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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 10:39 AM
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Powdercoat wheels

Anybody know where I can get a set of wheels powdercoated in 2 colors?
 
Old Jul 18, 2007 | 05:09 PM
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Don't know where you are but try Olympic Powder Coating in Santa Ana, CA.
 
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Don't know where you are but try Olympic Powder Coating in Santa Ana, CA.
Thanks. I'm on the other side of the country though.
 
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Thanks. I'm on the other side of the country though.
Try the Yellow Pages under "coatings". Be sure you discuss with the coating company the effect powder coating will have on the metal of your wheel. Paint might be a better option.
 
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dont know if you wanna drive out to N hollywood, but i am getting a set of wheels powdercoated for $65 each. centers only, lip is polished.
other places quoted around 250 each.
what color are you going with? green?
 
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If you're in or close to NJ, I can recommend a shop to paint the wheels. Feel free to PM me.
 
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Originally Posted by Mussel Kar
Thanks. I'm on the other side of the country though.
sorry just realized that you said "country", for some reason i thought you said city...
 
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Originally Posted by raffi
dont know if you wanna drive out to N hollywood, but i am getting a set of wheels powdercoated for $65 each. centers only, lip is polished.
other places quoted around 250 each.
what color are you going with? green?
Maybe green. Most likely black. I have a real good local place that specializes in wheels but they charged me $200 for one wheel last time. They want nothing to do with 2 colors though. My body shop can paint them but advised against it because powder coating is a lot tougher.
 
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Originally Posted by raffi
dont know if you wanna drive out to N hollywood, but i am getting a set of wheels powdercoated for $65 each. centers only, lip is polished.
other places quoted around 250 each.
what color are you going with? green?
Hey raffi, is this place your talking about Pyramid? I got some S tips powder coated gloss black for 60 bucks there. Let me know if it is a different place, as I might have to powder coat some wheels soon.
 
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where are u located? there are a few shops in south florida.
 
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where are u located? there are a few shops in south florida.
I'm in Mass.
 
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Originally Posted by LaCayenne59
Hey raffi, is this place your talking about Pyramid? I got some S tips powder coated gloss black for 60 bucks there. Let me know if it is a different place, as I might have to powder coat some wheels soon.
no, pyramid quoted $100 per wheel, i went to quality on atoll,
how are the tips holding up? i heard they work better with high temp paint.
 
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$200 per wheel is a rip off!!!
 
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Originally Posted by joyride
$200 per wheel is a rip off!!!
i am sure there are people charging more than that too...
mussel, why do they say they cant powdercoat 2 different colors.
one thing i am concerned about is that my place said that the clear coat on the lip may be affected when baking the wheel, i was thinking about powdercoating the lip black chrome if the clear coat bubbles or peels.
 
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Originally Posted by raffi
i am sure there are people charging more than that too...
mussel, why do they say they cant powdercoat 2 different colors.
one thing i am concerned about is that my place said that the clear coat on the lip may be affected when baking the wheel, i was thinking about powdercoating the lip black chrome if the clear coat bubbles or peels.
That was the front wheel from the RS crash. It needed a tiny bit of recon before re coating. Found a local shop that does a lot of this stuff, mostly custom. $85.00 ea. to strip, sandblast, and powdercoat in gloss black. Will even do low temp too. If I get them to him by next Tuesday I may have them back for the weekend. Going with gloss black for sure.

Not to sure what happens with two colors. Keystone was the shop that did not want to even talk about two colors. Not easy to mask I guess.
 

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