i am going to be buying a set of 15in. 98 ser alloy wheels and was wondering how much it would cost to get them powder coated black? and where i would get this done to do this dosent a shop need things like a large "oven" and a powder sprayer?
All depends on who actually does them. Around here, the average is about $50-$60 per wheel.
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but some light very light grit paper and sand down each of the wheels to rough and clean them up. Then go and buy a can of primer, painatble primer and spray each of the wheels with a light coat....Once thats done get your base coat paint and paint it on in coats. That means make it take yo about 6 sprays before the whole wheel is covered. Once that is done buy a clear coat and spray the wheels down....
Those are some rims that I painted in the same process...The paint is sold at local parts sores it has a wheel on thje outside and is made for that......
Oh and remeber to tape up the parts you dont want sprayed
what kind of paint/primer/clear coat did u use and what grit sand paper
it was fine grit
i sanded it down to a slightly rough surface, then cleaned them very well with the orange power stuff and a brush getting all the dirt off
i bought all the materials at Home Depot actually
all the paint/primer was Rustoleum
Paintable white primer
Dark Silver/Grey Metallic paint
Clear coat
be sure to be very patient.
do multiple light coats on the wheels, NOT just a thick coat.
take your time and do it right, because its a bitch do re-do.
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thanx alot hope fully i will get these wheels that i am buying from a guy in the classifides section and i know this is the cosmetic section but since im allready talking to you all do wheel spacers do anything to help the handaling of the car and if i use them will the tires rub on the lip of the fender also i dont want it to look like a getto rider with the wheels sticking straight out beyond the fender any info would be help full again i would post this somewhere else but i figure since im on the topic of wheels why not
the spacers that guy is selling will make the wheels flush with the fenders
it will look really nice, and give the car a wider stance
being that you will have a wider stance, the handling will be better
you may not feel an increase under normal driving conditions tho
i want spacers too..makes it look good IMO
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I highly recommend powdercoating over paint when it comes to wheels. Wheels take a ton of abuse and powdercoat will never chip or crack, if you hit a powdercoated surface with a hammer, the powdercoat would still stick to the dinged up metal while paint would chip off.
It's amazing what powdercoating shops can do now. They have a super mirror black that you can see your reflection in, they can do textures, chrome-look, extreme gloss and so on.
I highly recommend powdercoating over paint when it comes to wheels. Wheels take a ton of abuse and powdercoat will never chip or crack, if you hit a powdercoated surface with a hammer, the powdercoat would still stick to the dinged up metal while paint would chip off.
It's amazing what powdercoating shops can do now. They have a super mirror black that you can see your reflection in, they can do textures, chrome-look, extreme gloss and so on.
i highly agree
but with powdercoating being around $100/wheel, and painting being around $5/wheel...i just plain cheaped out on it
my VC is powdercoated, but i just couldnt afford to do the wheels
dont plan on keeping these wheels for much longer anyhow
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well it dosent mtter anymore cuz apparently i wasnt the first to pm him and hes selling them to another guy so again im stuck with the choice of buying 500 dollar wheels (still a good price) n spending all my money and not able to get an exhaust or keep my 14in. alloys that came with my car that have seen wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy to many curbs
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