Painted Bottle Caps Opinions Needed, Apply Within

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  • Sean5294
    E30 Addict
    • Jan 2008
    • 515

    #1

    Painted Bottle Caps Opinions Needed, Apply Within

    Ok so I decided to paint my Bottle Caps Black today. I need help deciding if I should paint the outside lip red, polish it or leave it as is. I really like how they look with the red trim.

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    18
    Red Trim
    33.33%
    6
    Polish
    38.89%
    7
    Leave as is
    27.78%
    5
  • BMWDriver
    Member
    • Jul 2008
    • 85

    #2
    not really feeling the gloss wheels with the flat finish car..

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    • Sean5294
      E30 Addict
      • Jan 2008
      • 515

      #3
      Originally posted by BMWDriver
      not really feeling the gloss wheels with the flat finish car..
      just trying to mix it up a little :)

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      • JamesE30
        R3VLimited
        • Feb 2007
        • 2092

        #4
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        But it's too late for that now, so I say polish them, it will hide the terrible masking job you did...

        R.H.D
        M-technic I club

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        • Mako18
          Mod Crazy
          • Jul 2006
          • 688

          #5
          red... dunno why just might look cool
          sigpic

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          • N2MYE30
            R3V Elite
            • Oct 2007
            • 5536

            #6
            try some red electrical tape first.

            COTM

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            • nando
              Moderator
              • Nov 2003
              • 34827

              #7
              seriously, they're bottlecaps - nobody really cares.
              Build thread

              Bimmerlabs

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              • SpecM
                R3V Elite
                • Oct 2005
                • 4531

                #8
                Originally posted by nando
                seriously, they're bottlecaps - nobody really cares.
                some people might!

                -I say polish
                1989 cirrisblau-metallic 325i

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                • yberther
                  E30 Fanatic
                  • Feb 2008
                  • 1246

                  #9
                  Originally posted by nando
                  seriously, they're bottlecaps - nobody really cares.
                  lol

                  shouldn't ahve painted them...

                  PO of my car painted one blue
                  Flickr
                  Originally posted by Indecline06
                  For some reason, when I get super duper ultra stoned... The M30 motor reminds me of big bird from sesame street.

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                  • Sean5294
                    E30 Addict
                    • Jan 2008
                    • 515

                    #10
                    Originally posted by nando
                    seriously, they're bottlecaps - nobody really cares.
                    You know bottle caps rule!

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                    • yberther
                      E30 Fanatic
                      • Feb 2008
                      • 1246

                      #11
                      lol I know, I rock them, and one is still painted blue :)
                      Flickr
                      Originally posted by Indecline06
                      For some reason, when I get super duper ultra stoned... The M30 motor reminds me of big bird from sesame street.

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                      • 87e30
                        R3V Elite
                        • Jul 2008
                        • 5676

                        #12
                        Try the red first because if you polish then decide you want red and don't like it you spent too much time polishing in the first place. But if you paint red then want to polish it's not as much extra work. And who knows how it will turn out, might look good.
                        Originally posted by z31maniac
                        I just hate everyone.

                        No need for discretion.

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                        • E30Kaiser
                          E30 Mastermind
                          • Mar 2008
                          • 1790

                          #13
                          Screw that, go gunmetal! Looks way cooler hahaha I did mine totally by accident and I am greatly pleased with the results.
                          "We're not here for a long time, we're here for a good time"-Colin McCrae

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                          • Sean5294
                            E30 Addict
                            • Jan 2008
                            • 515

                            #14
                            Well I tried Red and it looked craptastic. My wife said it looked like a Michel Jackson Jacket So i just left them as is. They did come out really well, I just need to clean them up a little. Im going to work on the suspension this week before i get some decent wheels. here are a couple of (crappy) pics.


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                            • Spiff325iS
                              E30 Fanatic
                              • Jun 2004
                              • 1263

                              #15
                              Do the whole thing black, or turn the caps back to silver, and put some friggen springs on already.
                              The Red Dragon V.5 1991 318iS / 2013 F800GT

                              "You gotta fix the nut behind the wheel before you fix the bolts on the car"

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