look good only after I clean them, and after the first couple trips, they look matte. Now, you can do things to help protect the rims from getting all of the dust on them but if you're not ready to do that, then maybe matte might be the way to go. I have ZL1 rims and they are a PAIN to clean as well.
joe...
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11-03-2020, 08:19 PM
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 Drives: 2012 Camaro 2LT RS Join Date: May 2020
Location: Westfield, Indiana
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I went satin. it ties in with the look I want.
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