To paint or not to paint? If so, what color?

[muddermilitia]

I'm putting a set of 37" hummer tires on my M1009 and my new wheels from Summit showed up today. Here is the truck in question:


And these are the wheels I got: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/PCW-52-65883/?rtype=10

So I'm pretty sure I don't want to leave them as is but what color should I paint them? Flat black or Olive Drab?

 

[dfl701]

i would wait and see how they look, if they dont look good flat black!

 

[76zimmer]

I would wait also, they may be powder coated....

 

[muddermilitia]

Guess I should clarify, I have the tires already and I got the wheels today. If I'm gonna paint them, I would rather do it before I mount them. I'm pretty sure the wheels are powder coated gloss black, not painted. So how hard is it to re-paint powder coated wheels? Maybe it's more work then it's worth.

 

[ktmoutfront]

Mount them and get them muddy. After that, it will not matter.

 

[Never Satisfied]

Mount them and get them muddy. After that, it will not matter.

Sounds like the least amount of work and the most fun

 

[obijuan]

a heavy scuff of powder would be ok. and i would scuff em up and use a matte clear and be done.

 

[AJMBLAZER]

Just sorta hold one in place somehow and take a look at it.

I have OEM 2007 GM argent silver (grey) 16's on Big Ugly and I was all about painting them...glad I didn't because they grew on me and now I like the contrast to the camo.

 

[muddermilitia]

Just sorta hold one in place somehow and take a look at it.

I have OEM 2007 GM argent silver (grey) 16's on Big Ugly and I was all about painting them...glad I didn't because they grew on me and now I like the contrast to the camo.

I see what you are saying. My brother is gonna take a tire/wheel and mount them at work tomarrow so I will throw one on the truck to see what it looks like

 

[muddermilitia]

Mount them and get them muddy. After that, it will not matter.

Why didn't I think of that!!

 

[mudboggink5]

I would leave them alone.

 

[496truck]

I voted to leave them as is.