I have considered powder coating my factory rims black and was looking for opinions on this. My Z is black(for 15 min after I wash it). If anyone has had this done to their rims, what kind of price am I looking at? Or does anyone know of any 17" black rims that look good on our car for around the same price? Thanks

 

Stripping and powdercoating all four wheels will probably cost from $200-$400 I don't know of anyone who has done this to the stock 17" wheels. There's someone who did it to 18" wheels. There are even pictures in one of the threads here.

 

Another question, on a black car, would the rims look better gloss or matte black? I also read something about putting a clear coat on the rims? good idea?

 

clear coat on rims is a bad idea, just as painting them... the asbestos in the brake pads will eat away at paint and clear coat... poder coat is the best bet.

 

actually clear coat over a powder coat is good... never heard of brake pads eating it away. I also had no idea they still put asbestos in pads, you sure about that? they try to stay away from that stuff these days...

most factory and aftermarket rims have a clearcoat.

powdercoats are nice and durable to impact, but not so much to chemicals, oil on the road, or even wax is not so safe for powdercoat, but paint(clear paint) protects the powder coat from these things so you can treat your rims like youd treat any other painted part of your car.

 

Huh??? Powdercoat not resistant to chemicals??? I've been using powdercoat in engine bays for years. The powdercoat was exposed to engine oils, gasoline, brake fluid etc and never had a problem. The only reason I could imagine putting a clear coat on powdercoat would be if you used a metallic flake in it to resist oxidation.

AFAIK brake pads do not contain asbestos anymore.

 

we charge 350 to powder coat rims black...

here is mine...



i have a set of gunmetal 18" that i can send you and you send me back your stock 18"s

it takes us a week or 2 to powder coat wheels...

i have a pic of a car we powdercoated its stockers black on my work computer... but im 3000 miles away

 

Powdercoated 18's from Performance Nissan. The best thing i have done to my Z so far.

 

color up close

 

That looks sooooo trick, I love it. I wonder what 17s would look like... on a black coupe ...mmmm

 

i did mine too ... I LOVE IT!

 

My 18" powdercoated gloss black

 

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kbirdsong

where did u get it done??? and how much???

do they do color blueeeeeeeee

 

Any powdercoating shop will do it. You can get virtually any color. Big ones can even color match to your paint.

 

got it done with me

 

how much Jason???

and where are u at

i want gun metal bluee

do u have a pix

 

i want gun metal blue for my PPB

 

Gunmetal Blue?

I have a set of rims just like kbirdsongs ready to go for a core exchange.. i take your stock 18's and take the tires off.. put them on the new rims.. you go home...

$450 plus mounting and ballancing for the 18" gunmetal...

whats gunmetal blue?

 

i want gun metal blue on 18" OEM track rims


do u have that color????