Swisslonedriver Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Hello everyone, I will get my Supra completely repainted as it is actually wrapped, with the restoration of parts that didn't age very well. The carbon bonnet suffered from the engine's heat and the roof was probably dropped a few times on the ground... I want to get it clean as possible and do all the major things at once, paint like I said, but also upholstery, dashboard, interior panels, doors, and many other little things. The rims will also be restored but I'm not sure about the color I should go with. They are actually part chrome part silver coated and the car will stay red as it is. I don't know if I should get them fully chromed or just the outer rim with a different color for the spokes, was thinking gold/bronze/copper, maybe? I also thought about full white rims, but it just gets dirty too fast. Well, I'm still quite undecided and any help would be welcome. Here's a picture of the car in its actual state for reference. Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike2JZ Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 I quite like the colour as they are, maybe just polish/chrome them as they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m12aak Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 I agree with Mike, i'd keep them as they currently are colour wise. If you wanted to change the colour of them, i'd only change the spoke colour, keep the outer rim polished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swisslonedriver Posted August 28, 2020 Author Share Posted August 28, 2020 I thought about it too, but sometimes I feel like they may be a little too ''dull'' in contrast with the bright color of the car making them look cheap. Perhaps it is just because they aren't in a really good overall shape and not cleaned as often as they should be, ha ha. So +1 for just a renewal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m12aak Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Yeah I understand your thoughts, I just think that silver/polished is probably the best look for the wheels due to their design against the red IMO. I think if you were going white for the body colour, perhaps bronze/gold would work better. I guess you can try a different colour and if you don’t like them, revert back to silver. Might be worth a punt for a couple hundred Euro (assuming it isn’t astronomical to get wheels powdercoated where you are!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swisslonedriver Posted August 29, 2020 Author Share Posted August 29, 2020 Will think about it. Actually the car will be sent to a Swiss enterprise based in Portugal, it's so expensive here that I would need to spare for many years to get it done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter P Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 I’d say gold as it looks amazing against the red body colour. Ultimately it’s a personal choice, don’t think you would go wrong renewing the colours as they are, but for me gold on red seems to work really well. Best of luck with the restoration, look forward to seeing and hearing how you get on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 I'd personally powder coat the whole wheel as keeping them looking great when they're polished is hard work and nigh on impossible, especially for a lazy git like me. I did my 3 piece all Black If you after inspiration as to what to do here's a few photo's for you, i'd search around and see what you can find Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m12aak Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 Will think about it. Actually the car will be sent to a Swiss enterprise based in Portugal, it's so expensive here that I would need to spare for many years to get it done. Ah okay, all the best with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swisslonedriver Posted September 3, 2020 Author Share Posted September 3, 2020 (edited) Thanks everyone for the recommendations, still have some time to think about it. Gonna check on the possibility of powder coating them as Peter P said. Will see what it will be and I'll keep you updated with the restoration. P. S. How can I change the thread title? Edited September 8, 2020 by Swisslonedriver (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swisslonedriver Posted September 8, 2020 Author Share Posted September 8, 2020 Another question about the dashboard. Mine was covered with those not-so-cheap carbon pieces with 3M adhesive. The thing is they are now slowly peeling off and leaving the plastic trims sticky. What do you recommend to fix this? Was thinking about sanding it and have it painted. Or I got in contact with someone to cover it with real carbon, but he stopped responding... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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