Pog’s X1/9

[Willdat?]

22 minutes ago, ThePog said:

16:1 against me

Rough paint, perfect wheels is the dream....

[VitesseEFI]

6 hours ago, ThePog said:

16:1 against me

17 now 

Black (or at least darker) centres might be ok, but all black…. Solid nah! from me.

[ThePog]

Why must I be thwarted?

[VitesseEFI]

Because all black wheels are just wrong.
 

Especially when nice wheels like these….. painting them matt black disappears them…..

 

[Raizer]

Might as well go the whole hog and cable tie a set of plastic hubcabs over the freshly blacked wheels.

[ThePog]

I feel the need to address my desire for black wheels as the now 19:1 ratio is making me examine the why of this.

My motivations for modding a car are probably skewed compared to many people. Imagine if you will that there is a scale that spans practical mods across to visual mods. I am sitting squarely on the practical mods side of this scale, ie I cannot express how little interest I have in a show car vs a race car. I can appreciate the hours and care that goes into a show car, but I can foam for hours over the pared down practicality of a race car.

I cannot pretend I am not excited by the way these rims look like they are going to fill the arches out. This is an obvious visual mod, however my actual motivation is better rubber and less sidewall so it drives better, the visual changes are a happy coincidence.

Hence if the wheel are performing the job I want them to, then excellent. If they are looking kind of bling, like I put them on purely for the visuals then that does not excite me. At that point if they happen to get a coat of mattyB, it brings everything right back to practical mods which is squarely and entirely in my wheelhouse.

Additionally my perverse nature genuinely enjoys the thought of some nice Maserati wheels getting spraybombed so that no one knows what they are.

I have not painted them and I will see how things look, but do not be surprised if wrongness occurs at a later point....

[yoeddynz]

but sometimes its just nice to throw on a dress* and look pretty for all the boys.

And I bet you scrub up nice boy.

 

 

 

 

 

*this is an expression. Wear what you want.

But if you do put a dress on please post some pics up here for us lads.

[Nominal]

It's your car, paint can be removed

[igor]

4 minutes ago, Nominal said:

It's your car, paint can be removed

100% this. Your car, your choice.

[ThePog]

9 minutes ago, yoeddynz said:

but sometimes its just nice to throw on a dress* and look pretty for all the boys.

And I bet you scrub up nice boy.

 

 

 

 

 

*this is an expression. Wear what you want.

But if you do put a dress on please post some pics up here for us lads.

 

I will grab some pics from my next drag show.

[tortron]

1 hour ago, ThePog said:

I am sitting squarely on the practical mods side of this scale

Most practical thing is to leave the paint as it is then, don't waste any time on it

[ThePog]

21 minutes ago, tortron said:

Most practical thing is to leave the paint as it is then, don't waste any time on it

I see what you did there and I hate you for it

[lowlancer]

New shoes look sweet man!

[azzurro]

Just lovely!

[ThePog]

Yea now its kindof...   elegant?

[lowlancer]

17 minutes ago, ThePog said:

Yea now its kindof...   elegant?

Clean and tidy. God knows cars of this age are busy enough - anything that is reductive from a styling perspective is a plus I reckon. Though appreciate some prefer the 80s-ness

[yoeddynz]

Such bling wheels bro.

Almost ready for Fours and Rotaries 2024!

[ThePog]

8 minutes ago, yoeddynz said:

Such bling wheels bro.

Almost ready for Fours and Rotaries 2024!

I have ways of toning things down

[Nominal]

Seems appropriate

 

[kws]

Have you considered Plasti-dip or equivalent? Paint them matty B, but (in theory) reversible if you get bored

Im a big "fuck black wheels they look shit" kinda person, really hate the trend of it in modern cars, they just end up getting lost in arches and the silver looks so good, but at the end of the day, as others have said, chase your own dopamine and do what feels good to you. Lifes too short to do things just to satisfy other weirdos on the internet.