tires and wheels Help me decide on tisa wheel color!

[bluebmw]

I have decided on running my tisa wheels but I could use some opinions...

Here are my options:

Powder coat in the original stock gray/silver ~$300

Paint in the original stock gray/silver ~$80

Paint silver with black centers ~$80

Now I know the choice may seem obvious to some of you, but I like the paint route because it is cheap and the color can be easily changed if I don't end up liking it. Powder coating would be really nice, but I'm not 100% sure I want the wheels to be all gray. Help me out here and tell me what you think.

And of course, pictures just to get the creative juices flowing.

[XtremeMotorworks]

I vote for powder coat. More importian question is what frame is on the bike lift!

[bluebmw]

I vote for powder coat. More importian question is what frame is on the bike lift!

It's a 1967 Honda CT90 barn find with only a few hundred miles. Just got a fresh coat of paint today!

[XtremeMotorworks]

Thought it was, I've had a few myself. Have mint st90 in my shop right now. You should call powder vision, http://www.powdervision.com/. Tell them they are already blasted and willie from xtreme motorworks sent ya. See what they charge, they do great work.

[Mike_B]

I powder coated mine silver and think they turned out quite nice.

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[c.d.iesel]

rattle can dark gray (what color car are the wheels going on?)

nice M/C work table

[Napes]

I like the silver on Mike B.'s wheels. You can get a nice rattle-can spray job using Wurth Lacquer Spray Metallic Silver, followed up with their clear Wurth Lacquer Spray Special RAL 1930. In the pic below you can sort of see that color combination on my wife's '76 Pastellblau, though the wheels are Superlites.

Bob Napier

[adawil2002]

Silver paint could also paint the outermost thin lip the same color as the car or red to create a slight accent. Could mock it up with colored electrical tape to see if it works for you.

[roadhog0]

Sand blast then powedercoat em the color of Mike B.'s. Thats how I would go.

[eastsidebimmer]

Blast, prime and then have a body shop shoot them with Nogarosilver Metallic, code 243 with medium sheen topcoat. Good enough for the E30 M3 Evo, good enough for a 2002!

[Darryl]

I have a 76 Pastellblau with Panasports... I'm getting rid of Panasprts, buying e30 steel wheels and PC'ing them black... (we have a powder coat line at work)...

My color vote is black...

[mcmil]

IMHO, only one color choice for tisa wheels...SILVER!

[Mike Self]

the rims are easily chipped when mounting tires, and the chips are difficult to touch up. Also the spots on the back side of the rim where the tire changer grips the wheel will chip, and rust.

I'd go with paint--you can create a very nice look with a dull silver paint (Wurth or the old standby Krylon)--clearcoat over it if you wish.

cheers

mike