Gold powder coating rims

Badlarry

Badlarry

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Well tomorrow I get my bike back from the shop after 6 weeks!! I'll have two weeks to ride then back to work for two weeks. I was thinkin what I could do to set my bike apart from the masses and I thought I'd gold powdercoat the rims, now yes this has been done but odds are if I run across another up here in rural Maine they won't have the same thing.. I googled some pics, didn't find a lot, as a matter of fact I found 1 pic of a STD that I'd like your opinion on. I also saw a pic of a 916 w a different shade of gold. I kind of like the rims on the 916 more. Can anyone identify that color? Didn't rims ever come stock in the 748-9xx with that color gold and if so does anyone have that paint code? Course I'll be getting them powdercoated but I've gotta start somewhere as far as a color goes... Thanks.
 

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+1, interested in color codes


i like the lighter one better.



if it's too dark (not like the 916, that's still golden) it bounces towards SL territory
 
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I just read this: Marchesini/Ducati gold wheel RAL color code - Ducati.ms - The Ultimate Ducati Forum
The thread eludes to a powdercoat color called "sungold". A quick google immage search revieled a color thats imho in between the two above. Could use some more bronze in it.. Then...
I read this... Should I be very particular about picking a powdercoater? Its pretty rural up by me so regardless I'll have to travel. I'd venture to guess theres MAYBE 3 or 4 within 65 miles...
Gauging Interest: Gold wheels for my white 848 - Page 3 - Ducati.ms - The Ultimate Ducati Forum
 
The 916 w/gold works better.

The problem with gold paint on anything is that, if it's done right, it looks nice. But if it's done wrong (and there are sooooo many chances of it being done that way), it looks awful, tacky, garish, etc. A lot of aftermarket these days being sold as gold just looks gawd-awful as though the painter was having trouble distinguishing gold from lemon or orange and decided to throw 'em all in.

I like black for wheels. Kinda hard to mess up black.
 
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The 916 w/gold works better.

The problem with gold paint on anything is that, if it's done right, it looks nice. But if it's done wrong (and there are sooooo many chances of it being done that way), it looks awful, tacky, garish, etc. A lot of aftermarket these days being sold as gold just looks gawd-awful as though the painter was having trouble distinguishing gold from lemon or orange and decided to throw 'em all in.

I like black for wheels. Kinda hard to mess up black.
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Very good point, I will heed your words.. I'm still very interested in doing this but I'll make sure my homework is done and I can almost guarantee the color before going ahead w the commitment. The 1199 STD wheels are forged aluminum correct?
 
I would say to keep it from looking like an afterthought, if a shade of gold it needs to match the forks.

If doing a shade of silver, it needs to match the exposed aluminium on the bike.
 
I remember the old gold on the 5 spoke Marchesini's (personally my favorite) and they seemed to change throughout the years until the current 10 spoke Marchesini gold.

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So, prior to making any radical decisions about gold powder coating or paint I've been doing a little reading about rim interchange options honestly for aestetic reasons. And I'd like a little feedback on what I came up with. Here CORSE DYNAMICS Front Wheel Adapter Kit: Converts 1098/1198/SF/M1200 and many others to 1199/1299/899 Series
Is a spacer kit to adapt the front rims from several different models which is cool but my interest lies in the rear mostly. Can I use any 17x6.00" rim from the SSA models listed for the rear of my bike? Who of you has just done a rear rim and if so how does it look in contrast to the oem front seeing as how its pattern is mostly hidden by the rotor? Thanks.
 
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Hi,

You can strip the paint with chemicals and then powdercoat them Champagne-Gold.
 

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What about the Superleggera Magnesium Gold wheel colour ??

It seems that no other wheel has this kind of gold. Or none that i 've seen so far.

Please notice how the magnesium parts of the bike have the exact same colour as the wheels!

Does anyone know the color code?

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Hhmm, that a good suggestion! I was thinking about something that would have more contrast (like the attached pic) w the other parts of the bike but you've peaked my interest.. My first impressions are that the stock base rims need something more than the SL finish in order for them to stand out. Tho if I were to swap the rims maybe the SL finish would do..
 

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As you can see on the first picture i attached above , of the naked bike, it shows beautifully all the magnesium parts (frame,clutch case etc.) are of the same color and make a beautiful harmony of the gold color.

The magnesium 5-spoke aftermarket marchesini wheels have a very bright,shiny gold (closer to Ohlin's gold) and they just don't look nice on most Panigale's imho.
(they are awesome wheels though!)

Now we just have to find the color code of these specific SL wheels. .
 
Well, a good solution would be for anyone interested to take their 1199 to a pro paint shop and use a tool like that: Professional Color Analyzer

In order to "read" the real magnesium color of the metallic parts on the bike.

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