Your favourite shade of "Anthracite"??? Pic request and suggestions please

1. user_28436 Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 Shropshire Posts: 1786

   #1 20th January 2011, 22:28

   Looking at respraying my S wheels in the next month or two. People always go on about spraying their alloys anthracite, but with halford's pre mixed anthracite being shite i need your opinions on which anthracite/graphite/grey colour spray to go for. (Yes i will be using rattle cans)
   
   Currently the colour below, but would like a darker and more shiny/sparkly shade. Been thinking along the lines of rover stone grey? rover steel grey? ford nimbus grey? peugeot cossack grey? bmw sparkling grey?
   
   Loads of colours to choose from so if you have any recommendations or pictures of yours they would be appreciated
   
   
   
   Matt
2. Kai Regular Poster Joined: Nov 2010 Weston-super-Mare Posts: 293 Mauritius 5 Door 106

   #2 20th January 2011, 22:31

   No idea what shade my wheels are but they are spot on. However my omp strut brace in anthracite isnt anywhere as nice.
   Is a large image but:
   
3. user_28436 Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 Shropshire Posts: 1786

   #3 20th January 2011, 22:48

   Kai is there no way you can find out what colour your wheels are? That is dam near enough the colour im after...
4. Kai Regular Poster Joined: Nov 2010 Weston-super-Mare Posts: 293 Mauritius 5 Door 106

   #4 20th January 2011, 22:54

   I bought them new from rimstyle.co.uk who no longer sells them. Could ask Borbet directly I suppose?
5. Bedford126 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH

   #5 20th January 2011, 22:55

   anthracite isnt a name of a colour its something u dig out of the ground every ones version of it is different there are a few nice ones such as.
   
   bmw sparkling graphite.
   ford graphite grey.
   ford ash black.
   and halfords "anthracite" looks really brown in sunlight though.
   
   all are darker than yours and sparkle like mad in sunlight
   
   my vtr wheels in bmw sparkling graphite.
   

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6. user_28436 Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 Shropshire Posts: 1786

   #6 20th January 2011, 23:06

   Right does anyone have a favourite on the colours mentioned above? Found a few links off google;
   
   BMW sparkling graphite (my favourite so far)
   Ford graphite grey (too dark?)
7. user_28436 Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 Shropshire Posts: 1786

   #7 20th January 2011, 23:17

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by bedford126 all are darker than yours and sparkle like mad in sunlight my vtr wheels in bmw sparkling graphite.

   Thanks for the picture and the help mate i think bmw sparkling graphite is the colour il go for unless anyone else comes up with an even better one
8. user_33528 Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2009 Huddersfield Posts: 412 C2 vts hdi

   #8 21st January 2011, 00:00

   Ford graphite grey for you mate! That's mine done with cans
   
   

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9. Mochachino Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Nov 2007 Guantanamo Bay Posts: 28700 oyster card

   #9 21st January 2011, 00:07

   roer charcoal grey is used quite often, irc suki had that colour wheel.
10. user_28436 Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 Shropshire Posts: 1786

    #10 21st January 2011, 00:08

    See now thats confused me as your alloys have turned out a lot lighter than the other ford graphite grey alloys i found and look a much nicer colour
11. Mochachino Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Nov 2007 Guantanamo Bay Posts: 28700 oyster card

    #11 21st January 2011, 00:16

    my favourite:
    
    

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by stevenet15 here is some i did rover charcole grey

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12. user_28436 Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 Shropshire Posts: 1786

    #12 21st January 2011, 00:22

    If i could get them to be that shiny they would be spot on
13. user_28436 Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 Shropshire Posts: 1786

    #13 22nd January 2011, 10:53

    Anyone else have any other colours or suggestions?
14. jambo18 Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2010 fife Posts: 429 gold mk2 vtr

    #14 22nd January 2011, 11:07

    Think mines are gunmetal,
    
    

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15. user_28436 Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 Shropshire Posts: 1786

    #15 22nd January 2011, 18:36

    Gunmetal looks really nice, just a bit too dark for what im after
16. Tom5190 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Sep 2007 Someones Bumhole Posts: 5721 Mk2 16v Desire

    #16 22nd January 2011, 18:42

    Rover charcoal grey:
    
    

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17. jimjam Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2008 UK, peterborough Posts: 107 mk2 saxo vtr

    #17 24th January 2011, 22:59

    I painted my vts wheels im BMW sparkling graphite which was an off the shelf colour from halfords. heres a pic...
    
    
    
    I think being on a black car it gives the impression that it's a darker shade than it really is. the car was a bit wet and dirty in this pic if im honest!

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18. user_46290 Established Member Joined: Aug 2010 Scotland Posts: 1362 Citroen Saxo MK1

    #18 24th January 2011, 23:16

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Tom5190 Rover charcoal grey:

    Thats well nice!
19. dan_dan_the_saxo_man Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2009 England Posts: 574 1998 saxo 1.1 sx 2001 saxo vtr

    #19 26th January 2011, 22:38

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Tom5190 Rover charcoal grey:

    
    
    where to you get the plastic bumper part underneath?
20. user_28436 Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 Shropshire Posts: 1786

    #20 26th January 2011, 22:48

    Looks like an old seat ibiza front splitter.
21. dan_dan_the_saxo_man Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2009 England Posts: 574 1998 saxo 1.1 sx 2001 saxo vtr

    #21 26th January 2011, 22:51

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by mattt_VTR Looks like an old seat ibiza front splitter.

    ah right nice one..sorry for jacking thread
    
    i like ford's gun metal grey by the way
22. stevie_m Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 Glasgow Posts: 4772 Mk2 VTR Two Tone, Mazda 3 Sport

    #22 26th January 2011, 22:55

    Ford magnum grey on the right hand side
    
    

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23. user_28436 Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 Shropshire Posts: 1786

    #23 26th January 2011, 23:00

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by stevie_m Ford magnum grey on the right hand side

    And whats on the left?
24. stevie_m Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 Glasgow Posts: 4772 Mk2 VTR Two Tone, Mazda 3 Sport

    #24 26th January 2011, 23:06

    dont know it was a fuckrd up can that was supposed to be magnum grey
25. user_10418 Saxperience Addict Joined: Jun 2006 Wirral Posts: 13584 Wickerd red VTS MK2, Two tone VTS MK2,vvc Metro..

    #25 27th January 2011, 01:24

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by mattt_VTR Looks like an old seat ibiza front splitter.

    Yer i have same rear splitter on my two tone vts graphite grey
26. user_28436 Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 Shropshire Posts: 1786

    #26 28th January 2011, 03:24

    thinking about going for rover steel grey or vauxhall moonland
27. user_46038 Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2010 Worcestershire Posts: 572 206 RC 180

    #27 28th January 2011, 23:05

    that red flat arch is pretty sexyy