matt or gloss black

1. maynard Established Member Joined: Oct 2006 birmingham Posts: 1563 vtr mk1, clio 172

   #1 23rd October 2007, 22:15

   hey am booking for r in for wheel refurb and respray on monday.
   
   cant decide between matt or gloss black. at moment im swayed more towards matt.
   
   what do you guys think?
2. stevenet15 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2006 aylesbury buckinghamshire Posts: 4822 Astra Turbo, saxo vts, punto turbo

   #2 23rd October 2007, 22:18

   matt black looks practicly the same as gloss black after its been laquered anyway so not realy much in it tbh
3. maynard Established Member Joined: Oct 2006 birmingham Posts: 1563 vtr mk1, clio 172

   #3 23rd October 2007, 22:21

   oh rite, didnt realise that. the pics on the companies site show a big difference between the two to me.
4. stevenet15 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2006 aylesbury buckinghamshire Posts: 4822 Astra Turbo, saxo vts, punto turbo

   #4 23rd October 2007, 22:25

   ahhh i didnt read the thread i jsut saw wheels, matt and gloss and thoguht u were refirbing them yourself as when doing them with spray paint then they would basicly look the same after laquering the matt, but if your getting a company to do them they will be powder coated & not sprayed and will look totally different and like u say u can get matt or gloss, i prefer the matt look
5. kev999_VTR Established Member Joined: May 2007 Dorset Posts: 1467 RB Renaultsport clio 182

   #5 23rd October 2007, 22:27

   Definatly matt black for me. But also depends on the colour of your car and what else you have done to it.
6. Wayne Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2007 Powys Posts: 15348 Icelandtic Grey Citroen Saxo VTS 53 Turbo

   #6 23rd October 2007, 22:30

   matt black i would go for
7. maynard Established Member Joined: Oct 2006 birmingham Posts: 1563 vtr mk1, clio 172

   #7 23rd October 2007, 22:33

   that my car, note it doesnt have the alloy fuel cap anymore - gone back to black.
   
   http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=104978
   
   i think matt too.
8. user_15266 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Apr 2007 N.DEVON Posts: 2558 Pair of Crutches atm!

   #8 23rd October 2007, 22:48

   i recon matt too! would be a nice contrast to the cars colour!
9. bridgesvtr90 Established Member Joined: Sep 2007 Bedfordshire Posts: 1354 saxo vtr

   #9 23rd October 2007, 22:49

   gloss!
10. DJsaxo Established Member Joined: Nov 2006 Richmond North yorks Posts: 1522

    #10 23rd October 2007, 23:11

    Gloss for me .
11. makaveli144 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Feb 2007 Burton Posts: 3661 Alfa Romeo GT

    #11 23rd October 2007, 23:46

    Dont get matt, matt wheels just look cheaply sprayed and as though someone forgot the laquer. Also means they just look dirty all the time even if they arent. Definately go for gloss.
12. Hopcraft Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2006 Northampton Posts: 5957 ED30

    #12 24th October 2007, 17:03

    gloss without a doubt, when you have a nice clean shiny car, you dont want matt alloys imo, ruins the look of the car tbh
13. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

    #13 24th October 2007, 17:04

    im sure you can get a matt effect powder coating
14. Saxo-Slag Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2006 Stockport, Manchester Posts: 5911 Vtr @ 123bhp R.I.P VTS

    #14 24th October 2007, 21:24

    gloss ftw
15. Wayne Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2007 Powys Posts: 15348 Icelandtic Grey Citroen Saxo VTS 53 Turbo

    #15 24th October 2007, 21:27

    been looking at gloss black and matt black wheels think gloss black gives more shine to your wheels, go for gloss black
16. rushy_23 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Aug 2004 West Mids Posts: 15392 '98 EK9 N1

    #16 24th October 2007, 21:30

    Which refurb place you taking it to mate. IMO black wheels on black cars is
    Can you not go for a lighter shade, something like Renault charcoal?
17. Wayne Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2007 Powys Posts: 15348 Icelandtic Grey Citroen Saxo VTS 53 Turbo

    #17 24th October 2007, 21:34

    pug cossack grey or the colour rushy metioned would both look great on black cars also
18. OLLYVTS Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 West Sussex . Posts: 5690 Subaru Impreza Wrx

    #18 24th October 2007, 21:50

    Gloss for me.
19. maynard Established Member Joined: Oct 2006 birmingham Posts: 1563 vtr mk1, clio 172

    #19 24th October 2007, 22:57

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by rushy_23 Which refurb place you taking it to mate. IMO black wheels on black cars is Can you not go for a lighter shade, something like Renault charcoal?

    im taking it to laptab near spaghetti junction.
    
    this is their site, lower down this page is the finishes
    
    http://www.lap-tab.co.uk/alloywheels.php#alloyfinishes
    
    i still like the look of matt but still undecided. is booked in for this monday
20. rushy_23 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Aug 2004 West Mids Posts: 15392 '98 EK9 N1

    #20 24th October 2007, 23:10

    Same place I had mine done at. Had a felling that was the one (or did I send
    you the link to them in a PM?)
    
    They wont mind you changing your mind once you get there, try and find some
    pictures on black saxos on black rims. You may agree with me then. Theres no
    contrast between the 2 colors. Looks a bit bland like.
    
    End of the day if you like it go for it, but I think a nice light grey would be perfect.
    When you get to the showroom check out the Renault Charcoal gray
    I was on about. Its on the rack at the bottom in the showroom I think. Looks
    really really nice.
    
    Thats the color I originally was going for, but changed it to anthracite last minute.
21. Martinsaxo Established Member Joined: Nov 2006 Guildford Posts: 1178 Mk1 VTS

    #21 24th October 2007, 23:16

    Id say gloss all the way mate
    
    Martin.
22. maynard Established Member Joined: Oct 2006 birmingham Posts: 1563 vtr mk1, clio 172

    #22 24th October 2007, 23:18

    erm no i dont think you did pm me them ones. possibly lol!
    
    anyways, yeah im gonna do another search now see what i like again. have been planning this mod for 4 months now but had setbacks each time. hopefully between now and monday everything will be ok!
    
    how did you find their service?
23. djrem Saxperience Addict Joined: Feb 2007 Ramsden Bellhouse (Billericay) Posts: 12826 Various.

    #23 24th October 2007, 23:31

    got pics to compare from?
24. maynard Established Member Joined: Oct 2006 birmingham Posts: 1563 vtr mk1, clio 172

    #24 24th October 2007, 23:36

    ok yeah. this is my car:
    
    http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=104978
    
    this is matt:
    
    http://www.thewheelspecialist.co.uk/...e=Matt%20Black
    
    this is gloss:
    
    http://www.thewheelspecialist.co.uk/...=Gloss%20Black
    
    also bearing in mind im intending to turn it into a slag
25. Wayne Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2007 Powys Posts: 15348 Icelandtic Grey Citroen Saxo VTS 53 Turbo

    #25 24th October 2007, 23:44

    seeing those pictures of the colour wheels gloss black i reckon.
26. rushy_23 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Aug 2004 West Mids Posts: 15392 '98 EK9 N1

    #26 24th October 2007, 23:46

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by maynard erm no i dont think you did pm me them ones. possibly lol! anyways, yeah im gonna do another search now see what i like again. have been planning this mod for 4 months now but had setbacks each time. hopefully between now and monday everything will be ok! how did you find their service?

    Shall I be honest, they are good at wheel refurbing. But thats about it im afraid.
    Ive had 3 seperate occasions where Ive found their work to be a load of shite!
    
    1 - they sprayed my GTi badges anthracite and S2 rallye vents - paint wrong and flaked
    
    
    
    
    
    no primer, not the right color and not any laq. Was a sh1t job and the paint
    flaked off. Ended up getting redone at a proper body shop. Crap work!
    Check the color difference to the wheel!
    
    
    2 - GF ZS wheel done white - paint flaked off centre caps!
    
    
    
    and the boss lady had the cheek to argue and say that its not their fault
    
    
    3 - When I had one of my wheels redone due to uber kerbing - dont wrong color!
    
    
    
    
    
    Again tried to blame me saying I told em the wrong color! I said bladdy
    anthracite. Plus the car was right in front of them when they did it!
    AND to add to insult tried to make me pay for twice due to it being redone again.
    
    
    As long as its just a wheel refurb its okay mate lol.
27. maynard Established Member Joined: Oct 2006 birmingham Posts: 1563 vtr mk1, clio 172

    #27 25th October 2007, 19:31

    oops...im booked in for a wheel refurb and respray. your not the only person ive spoke to locally who have said they aint great :s
28. jimbo232 Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2007 Leicester, UK Posts: 505 Saxo VTS (2000) Wicked Red

    #28 25th October 2007, 22:08

    I had my wheels refurbed and they were the dogs danglies!
29. maynard Established Member Joined: Oct 2006 birmingham Posts: 1563 vtr mk1, clio 172

    #29 25th October 2007, 22:38

    did you use laptab or somewhere else?
30. rushy_23 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Aug 2004 West Mids Posts: 15392 '98 EK9 N1

    #30 25th October 2007, 23:23

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by maynard oops...im booked in for a wheel refurb and respray. your not the only person ive spoke to locally who have said they aint great :s

    Then you say refurb and respray, basically you mean they are going to correct
    the wheel then do it another color?
    If thats the case it will be fine mate.
    
    Just dont ask them to do another bits on the car like centre caps, badges or
    plastic bits.
    They will do a half assed job unless they learned from the mistakes made on mine
    which I doubt.
    
    If its just the wheels they will come out great.
31. rushy_23 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Aug 2004 West Mids Posts: 15392 '98 EK9 N1

    #31 26th October 2007, 08:13

    Heres how the S2 Rallye intakes looked after a proper bodyshop did them Maynard:
    
    
    
    Compare that to the crappy job laptab did with them:
    
    
    
    Im not one to go on and slate a company that does do good work, but I wasnt
    impressed too much. But again there wheel refurbs are spot on. So dont stress.
32. Scattle Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2007 Benfleet, Essex Posts: 10834 Megane 225 Cup

    #32 26th October 2007, 08:53

    Gloss Black imo.
33. nazz1 Established Member Joined: Aug 2007 South Wales Posts: 2076 Saxoless

    #33 26th October 2007, 13:29

    the matt in the pic looks a bit like gun metal
    
    between them 2 I would say gloss
34. maynard Established Member Joined: Oct 2006 birmingham Posts: 1563 vtr mk1, clio 172

    #34 26th October 2007, 18:13

    yeah thats whats happening to them! phew at least theyre good at the wheels then. well theyre standard vtr silver wheels at the moment with a bit of a kerbing from previous owner - not me!
    
    anyways that and then resprayed in either of the blacks. not sure still :s
    
    

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by rushy_23 Then you say refurb and respray, basically you mean they are going to correct the wheel then do it another color? If thats the case it will be fine mate. Just dont ask them to do another bits on the car like centre caps, badges or plastic bits. They will do a half assed job unless they learned from the mistakes made on mine which I doubt. If its just the wheels they will come out great.

35. maynard Established Member Joined: Oct 2006 birmingham Posts: 1563 vtr mk1, clio 172

    #35 29th October 2007, 20:17

    got the wheels done today everyone! got to say laptab did an excellent job also cheap too. must recommend.
    
    car looks completly different now i went for the matt black. will get pics up as soon as i can, ie when its light!
36. dave1 Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2006 southall Posts: 324 mini cooper s

    #36 4th November 2007, 19:22

    im in the same mind mate but i have the mango saxo