Painting Rims
10-07-2009, 12:38 PM
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Painting Rims
Does anybody know of a good shop to get rims powder-coated? I would like to powder-coat black the stock 17" seven spokers that came on the '03 base/enthus without paying too much (these are winter rims). I spend the week in Bethlehem PA (18015) and the weekends in Valley Forge oustide of Philly (19312), so any place near either of those locations is fine. Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks.
10-07-2009, 02:25 PM
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I was going to get mine powder coated, but I dont have a second set of wheels to swap out while I get my tires unmounted, take them to get coated and baked, tires remounted and balanced, THEN put back on the car. Dont underestimate the power of the can, man.
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10-07-2009, 02:35 PM
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guys what u think about black rims with red liped on a daytuna blue z with the nismo line? if u wana see the car chek my pics
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I called up and they said "it depends on the wheel" I guess size and width matter to them? They gotta charge you for the extra couple grams of powder for a 19" vs an 18"
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i did my rims myself and it turned out really good, just like they said all u need to do is take ur time for the paint to heal and then clear coat them
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So I just talked to sales over at www.redstarmoto.com and they quoted me for $85/wheel including the sandblasting and powder coating. That seems pretty expensive, but they do come off as being very professional. The rep argued that powders are much better against fighting road salts and things of that nature than clearcoats because of the material makeup. I'm still looking around getting other quotes, I really do not trust myself to use a spraypaint can on these wheels...
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So I just talked to sales over at www.redstarmoto.com and they quoted me for $85/wheel including the sandblasting and powder coating. That seems pretty expensive, but they do come off as being very professional. The rep argued that powders are much better against fighting road salts and things of that nature than clearcoats because of the material makeup. I'm still looking around getting other quotes, I really do not trust myself to use a spraypaint can on these wheels...
