ni$mo350

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I'm getting the curb rash taken care of then I'm pretty much cluesless. I talked to a well known powder coating shop and they said that they don't feel comfortable doing 2 colors (black with a red lip) and that I should get it all powder coated black then take it to a pin striper and have them hand paint it red then re clear everything. Is this the best process? or are they BS'ing me on not being able to do 2 colors?

silvernole12

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If they don't feel comfortable then that means they don't think they can do it to a level that would be acceptable to a customer. They have to do some pretty good masking to do it right. The process they suggested would probably be the easiest way to achieve the time attack color scheme.

raf84ny

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how much does it cost (average) to get the wheels powder coated? thanks

ni$mo350

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Average from what I searched on the forum has been $200-$250 but I got quoted $40.00/wheel

raf84ny

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WOW!!! That's a great price. I've done my research and got couple of quotes here in NY, $400 for all 4 wheels, and another guy, $150-$200/per wheel + the cost of paint!

ni$mo350

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I know I was pretty stoked only problem now is that there on the different sides of town.... I have to go 30 minutes to get the curb rash taken care of, then I have to pick them up and take it to powder coating 50 minutes the other way, THEN I have to find a paint shop that will pin stripe the lip then re clear everything!!!! So after everything is said and done I don't know how much it'll be

raf84ny

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... .. . well, good luck man and post pics once all done and finished

andypandy

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Pinstriping is the better option. Not sure if it's ok to powder coat over an existing coat of powder coat, but I am aware it's basic protocol to coat over bare metal. Just like silvernole12 pointed out, masking a strip of bare metal for the TA stripe will be meticulous and perhaps deemed unnecessary from the service provider.

Murfdizzle21

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u done it yet?????????

ni$mo350

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Yup.. This was before I put my spacers and lugs on last week...

https://my350z.com/forum/media-share/342189-christmas-came-3-months-late-or-9-months-early.html

sirnick67

did they strip the old paint/chrome off or did you have to get them stripped else where?

ni$mo350

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He sent it to some guy who does chem stripping but after 2 hole days in a tank he still had problems stripping it. He said there was literally 1/16" of primer on it. Then he decided to sandblast the rest of really light.