Stock sports wheels being powder coated gold? good idea or not.

 

its been done. it looked okay on taffy white.

 

Not bad at all I think. A lot will depend on the paint job itself and the finish, though. Good luck!

 

Let's look at the cost vs alternatives.
$75-$100 a wheel to powder coat? You going for clear coat over the gold?

 

In my opinion you need to find a couple of wheel styles in the coloring you like (gold in your case) and compare the alternatives. When I got my fit I wanted black rims. I loved the stock sport wheels and originally was going to have them powder coated and cleared. After doing a bit of research I was looking at $80 per wheel (just for the powder coating, no clear) and I would be without my car for a week (I didn't have an alternative set of rims to drive on until the others were finished).

For $100-$120 per wheel I could get 16" black painted wheels, that were lighter, more attractive (in my opinion) and utilized the stock TPMS sensors.

So do some research, weigh your options and I believe you can get a set you like for the same cost and less of a hassle than powder coating the stock sport wheels. Also, I was able to sell my stock sports to someone with a base for 90% of what the new wheels cost me. So essentially, I paid almost nothing for the new set.

Food for thought.

 

True that i found some prices today i think it will be good to keep the sport wheels for winter and just in cases. I will probably shoot for some rotas.
Thanks everyone

 

Here's a better idea (I did this on my wrx on my silver rota sdrs- with gold mist!)

Keep the OEM finish... do NOT sand them or degloss them, just clean and make sure there is no wax or residue that would interfere with paint adhesion.
Use simple green, etc.

When they are clean/dry/properly masked off, use "rattle-can" paint in the desired color you want on top of the silver.

What is great about this is that you are not committed to a color. Rattle can paint will be fairly durable, but will also rub right off with a rag soaked in acetone, revealing the perfect factory finish underneath, even years down the road. Acetone does not harm factory finishes.. just rattle can paint. What's also great about this is that you can go back to the factory color or wipe it off and sell the wheels if you feel like it, and the wheels will hold their value (stock honda alloys are worth a lot of $). You will also save the cost of dismount/remount and balance.

If the factory finish is screwed up, then powder coating is a good idea.

 

That sounds pretty gnarly

 

Good idea sounds plausable!

 

I have done this on 3 different cars and it works good lol just take ur time and buy an extra can then what u think u need and keep it ever batch of spray paint is a little different color so get an extra for down the road u will prob use it

 

There you go mang!

good idea for 2 reasons

1. If you can reduce wheel weight it really helps in a number of ways (faster acceleration being one)

2. When you are done with your aftermarket wheels, you can sell them (ebay or whatever) for 50-80% of what you paid for them. With powder coat on the stockers, you will likely never get any of your investment back.