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Old 04-08-2005, 03:52 PM
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anyone know a shop in southern california that can paint my rims?
Old 04-08-2005, 03:54 PM
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Don't paint them... Powder Coat them... paint will scratch real easy and then you'll have to continue to repaint. Powder Coat will not scratch so easy.
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Originally Posted by mrbader
Don't paint them... Powder Coat them... paint will scratch real easy and then you'll have to continue to repaint. Powder Coat will not scratch so easy.
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Old 04-08-2005, 04:21 PM
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+2. In your neck of the woods, talk to Jason @ performance. They have a powdercoat shop that they work with, and are reasonably priced.
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Originally Posted by 2003z
+2. In your neck of the woods, talk to Jason @ performance. They have a powdercoat shop that they work with, and are reasonably priced.
what is a reasonable price?
Old 04-08-2005, 05:49 PM
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i painted mine and the only place that i have problems with are the lug holes from the socket scratching the paint... if i had to do it again i would powdercoat. any body shop can paint them though.
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Originally Posted by vicklunb
what is a reasonable price?
I saw in one of Jason's posts that they charge 350, which is a great price. I charge 300 myself, but I'm on the east coast. 18s are my limit, and a friend just had his 19s done at a wheel refinisher, they charged him 700, inclduing the mount/dismount and balancing.
Old 04-08-2005, 06:41 PM
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+3 on powdercoating, love it on my Maya's.
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I can get mine done for about $45 a wheel... should I be worried about that price?
Old 04-09-2005, 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by vicklunb
I can get mine done for about $45 a wheel... should I be worried about that price?
I had mine done for 40/wheel and it came out great. Much better than I expected.
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Originally Posted by vicklunb
I can get mine done for about $45 a wheel... should I be worried about that price?
Sounds like a fair price.
Old 04-10-2005, 01:51 AM
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Originally Posted by BoostTed
I had mine done for 40/wheel and it came out great. Much better than I expected.
did that include stripping? If so, thats a great price. It costs $25/wheel just to get them stripped here in atlanta, and each wheel uses about $10 worth of powder, $20 if its a 2 coat color.
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can any of you give me a guess on how much weight this would add to a wheel? i don't really know how powdercoating works.
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Originally Posted by dan-14
can any of you give me a guess on how much weight this would add to a wheel? i don't really know how powdercoating works.
less than a pound for all 4 wheels combined.
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