There is a powder coating business right down the road from me. I am thinking about getting my sport wheels powdercoated. Any thoughts?

 

powder coating is better than painting because it bakes a ceramic onto the wheels so less likely chance the wheels will chip. what color you going to powder coat them?

 

powdercoat them black

 

what if its a yellow-orange car, or two toned, black isnt always the way to go like im thinkin marroon body and some-how, marron with black trim maybe? vice versa?

 

Well i havent decided on a color yet. Probably black. And my car is Black(just read my user id ) Just dunno if i want flat black or gloss black.

 

id go with gloss black, flat black just looks too ghetto

 

Anyone have an idea of what i should expect to pay per wheel?

 

I powdercoated my rims on my supra, the guy charged me $40 a wheel. They turned out great and still no chips years later.

 

Lemme get some opinions on how the Fit sport wheels would look powdercoated gloss black on nighthawk black fit.

I guess for about a week or so ill be riding around pretty ghetto...Will have to do one wheel at a time

 

If anything go gunmetal instead of the black so there is some contrast to the color I work at a body shop and we do on accasion paint wheels and the custumers are always happy but powdercoating is better but I am not sure If I would powdercoat my stock wheels, mabey some gsr blades or mesh spoke's or something, cause for the price I rather buy a wheel that nobody else really has then powdercoat them in a color they dont come in to be different

 

you could go to the junk yard and get any civic/integra wheel so you can do the all at once

 

If you wheels have curb rash, do you have to fix them first? I am assuming most powdercoating shops are not in the rim repair business.

 

Well i like the sport wheels, and since i had to pay $700 for em im not just going to throw them away which is why i wanna powdercoat them..

 

If the curb rash is not deep you will be fine. Any good shop will sandblast off the old finish first, and then the coating could fill in any rash. My last 2 vehicles I powdercoated the stock wheels, was real happy with the results. I'd almost do my stockers if I could get a real good match to body color. never looked into it though

 

I'm not a fan of colored OEM wheels.

 

same. the beauty about oem is to have...well...oem. If you want to go a different color I would either sell the sport ones and buy some new gunmetal wheels or buy some new wheels and keep the sports for a different season.

 

Power Coat FTW =) my TE37s are =)