What colour for my 241 star spokes?

Bumpy · Post by **Bumpy** » Tue Apr 17, 2018 1:00 am

DaveD wrote: ↑Mon Apr 16, 2018 10:30 pm Really helpful, thanks

Have you painted the whole wheel in the paint rather than highlight the star? Looks like that is the case, with the reflective paint bringing out the depth/structure of the spokes.

Bumpy wrote: ↑Mon Apr 16, 2018 7:42 pm Hopefully you can see the metallic from the paint can cap.
That reflective quality visually improves the depth of the wheel.
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Cheers and best of luck.
Bumpy

I painted the wheel all the same colour. The metallic in the pain reflects the light and exaggerates the various reliefs of the wheel.

ben g · Post by **ben g** » Wed Apr 18, 2018 3:17 pm

jock156 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 16, 2018 7:41 am This refurb shop was the same as it had rims you could take outside to see them properly against your car. I took 3 out and straight away dismissed 2 options one being to much the same as the existing wheels and the other being too dark. I picked - to me - a shadow chrome. What I have got now is not shadow chrome IMHO!!!!! Will post a couple of pics today as I was laid up with The Lurgy all day yesterday so apologies for the delay.

Just seen those photo's and that looks a bit too dark to be shadow chrome!

There are a lot of variations in colour, so maybe that's just how they do it at that particular place.

I just took this photo of mine in the sun. This is shadow chrome.

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jock156 · Post by **jock156** » Wed Apr 18, 2018 4:37 pm

Thats what I chose from the samples that sort of colour. I've since been back as I said I ain't happy,but, according to them what you have ^^^^ is what they call "FERRICK GREY" Spell check that one which they said is a BMW colour. When we went back into the shop I said "Shadow Chrome" so thats what I got FFS! Bearing in mind it cost £250 all in to have all 4 wheels refurbed (I can't knock the quality) I asked OK what would be the price just to respray them FERRICK FECKIN GREY???? - £250 all in "as we would have to start again!"

ben g · Post by **ben g** » Wed Apr 18, 2018 5:59 pm

jock156 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 18, 2018 4:37 pm Thats what I chose from the samples that sort of colour. I've since been back as I said I ain't happy,but, according to them what you have ^^^^ is what they call "FERRICK GREY" Spell check that one which they said is a BMW colour. When we went back into the shop I said "Shadow Chrome" so thats what I got FFS! Bearing in mind it cost £250 all in to have all 4 wheels refurbed (I can't knock the quality) I asked OK what would be the price just to respray them FERRICK FECKIN GREY???? - £250 all in "as we would have to start again!"

You're better off just leaving it then. If you're like me you'll kerb them in a few weeks anyway

They do look nice, so maybe just forget about it until they need refurbishing again?

My colour isn't ferric grey, but it is similar (I just Googled it).

No 2 finishes are the same, according to the place I used. I can vouch for that as I had to get 1 refurbished as I caught it on a kerb, yet I could only get 2 from the same side done or the colour difference would be noticeable. If I put all 4 alloys side by side, 2 are slightly different than the other 2, but you never see both sides together anyway, so it doesn't matter to me.

buzyg · Post by **buzyg** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 1:43 am

I would go for the shadow crime.

jock156 · Post by **jock156** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 5:28 am

Boom Boom!

jock156 · Post by **jock156** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 3:52 pm

They are starting to grow on me. Just a bit!

Phoenixboy · Post by **Phoenixboy** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 4:06 pm

jock156 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 19, 2018 3:52 pm They are starting to grow on me. Just a bit!

looks nice jock, is it anthracite or gunmetal grey?

jock156 · Post by **jock156** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 4:31 pm

Don't get me started LOL

Please read through the whole thread. Its "Shadow Chrome" in their opinion not mine!

But thanks!

Phoenixboy · Post by **Phoenixboy** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 4:37 pm

jock156 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 19, 2018 4:31 pm Don't get me started LOL

Please read through the whole thread. Its "Shadow Chrome" in their opinion not mine!

But thanks!

if you want the colour a bit lighter, just let the eastern European car wash boys spray some of there magic acid on the wheels, they will soon go lighter.

jock156 · Post by **jock156** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 4:44 pm

ben g · Post by **ben g** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 5:27 pm

Looks alright in the sun. I'd keep them like that

mr wilks · Post by **mr wilks** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 5:37 pm

jock156 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 19, 2018 3:52 pm They are starting to grow on me. Just a bit!

Are they ? really ?
Ive had disasters , many of them & i doubt id even have fitted the 3rd & 4th wheel

somehow the refurbers have managed to make gen MV2s look like cheap ebay reps

"graphite grey " "shadow chrome " " platinum" "hyper black " , ive heard them all but unless you 100% know the finish is what you want you're always playing a game of chance with so much variance of finish .

jock156 · Post by **jock156** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 5:55 pm

Cheers for your input Mr. Wilks.

As you can see from my avatar that was the original colour of the wheels and I wanted "shadow Chrome" but this could go on forever.

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