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04-12-2018, 05:44 PM
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Anybody Powder Coated Your Wheels?
just had my brembo's painted red and the guy (friend of a friend) mentioned he uses someone that could powder coat my wheels in a gun-metal gloss grey finish. I have never seen any wheels that were powder coated and was wondering how it looks?
anybody? thanks Loop
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04-12-2018, 05:49 PM
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Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Red Hot Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: San Fernando Valley, CA
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I have it done for customers quite frequently and they look beautiful. A lot more durable then the crappy factory painted ones. And you have options for colors and finishes (Gloss, Matte)
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04-12-2018, 05:51 PM
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Drives: 2015 BVM Camaro 1LE (2SS/RS) Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Leesburg, VA
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I've seen plenty of powdercoated wheels that really look good and others that look really bad. My biggest concerns would be that the person doing the work understands these are aluminum wheels so the process is slightly different as far as materials and oven baking temperatures than steel. If they don't do it right, air can bubble out of the aluminum and cause pin sized imperfections on the wheel. Second concern is that the person doing the work might think you are joe schmo and will settle for low quality work. If not applied correctly, powdercoat can glob up and look too thick in places. Some forum members have mailed in wheels to shops that are really good with wheels like these and have gotten amazing results. I'd search around for recommendations. You are probably looking at $100-$150 per wheel for good work.
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04-12-2018, 07:19 PM
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Drives: Tesla M3 LR-AWD [Former 1SS owner] Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Miami
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I've thought about getting this done at some point as I like my factory wheels. I've seen pics online and they look great. I definitely want the glossy look. Also wouldn't mind getting the calipers done in blue or red.
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04-12-2018, 07:33 PM
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Drives: Camaro and Mazda CX3 Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Tampa Bay
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If done right they look amazing. I’ll never go back to paint again for wheels.
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04-12-2018, 07:36 PM
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Drives: 2016 Hyper Blue 2SS Join Date: May 2012
Location: North Dakota
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It's far superior to paint. I had my 5th gen wheels done and they held up awesome. When I bought my 6th gen with factory black paint I was disappointed after a few thousands miles and already had paint chips. Look to spend around $500 to have them done and including the cost of rebalancing.
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04-12-2018, 07:54 PM
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Drives: 2017 BLACK ZL1 A10 Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Chicago
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I had my HRE FF04's powder coated from their liquid silver to their dark bronze (IPA).
My powder coater did an amazing job, and you can't tell that it didn't come that way from HRE. Check out my album if you want to see them,
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04-12-2018, 08:43 PM
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Drives: 2023 Radiant Red Tintcoat 2SS Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Oro Valley
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Time for a shout out to Detroit Wheel and Tire. I’ve had the last two sets of wheels powder coated “black chrome”. Beautiful work!
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04-12-2018, 09:00 PM
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Had my factory wheels, lugs and calipers powder coated. Look great, had them attempt to match the factory Mosaic black stripes, so in the sun you can see metal flake.
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04-12-2018, 09:53 PM
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Drives: White ZL1 Convertible Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Mooresville, NC
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Mine are being done now, can’t wait! 450.00 including mount & rebalancing.
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04-12-2018, 10:10 PM
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04-12-2018, 10:21 PM
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Drives: 2017 Camaro SS Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Saint Louis
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Anybody know of a good shop near Saint Louis? I am willing to travel if the job could be done in a day (I don’t know the timeline).
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04-12-2018, 11:18 PM
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Drives: Kubota 2640, 83 BMW R-65, 2017 1 SS Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Craig, MT
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I did a set so I hade spare Summer/Perf tires already mounted....And my All seasons for cold weather. Bought a set of 2016 rims that had been on a race car. Cleaned them up, removed all the tape a weights and had them powder coated what was supposed to be a gunmetal grey. Came out FAR lighter than I cared for. But still....durable and they look great.
I would suggest CAREFULLY choosing from the postage stamp sized color samples. Well worth it though. |
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04-12-2018, 11:28 PM
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Drives: '16 2SS / '05 SRT10 Ram / '65 bu Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Philthy
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My Forgestar dragpack in Gloss Black powdercoat before mounting.
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