Polished or black?

[Michael88R]

What do you all think?  Polished/dull or black wheels?  Kinda tired of polishing.  The light wasn’t too good on the black pics.  Hipers are going on my 450R.  Thinking about painting my wheels.

[The norm]

Black! Polishing is a waste of time

[hickwheeler]

I like the black

[desertR]

I run polished wheels on my sand tires as they don't get very dirty, and black powder coated 450r wheels on my dirt/trail tires, as they get really coated in muck, and clean up easier.
desertR

[2Nubs]

Black is looking pretty slick. Good looking R you have.

[croat1]

The black wheels looks better

Joe

[Tbone07]

I like the brushed aluminum look better. Easier maintenance, cleaning, etc. Seems to me that black would dull over time after the sand eats it away, no? Sand in Michigan is a bit different than out in the PNW though.

[Michael88R]

Yes. The sand gets in the wheel and swirls around.  I’ll probably have to re-paint almost as much as re-polishing.  The rear I’m going to be using is a 9” so it’ll last a bit longer than a 10”.  I painted some 10” with sand skates and the outer edge lasted one ride.  That’s one reason I got the hipers.  No matter what, they stay black.  Black Pc will eventually get jacked up too and then it’s harder to fix.

[2Nubs]

I have some 10" Hypers with a red beadlock ring if you want to swap for your 9's haha. 10" dirt tires are nearly non existent.

I think the Hypers are the best looking rim out there unless you drop the coin for OMF's. 

[The norm]

I have been running black wheels in the sand for 6 years.  The pc has dulled some, but a little armor all brings them back to shiny.

[Michael88R]

Sorry nubs.  My hipers are 10x9.  The wheels I’m gonna paint are 9x9.

[Michael88R]

6 years on the PC. That’s good.  I don’t ride a lot so probably will do alright for me.  Wonder if I could put some kinda clear coat over the black paint to help out.  I didn’t really want to PC them.

[The norm]

Try hammerite paint. It's hard as hell.  Also a good automotive paint would last longer than rattle can paint

[Michael88R]

Hammerite.  I’ll check it out. Thanks.

[havinnoj]

Black looks nice and a bit utilitarian.  Polish on a dune bike always looks great.