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763m gold paint or powder coat?
Anyone know what BMW does to get the pale gold finish on the 763M wheels? Would love to experiment and try to replicate this finish on the 437M wheels. Is this paint or another process?
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"Craftsmanship: The Frozen Gold finish is produced from an elaborate polishing process followed by the application of the gold pigment under a transparent lacquer. This creates the frozen look and incredible impression of depth."
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The color is hard to describe accurately. Based on closer inspection of some of the nooks and crannies of the wheel, it looks as if the wheel is painted a base silver, then a goldish layer is airbrushed over the top, and then a special layer of frosted clear coat. There is a YouTube video that describes somewhat the process for painting the actual body. I'm sure some of that is applicable to these wheels.
Here are a couple of shots in different light of my set which has yet to go on the car. For what it's worth, I don't think the color looks "deep" at all.....at least not my definition of deep. The lack of a regular clear coat is probably why. I would describe as very dynamic. |
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The 763m wheels have a frozen finish. Assuming it's using the same type of frozen techniques used on the frozen paint on car you might only need a clear coat.. check this link https://www.bmwblog.com/2012/11/14/m...s-matte-paint/ I have the frozen gold wheels on SO and they look more of a Champagne color than gold. |
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I saw them once in person at my dealer. I'm not one to exaggerate, but the color/finish really is unique to any wheel color I've seen before
Personally too flashy for my taste, but they do look nice |
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Richland Forged makes replicas in different sizing https://www.richlandforged.com/shop/...eel_Fitments/2 |
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1. dark primer 2. silver (which is then lightly polished) 3. clear gold 4. semi-gloss clear Because of the process itself, the Frozen Gold finish really is in a class of its own. The gold RF wheels look fantastic though. I'm sure Lyle will give you several samples if you ask, he's great to deal with. richlandforged |
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Attached is a comparison shot of our Brushed Competition Gold vs our newly released "Iced Gold". The Iced Gold, is a Matte finished Gold, along the lines of Aurum Gold via Porsche, however present, but likely a bit less "Bronze" in our formulation comparatively to the Porsche version, We really like it!!! This photo in fairly bright 4000k shop light against Alpine White, presents pretty bright/light in this lighting..... Maybe already known by those interested in this thread, but we have a full set of the M2 spec IN STOCK, ready to ship out, with no lead time!!
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Bumping this old thread. Unfortunately last night i got some curb rash on one of my 763m wheels. I have a wheel repair guy that does great work and said he can do the repair if I can get him the paint code for Frozen Gold. I have searched quite a bit but so far no luck. Is there anyone on in this group that might be able to get the codes?
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Can the process be done on other wheels?
Can I send wheels to the same place 763M's are painted? Is their method proprietary and private so no others can replicate 100%?
I'd like to get as close as possible to exact, preferably EXACT!
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Got an estimate from my local BMW Certified collision center; their estimate is $800 to respray? style 313m wheels for me. What do you think?
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I concur. However, I didn't get the detail of whether they would do a multi step process like SAI or not. How important could that be?
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I've noticed that not may people pay attention to the hue of gold from brand to brand. They just see gold. |
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