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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 03:39 PM
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what do you think, this or something else on silverstone. I didn't care for my first set of enkei rims which were a gunmetal mesh. What other colors look good on SS?
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 03:39 PM
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 04:00 PM
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wow - this is exactly what I had in mind for my CS. Please post pictures on your car. What was approx price to powdercoat?
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 04:09 PM
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What other colors can you powdercoat? What do you charge per wheel?
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 04:12 PM
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Originally posted by jhau
wow - this is exactly what I had in mind for my CS. Please post pictures on your car. What was approx price to powdercoat?
I haven't figured out a price yet, but I am leaning towards $250 plus shipping, since its a lot of work to strip them down first. I think I have found a different color I want to go with, a dark pearl gray.

zand02, I can do just about any color. Until I decide otherwise (I've only stripped and done one so far, so I'm not sure how much time it will take to do a full set), I'm gonna go with $250/set.
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Originally posted by 2003z
I haven't figured out a price yet, but I am leaning towards $250 plus shipping, since its a lot of work to strip them down first. I think I have found a different color I want to go with, a dark pearl gray.

zand02, I can do just about any color. Until I decide otherwise (I've only stripped and done one so far, so I'm not sure how much time it will take to do a full set), I'm gonna go with $250/set.
So $250 for all 4 wheels + shipping?
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 04:30 PM
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tell me where to ship my wheels i will send them to you as soon as you need =) i would like these done ASAP! it looks great =)
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I have a local powder coater so, I will check on his prices first, I am thinking shipping will be around $125-150 for return shipping. + you have to pay for unmount, remount which could be upwards to $80 more. Man this is getting expensive!
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I understand.

btw, for anyone else, 18 is as big as I can go.

and, still looking for color suggestions on a silverstone.
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Rays Diamond Black?

BTW, Nice job! Now I know who to send my Brembos to if I ever need to get them powdercoated.

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Originally posted by Queenz350Z
Rays Diamond Black?

BTW, Nice job! Now I know who to send my Brembos to if I ever need to get them powdercoated.
Like westpak's, which I just did today????
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downsizing the picture really makes it blurry!
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Old Feb 17, 2005 | 04:09 AM
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Originally posted by 2003z
Like westpak's, which I just did today????
Those look great....I would love to have some Brembo's to match the Daytona Blue I think it would be hot. I saw the blue s/c you powdercoated, it looked good imo, but I would want a closer match to DB. Keep up the good work. BTW-on those Brembo's do you get a new set of stickers for them?
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Originally posted by Alberto
Those look great....I would love to have some Brembo's to match the Daytona Blue I think it would be hot. I saw the blue s/c you powdercoated, it looked good imo, but I would want a closer match to DB. Keep up the good work. BTW-on those Brembo's do you get a new set of stickers for them?
That blue I did is an exact match for the color.(without metallic though) We didn't go with blue on westpaks car because he tracks it a lot and his gold brembos had turned copper, so we figure the new powder will darken and he would have a funny blue. I've held the db I make up to a db car and its perfect. As for the brembo logos, they are painted on using a stencil.
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Originally posted by 2003z
That blue I did is an exact match for the color.(without metallic though) We didn't go with blue on westpaks car because he tracks it a lot and his gold brembos had turned copper, so we figure the new powder will darken and he would have a funny blue. I've held the db I make up to a db car and its perfect. As for the brembo logos, they are painted on using a stencil.
I am still very interested in doing my brembos. Do you have a way of doing the back letters yet?
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Originally posted by 2003z
That blue I did is an exact match for the color.(without metallic though) We didn't go with blue on westpaks car because he tracks it a lot and his gold brembos had turned copper, so we figure the new powder will darken and he would have a funny blue. I've held the db I make up to a db car and its perfect. As for the brembo logos, they are painted on using a stencil.
I am still very interested in doing my brembos. Do you have a way of doing the back letters yet?
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Old Feb 17, 2005 | 10:52 AM
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2003z, I PMed you with this questions, which most are answered here. The only one left is, if I have some curb rash, do you or somebody there can take care of it before the powdercoat?

Also, what color would go well with the redlines? I figured gunmetal, but it has a "dirty" look to me somehow... any ideas welcome.
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Old Feb 17, 2005 | 11:28 AM
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Originally posted by arvin
I am still very interested in doing my brembos. Do you have a way of doing the back letters yet?
no, just the rear 'b' logo still, sorry


slaponte, I have to experiment with metal filler on a curbed wheel I have, but I can't say for sure about fixing curb marks. Maybe a machine shop?
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This looks awesome! If I decide to powdercoat my rims, I'll definitely shoot you a PM.
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