Painting My Rims: Matte Black Or Glossy Black?

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RonZ

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I've got an '06 V6 with pony package (that matters because that changes the rims.) And I've decided to go black on black and get my silver rims powder coated. I've got a glossy black mustang, so what do you guys think would look better: glossy black or matte black? A picture of the stallion in its current form is attached.

 

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streethorse

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Glossy/Glossy.

 

BackInBlack

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I had a redfire v6 and I painted the wheels myself. I actually got them semi gloss and they looked amazing. so many compliments. at certain angles they looked flat but at others they looked sorta glossy so ppl were like wtffffffffffffff. and ppl even asked did you do that yourself cus ive never seen that? I feel it would be cool to leave the outer silver and the 5 spokes black. but a matte black. its just hard to know when u havent seen it in person.

 

Rebel Yell

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I was considering painting my Brembo package wheels black and am leaning toward glossy. But I am with you; the matte might be the way to go. Tough decision so I couldn't pull the trigger on your vote. By the way, if you keep playing in the dirt as per your photo, everything looks matte!

 

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I'd go with glossy.

 

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I would go with semi gloss myself. I like black rims but it seems like gloss black make the tires lock beat up and some flat black rims look dusty. Semi gloss is a nice compromise. But if you can't decide why not paint them flat see how you like them and if you don't them you can hit them with gloss clear coat.