Do you powder coat wheels?

mithere · 30th June 2008, 03:24 PM

Hey fellas,

Might buy some gunmetal 98 spec wheels to replace my bent wheels but I don't want them to be gunmetal - do you powdercoat them white again?

Cheers

Robbie · 30th June 2008, 04:56 PM

ahh, from what i have herd(being in the paint industry) powder coaters tell you to paint them for better strenght, and painters tell you to powder coat them lol, no one seem to want to do them, cuz there so easy to scratch them when appling wheels, but i recomend painting for better durability!!

razaman · 30th June 2008, 05:03 PM

I've had wheels powder coated before. Very hard wearing, didn't chip or flake.

Would do it again over painting. Only downside is painting has more colour choices - generally.
Raz

WingIt · 30th June 2008, 06:14 PM

Ive seen painted wheels get stone chips, whereas Powder coating seems to hold up a bit better

mithere · 30th June 2008, 06:17 PM

Sweet, cheers dudes

Tompen · 1st July 2008, 05:23 PM

My experience with powder coating on aluminium gates is that is resists chipping pretty well BUT as soon as it gets a chip its all over and the rest comes off easy as... Anyone else had the same?

Robbie · 1st July 2008, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Tompen

My experience with powder coating on aluminium gates is that is resists chipping pretty well BUT as soon as it gets a chip its all over and the rest comes off easy as... Anyone else had the same?

yeah, thats pretty much what powdercoating does, it coats over top of surface, doesnt eat into it like paint.... and in auckland, i know of alot of very poor placesm but no good ones.....

GDB · 2nd July 2008, 11:20 AM

you could find someone to swap the gun metal for white one cause the gun metal are hard to find and saves you having to paint them

Snoozin · 2nd July 2008, 11:54 AM

What about with regards to holding up to heat? I say this because my ITR wheels have turned yellow!

Colza · 4th July 2008, 04:43 PM

Mine are powdercoated, the finish is pretty good, though not perfect, there are a few pinholes.

Coating seems pretty durable though i havent done much driving on them.

Your colour choices with powdercoating are severly limited. If you want a white or a black you are ok, anything else gets a bit tricky.

Beware the test panels, the colour i selected from the panel doent really look anything like the colour my wheels ended up

Might pay to see if they have an example of the coating on aluminium as opposed to the steel test panels, i think that might have something to do with it.

30th June 2008, 03:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
mithere Senior Member 5,000rpm (VTEC Power!) Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,084 Location: North Shore City	Do you powder coat wheels? Hey fellas, Might buy some gunmetal 98 spec wheels to replace my bent wheels but I don't want them to be gunmetal - do you powdercoat them white again? Cheers __________________ Reow... reooowww REOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW W!!!!

30th June 2008, 04:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
Robbie Senior Member 4,000rpm (Taxi Drag) Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 751 Location: Manukau	Re: Do you powder coat wheels? ahh, from what i have herd(being in the paint industry) powder coaters tell you to paint them for better strenght, and painters tell you to powder coat them lol, no one seem to want to do them, cuz there so easy to scratch them when appling wheels, but i recomend painting for better durability!! __________________ Livin life in VTEC

30th June 2008, 05:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
razaman Senior Member 4,000rpm (Taxi Drag) Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 886 Location: Dunedin	Re: Do you powder coat wheels? I've had wheels powder coated before. Very hard wearing, didn't chip or flake. Would do it again over painting. Only downside is painting has more colour choices - generally. Raz __________________ I don't remember the last time I forgot something.

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WingIt Senior Member 5,000rpm (VTEC Power!) Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,365 Location: Whakatane	Re: Do you powder coat wheels? Ive seen painted wheels get stone chips, whereas Powder coating seems to hold up a bit better __________________ Mugen 無限 Equipped l TEAMFBI Yo! l 41

30th June 2008, 06:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
mithere Senior Member 5,000rpm (VTEC Power!) Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,084 Location: North Shore City	Re: Do you powder coat wheels? Sweet, cheers dudes __________________ Reow... reooowww REOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW W!!!!

1st July 2008, 05:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
Tompen Senior Member 5,000rpm (VTEC Power!) Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,130 Location: Wellington	Re: Do you powder coat wheels? My experience with powder coating on aluminium gates is that is resists chipping pretty well BUT as soon as it gets a chip its all over and the rest comes off easy as... Anyone else had the same? __________________ 1989 EF7 CRX Si - SOLD - For sale again.... 1989 EF8 CRX SiR Daily

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GDB Senior Member 5,000rpm (VTEC Power!) Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,233 Location: Auckland	Re: Do you powder coat wheels? you could find someone to swap the gun metal for white one cause the gun metal are hard to find and saves you having to paint them __________________ 97 Integra Type R 14.36 @ 98mph - 123kw

2nd July 2008, 11:54 AM	#9 (permalink)
Snoozin Senior Member 5,000rpm (VTEC Power!) Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,152 Location: Palmerston North	Re: Do you powder coat wheels? What about with regards to holding up to heat? I say this because my ITR wheels have turned yellow! __________________ 1997 DC2 Type R Integra ~ 1981 KP61 Starlet XL ~ 1972 Triumph 2000 Mk2

4th July 2008, 04:43 PM	#10 (permalink)
Colza Senior Member 6,000rpm (Max Torque) Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,236 Location: Palmerston North	Re: Do you powder coat wheels? Mine are powdercoated, the finish is pretty good, though not perfect, there are a few pinholes. Coating seems pretty durable though i havent done much driving on them. Your colour choices with powdercoating are severly limited. If you want a white or a black you are ok, anything else gets a bit tricky. Beware the test panels, the colour i selected from the panel doent really look anything like the colour my wheels ended up Might pay to see if they have an example of the coating on aluminium as opposed to the steel test panels, i think that might have something to do with it. __________________ I'm in ur loop, iterating ur variable!

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