Powder Coating Vs. Painting Wheels

**2K2 Rally Blue** · 11-22-2004, 11:20 AM

I'm thinking about powdercoating or painting my wheels a deep Bronze colour.

Anyone know where this could be done?
How much it would cost?
Good idea/bad idea?

Alternative suggestions other than shelling out $$$$ for new wheels?

Frank tell me about when you got your S2K wheels painted.

**RN2NVS** · 11-22-2004, 11:26 AM

its cheaper to paint your wheels
also in some cases u have a better selection of colours
however its not a strong as powdercoat

any body shop could paint them for you

i got mine painted
which turned out amazing and is still holding strong to this day
however they told me there was like an epoxy glue in the primer to help it seal better (not sure if this made a difference or not)
another suggestion would be to have them clear coat the wheel a couple times..that would deffinately help them last longer

**Sal** · 11-22-2004, 11:34 AM

Powder coating cost me less. I saved $30 per wheel over painting.

Powder coating is 10x stronger than painting and has teh same selection of colours.

I powder coated mine and they came out amazing plus you never have to worry about paint chips or brake dust eating away at the rims.

**MartinGouda** · 11-22-2004, 11:44 AM

i painted my..cost 5 bucks...looks AWSOME...i could do a better job but if they ever flake or get scratched i just bust out the tremclad and touch em up in two seconds

**RN2NVS** · 11-22-2004, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sagaboy77

Powder coating cost me less. I saved $30 per wheel over painting.

Powder coating is 10x stronger than painting and has teh same selection of colours.

I powder coated mine and they came out amazing plus you never have to worry about paint chips or brake dust eating away at the rims.

how much did u pay for powdercoating?

**Sal** · 11-22-2004, 11:47 AM

$70 per wheel but i had to take the rubber off before taking them the wheel

**RN2NVS** · 11-22-2004, 11:53 AM

they wanted 400 to paint your wheels
what a fucking rip off

and thats a good price for powdercoating
were they able to get any colour
cause ive seen a few of places that cant do certain colours

**Sal** · 11-22-2004, 11:55 AM

yup painting cost an arm and a leg here in windsor.

They can get you any colour. Just make them make up a test sample first.

**RN2NVS** · 11-22-2004, 11:57 AM

mike what kinda bronze u gonna get
post examples

**Burrcold** · 11-22-2004, 12:00 PM

hmmm powdercoating for that cheap eh? how long do they need the rims for?

**Sal** · 11-22-2004, 12:17 PM

they kept mine for 3days

**MartinGouda** · 11-22-2004, 12:19 PM

i am tellin you guys...2 cans of tremclad...take about an hour... if you do black you dont even have to mask off your tires...looks sooo clean..make your rims look cooler but the thinner the rims the better

**RN2NVS** · 11-22-2004, 12:20 PM

im sorry martin u cant compare
$5 spray paint to a professional job

**MartinGouda** · 11-22-2004, 12:24 PM

your words....

"it looks tough...almost like it has a lip...so much better"

and i can comper them in value...5 bucks for a nice looking change...its well worth it... 400 bucks for the same look with a bit more attention to detaill..i would rater buy the rims i want used for 500 and then have two sets... keep in mind with the right jewish attidude you can hook up a nice set of used 17's for less than 700

**RN2NVS** · 11-22-2004, 12:34 PM

[quote="MartinGouda"]your words....

"it looks tough...almost like it has a lip...so much better"[quote]
that was ratko

Quote:

Originally Posted by MartinGouda

and i can comper them in value...5 bucks for a nice looking change...its well worth it... 400 bucks for the same look with a bit more attention to detaill..i would rater buy the rims i want used for 500 and then have two sets... keep in mind with the right jewish attidude you can hook up a nice set of used 17's for less than 700

u cant compare them in value..it was 280 not 400 first of all
for the price of powdercoating you are getting something that looks nicer and way last longer

**2K2 Rally Blue** · 11-22-2004, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RN2NVS

mike what kinda bronze u gonna get
post examples

I will have to research this a bit more....I really don't know exactly. the 2.5 RS Impreza came with nice colour wheels so something like that. I'm really not decided yet on the exact shade, but I know I would rather lose the silver look of the stock wheels but I want to keep the stock wheels.

Also, say I get this done over the winter (I plan on getting snow tires on steelies, and then in the down time, maybe get this powder coating business done). If I need to replace the stock rubber on the already powdercoated wheels, will the tire swap damage the powder coating, or should i wait until I need new rubber on the stock wheels to get this done?

11-22-2004, 11:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
2K2 Rally Blue Location: Oshawa, ON Posts: 496 Join Date: Oct 2003 Last On: 05-09-2007 11:23 PM	Powder Coating Vs. Painting Wheels I'm thinking about powdercoating or painting my wheels a deep Bronze colour. Anyone know where this could be done? How much it would cost? Good idea/bad idea? Alternative suggestions other than shelling out $$$$ for new wheels? Frank tell me about when you got your S2K wheels painted.

11-22-2004, 11:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
RN2NVS Moderator Location: Toronto Posts: 10,244 Join Date: Aug 2003 Last On: 06-30-2008 09:41 PM	its cheaper to paint your wheels also in some cases u have a better selection of colours however its not a strong as powdercoat any body shop could paint them for you i got mine painted which turned out amazing and is still holding strong to this day however they told me there was like an epoxy glue in the primer to help it seal better (not sure if this made a difference or not) another suggestion would be to have them clear coat the wheel a couple times..that would deffinately help them last longer __________________

11-22-2004, 11:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
Sal Location: Windsor Posts: 2,231 Join Date: Oct 2003 Last On: 11-21-2008 04:46 PM Vehicle: 07 Dakota 2nd Vehicle: 02 Celica GTS	Powder coating cost me less. I saved $30 per wheel over painting. Powder coating is 10x stronger than painting and has teh same selection of colours. I powder coated mine and they came out amazing plus you never have to worry about paint chips or brake dust eating away at the rims. __________________ Let it not be said dat I iz a man dat does not care.

11-22-2004, 11:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
MartinGouda USE THE SEARCH FEATURE!!! Location: Streetsville Posts: 12,023 Join Date: Oct 2003 Last On: 06-02-2008 02:41 PM Vehicle: DelsolTurboN2O 2nd Vehicle: Talon TSI AWD	i painted my..cost 5 bucks...looks AWSOME...i could do a better job but if they ever flake or get scratched i just bust out the tremclad and touch em up in two seconds __________________ www.martingouda.com.... the rumors are all true...

11-22-2004, 11:47 AM	#6 (permalink)
Sal Location: Windsor Posts: 2,231 Join Date: Oct 2003 Last On: 11-21-2008 04:46 PM Vehicle: 07 Dakota 2nd Vehicle: 02 Celica GTS	$70 per wheel but i had to take the rubber off before taking them the wheel __________________ Let it not be said dat I iz a man dat does not care.

11-22-2004, 11:53 AM	#7 (permalink)
RN2NVS Moderator Location: Toronto Posts: 10,244 Join Date: Aug 2003 Last On: 06-30-2008 09:41 PM	they wanted 400 to paint your wheels what a fucking rip off and thats a good price for powdercoating were they able to get any colour cause ive seen a few of places that cant do certain colours __________________

11-22-2004, 11:55 AM	#8 (permalink)
Sal Location: Windsor Posts: 2,231 Join Date: Oct 2003 Last On: 11-21-2008 04:46 PM Vehicle: 07 Dakota 2nd Vehicle: 02 Celica GTS	yup painting cost an arm and a leg here in windsor. They can get you any colour. Just make them make up a test sample first. __________________ Let it not be said dat I iz a man dat does not care.

11-22-2004, 11:57 AM	#9 (permalink)
RN2NVS Moderator Location: Toronto Posts: 10,244 Join Date: Aug 2003 Last On: 06-30-2008 09:41 PM	mike what kinda bronze u gonna get post examples __________________

11-22-2004, 12:00 PM	#10 (permalink)
Burrcold Location: Toronto Posts: 6,419 Join Date: Oct 2003 Last On: Today 12:00 AM Vehicle: 08 Lexus IS250 2nd Vehicle: 08 Acura CSX	hmmm powdercoating for that cheap eh? how long do they need the rims for? __________________ Sold: 2004 Infiniti G35C

11-22-2004, 12:17 PM	#11 (permalink)
Sal Location: Windsor Posts: 2,231 Join Date: Oct 2003 Last On: 11-21-2008 04:46 PM Vehicle: 07 Dakota 2nd Vehicle: 02 Celica GTS	they kept mine for 3days __________________ Let it not be said dat I iz a man dat does not care.

11-22-2004, 12:19 PM	#12 (permalink)
MartinGouda USE THE SEARCH FEATURE!!! Location: Streetsville Posts: 12,023 Join Date: Oct 2003 Last On: 06-02-2008 02:41 PM Vehicle: DelsolTurboN2O 2nd Vehicle: Talon TSI AWD	i am tellin you guys...2 cans of tremclad...take about an hour... if you do black you dont even have to mask off your tires...looks sooo clean..make your rims look cooler but the thinner the rims the better __________________ www.martingouda.com.... the rumors are all true...

11-22-2004, 12:20 PM	#13 (permalink)
RN2NVS Moderator Location: Toronto Posts: 10,244 Join Date: Aug 2003 Last On: 06-30-2008 09:41 PM	im sorry martin u cant compare $5 spray paint to a professional job __________________

11-22-2004, 12:24 PM	#14 (permalink)
MartinGouda USE THE SEARCH FEATURE!!! Location: Streetsville Posts: 12,023 Join Date: Oct 2003 Last On: 06-02-2008 02:41 PM Vehicle: DelsolTurboN2O 2nd Vehicle: Talon TSI AWD	your words.... "it looks tough...almost like it has a lip...so much better" and i can comper them in value...5 bucks for a nice looking change...its well worth it... 400 bucks for the same look with a bit more attention to detaill..i would rater buy the rims i want used for 500 and then have two sets... keep in mind with the right jewish attidude you can hook up a nice set of used 17's for less than 700 __________________ www.martingouda.com.... the rumors are all true...