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Old 01-07-2012, 11:48 PM
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Thinking about paint my moabs black what do you guys think
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Do it. Black is always better
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Originally Posted by BlakeDGKleavitt
Do it. Black is always better
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Just say no to black.

They look great on your silver XJ as is. I wish I had them.
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Originally Posted by howell454
Thinking about paint my moabs black what do you guys think
Sell them and get some black steels. Make some $$
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Originally Posted by dogger15
Sell them and get some black steels. Make some $$
Now we're talkin'!
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Originally Posted by Flowpro
Just say no to black.

They look great on your silver XJ as is. I wish I had them.
Exactly. As others said sell them and get black wheels if that's what you want. Some guy who wants Moabs as they are will appreciate you not spray bombing them black...
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that is the one thing i do appreciate about stock wheels, they know how good they look as they design them.
if they looked good black, jeep would've had them powdercoated black.

leave em raw with some decent streetable tires and get yourself a set of black steelies for your off road tires.

or you can sell them and make some decent cash.
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I wouldn't spray paint them I would get them professionally done. How much could I get for just the wheels?
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Originally Posted by howell454
I wouldn't spray paint them I would get them professionally done. How much could I get for just the wheels?
I just bought some on CL. Paid 350 for 4 that were in excellent shape.
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If you paint them black and ever want to resell them, it'll bring down their value and probably be very hard to even sell.
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Is the finish on them all ****ty, or are they in good shape?
If ****ty beyond repair, paint them. If not, leave them alone.
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The finish isn't horrible but definatly not perfect..still debating
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black moabs are sick. you should look into powder coating before you just paint em. the powder coat will last alot longer.
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Yeah I thought about powdercoating them..there is a guy down the road that does it for cheap.


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