Hi everyone, I am thinking of changing my stock 3.2 wheels to gloss black color. Does anyone have a pic of a Mondial with this mod? Any thoughts/opinions? Thanks, H
If you want a low cost trial, consider buying a few cans of plastidip spray. It looks pretty good with minimal skills/effort, is easily applied, holds up (had a friend do all the emblems and wheels on her SUV and it's held up for 1.5 years now), and is easily removable (peels right off). Note: it's best applied when wheels are clean and you mask the wheels well. People have done it on the car but if you do, mask off the tires and the rotors really well.
Non-stock black 18" Enkei wheels. It can grow on you. Great idea about plastidip trial! Image Unavailable, Please Login
Thanks guys! I don't know how practical it will be for me to do the plastidip trial. I have the stock wheels so I thought it might be a little too dark of a look. However this car does look pretty sharp. Will need to think more about it.
1) Honestly, if my middle aged executive assistant could do it with little/no help from her husband and son, I think you can manage. She did it all in an afternoon and that also included "murdering out" all the emblems on her Acura SUV. I've helped a friend and Most of the effort was in masking with painters tape (the blue stuff) and newspaper. 2) You can probably experiment with the spare tire (just pull it out, clean it, mask it off, and paint) without touching the wheels mounted on your car. 3) As for how dark it looks, they make a matte, semigloss, and glossy version plus a glossifier if you really want that shiny, shiny look.
One can also take a color picture of the car profile, then “color over” the wheels in black ink. A different change to consider for black roof cabriolets is to black the frame around the windshield (top and sides). [This does not apply to black or dark grey cabriolets which already have dark frames with the black roof.] Why do I suggest this - especially since it “changes” the authenticity of the car? Because for example a red Mondial Cabriolet with a black top has a red windshield frame jutting up which needlessly emphasizes the forward driving position when viewed from any angle. By blacking the frame top and sides the car’s unusual driving position is deemphasized visually - which allows a better perception of the beautifully long horizontal lines and curves. Take a color picture of your Mondi Cab and black out the windshield frame to see what I’m talking about. If you like the idea don’t paint - just apply a removable black color. I think some of us will like this small change. My Mondi Cab is Grigio so the windshield frame top and sides are dark wrt my black top. Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat.com mobile app
I did plastidip for a few years and went back. Looked better with top up adding more black, but mine is always down. Silver looked better with tan boot etc. Here are some pics for reference for you. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
+1 - Factory wheels (year/model correct) and silver exceptions, to me, are period acceptable wheel alternatives (aka speedlines on some models) or wheel changes for modern tire options (aka 390s)
Nope, not for me. I would feel like a 16 year old driving a classic car with black wheels, and not feeling "young" in a good way either! 360 wheels, like I put on mine are another option, bolt right on, just need longer bolts. Alden
