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  • How to achive Bronze/Copper lips. Help

    Ok so one of my friends is thinking about doing this, which I think is a sick idea and wish I thought about it first. But my question to you guys is what is the process on getting this look? Like this:



    I was thinking that they just got the lips dipped in Bronze or Copper and call it a day. But then again I might be wrong.

    So if any one has an idea on how to achive this look let me know thanks

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  • #2
    any shop that does chrome refinishing can plate them for you. One of the steps in a chrome finish is a copper bath.

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    • #3
      Looks cool, but I bet it is very high maintenance.

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      • #4
        So you would say this is copper platted and not Bronze platted..

        I really like this look

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        • #5
          Those wheels look like a candy/clear powdercoat on the lips.

          If you were to bronze or copper coat the lips, you'd probably want to seal them or clear coat them right away since they will oxidize super fast.
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          • #6
            I'm not sure if it's the same idea with wheels but I get stuff like that anodized for my bike.

            Love the idea though.

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            • #7
              It also looks more anodized to me but I'm not familiar witht he prcess other than what a pain it can be to remove sometimes.

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              • #8
                1. Those are not copper lips.

                2. I believe it's a dark orange annodized lip, which is actually pretty easy to do, you just have to find a shop that has that color in thier inventory. http://www.chicagoanodizing.com/ for reference I think you can actually see the color.

                In order to rock a copper lip you'd need to first have it completely polished, 2nd go to a chromer and get it dipped in copper (first stage of chroming) and then get it really brightly polished again, and then immediatley go get the lips either painted or powdered or annodized to hold the finish.

                Copper is prone to oxidation which turns raw copper from it's orange color into the color of the statue of liberty....

                T to be honest, that might look incredibley hot on your car btw, white with white center and oxidized copper lips
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                • #9
                  even with the black centers you have now, it might look incredible, just give a hint of a green accent
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                  • #10
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                    • #11
                      depending on the car, coffer would look cool once it turns green. Would look awesome on a rusty bmw or the like
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                      • #12
                        mhmm def. is not copper, but +1 to the oxidized lips would look sweet
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                        • #13


                          plating (not mine).

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                          • #14
                            ^^^ that looks sick, so is that copper plated? and was clear coated?

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                            • #15
                              the was a build on the vortex for those futuras. they were on a b5 silver s4 in Jersey. off the top of my head, i think they were copper plated and then anodized clear. i will try to find the link
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