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Riding Styles => Duner => Topic started by: Michael88R on February 28, 2019, 10:24:44 PM

Title: Polished or black?
Post by: Michael88R on February 28, 2019, 10:24:44 PM

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.

Title: Re: Polished or black?
Post by: The norm on February 28, 2019, 10:48:10 PM

Black! Polishing is a waste of time

Title: Re: Polished or black?
Post by: hickwheeler on March 01, 2019, 12:09:45 AM

I like the black

Title: Re: Polished or black?
Post by: desertR on March 01, 2019, 01:18:00 AM

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

Title: Re: Polished or black?
Post by: 2Nubs on March 01, 2019, 08:09:29 AM

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

Title: Re: Polished or black?
Post by: croat1 on March 01, 2019, 09:08:46 AM

The black wheels looks better

Joe

Title: Re: Polished or black?
Post by: Tbone07 on March 01, 2019, 09:27:33 AM

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.

Title: Re: Polished or black?
Post by: Michael88R on March 01, 2019, 09:40:19 AM

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.

Title: Re: Polished or black?
Post by: 2Nubs on March 01, 2019, 09:59:02 AM

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. 

Title: Re: Polished or black?
Post by: The norm on March 01, 2019, 10:58:29 AM

(http://thumbs2.imagebam.com/2d/20/a4/d2034a1148764004.jpg) (http://www.imagebam.com/image/d2034a1148764004)


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.

Title: Re: Polished or black?
Post by: Michael88R on March 01, 2019, 12:36:54 PM

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

Title: Re: Polished or black?
Post by: Michael88R on March 01, 2019, 12:39:31 PM

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.

Title: Re: Polished or black?
Post by: The norm on March 01, 2019, 01:10:56 PM

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

Title: Re: Polished or black?
Post by: Michael88R on March 01, 2019, 01:20:41 PM

Hammerite.  I’ll check it out. Thanks.

Title: Re: Polished or black?
Post by: havinnoj on March 01, 2019, 01:25:11 PM

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

Title: Re: Polished or black?
Post by: Michael88R on March 01, 2019, 03:52:57 PM

The hipers are going on this ride

Title: Re: Polished or black?
Post by: F-Red on March 01, 2019, 04:14:14 PM

Black is the new black! I love the blacked out. More the merrier.

Title: Re: Polished or black?
Post by: jcs003 on March 01, 2019, 04:23:07 PM

polish is my opinion.  but i like bling.haha

Title: Re: Polished or black?
Post by: F-Red on March 01, 2019, 05:18:16 PM

Years ago, I tried to polish or chrome every part on my 450. I stood back and looked at it one day, I have a Quad Harley.

Title: Re: Polished or black?
Post by: havinnoj on March 01, 2019, 06:15:56 PM

It's preference and color-scheme.  I tried black this last year and am switching back to polish.. while I loved the no-maintenance, just didn't fit the color scheme as well as polish. 

Title: Re: Polished or black?
Post by: Michael88R on March 01, 2019, 08:02:42 PM

Agreed.  I think my 450R 100% looks better with black.  It has black a-arms too.

Title: Re: Polished or black?
Post by: F-Red on March 01, 2019, 08:19:26 PM

Quote from: Michael88R on March 01, 2019, 08:02:42 PM

Agreed.  I think my 450R 100% looks better with black.  It has black a-arms too.

Sweet! I love that look now.

I have the 04 with red fenders. Been wanting to pull the monitary trigger on new black.