powder coating rims
 

i know its been covered before but not for a while. so i finally dismantled my bbs rm 012 and bought new 1.5 lips. what i need is a place that will media blast the barrel and the powder coat it. i want a 1 stop shop. some powder coaters dont have media blasting on site. can anyone recomend a shop that can do both? also whats the usual cost per wheel? thanks

panthers in surrey

great guys but they are really slow. they quote me 2 days to get work done and end up taking close to 3 weeks. but the result was quite good, not perfect though. i would give them A-

Nubrite

heard good things about them but havn't use them yet for anything. they did quote me a price that was 3x the amount panther quoted me. Don't know if their work is actually 3 times better than panthers

I know people that have used Rainbow Powder coating in Coquitlam,I have seen their work and it looks top notch.

^ only problem I ran into with Rainbow is that the guy works by himself, and pretty much works whatever hours he wants. Twice I made appointments to meet him but he took off for home already according to the shop next door.

wheel-fix-it surrey:thumbsup: had work done by them a few times and it turned out great

i heard painting the rims is a better option then powder coating because paint holds up better. can anyone confirm this?

Not true.

Firstly, powder coat IS paint. Think of it this way...paint you are thinking of in a can is just a pigment suspended in a liquid solution. Powder coat is utilizing only the pigment in pure powder form and making it stick through electrostatic charge.

Powdercoat is more resilient because it adheres to the aluminum better (One of the processes in powdercoating is a chemical bath which etches the surface of the aluminum). It still scratches though.

That said, powdercoating is far superior in chip resistance, chemical resistance, and corrosion resistance, than any wet paint applications.

Except PCing may affect rigidity of the wheels. There have been cases where PCed wheels fail during track session. They shouldn't pose any problems if street driven though.

What about polished chrome on stainless steel lips?

That would be due to the painter not knowing / figuring out the material of the rim. Aluminum alloy is soft and you cannot apply too much heat, there are more than one type of alloy being used, it is important for the painter to figure out which one the rim is.

LOL happened to me as well. I brought a set of Work VS-XX in for sand-blasting and powder coating, the guy quoted me 10 days, and I ended up getting the wheels back after 2 months. The quality is top notch, but the wait is quite long.

I was going to power coat, yet switched to paint for 1 reason: curbage.

It happens, and it a lot easier to fix with paint than powdercoat. Even the hardest powdercoat is not going to stop you from hitting the occasional curb.

But paint will protect u from curbage? I'm confused...
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The best powder coater I've used (for tons of bbs rm's) was the rainbow dude but yes he's difficult at times. I always blasted my own wheels tho.

I believe paint is easier/cheaper to touch-up if damaged, however....

...if you are stupid enough to curb your rims, you shouldn't even be getting aftermarket rims, let alone painting/powdercoating them....

lol ive been calling since last week and still no response! im not in the biggest rush but dont want to wait weeks to get them done either so rainobow is probably out of the question.

how much did they charge you?

anybody dealt with century powder coater in delta? they quoted me 350 to media blast and pc all 4. is that a fair price?

just buy some good paint homes and do it yourself ese.


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He wants to powder coat them, not paint...

wut :troll:

lol sorry,

he wants to powder coat, not apply wet paint.*

:thumbsup:

He could buy a $50 PC kit off Ebay, and stick the wheels in his oven. Not sure how the good the finish would be though..

Not going to work Unless he owns a bakery or he has 10 inch or smaller rims.

I heard that pc the rims can cause balancing issue as well?
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Paint is easier to touch up, powdercoat is harder to match.

I drive my car, it is not a garage queen. Curbage happens, unless you're a c'lai holding up traffic for 10 mins while trying to parallel park without hitting the curb.