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I want a bronze-ish finish to my standard silver alloys. Should i spray paint them or powder coat them? Anyone done this before?

powder coat, doesn't cost that much and you can pick from many colours at places that do it. Looks much better and would last longer than spray painting.

thanks.
yeh, ive always thought powder coating wouldve been the way to go. do you have any idea how much it will cost for 4 wheels? anyone?

I think it was like $25 - $40 a wheel ... but this was a few yrs back and only going from memory!

I got charged $40 a wheel for powdercoating but ended up spending $55 and they put a clearcoat over the top and the results are much better.

Peter.

Depending on the result you are after, powdercoating may not be the way to go.

If you are looking for depth and shine, especially in a metallic finsh, you would be better off spending the money on spraying in two pack.

If your looking for a long lasting satin finish then powdercoating is the way to go.

I've seen wheels powdercoated that were supposed to be copper /bronze but came out more looking like brown.

You could probably get broken old rim from the wreckers for nothing and use it as a test. spend the forty bucks to get it powdercoated and check to see if your happy with the result.

Hope that helps.

Depending on the result you are after, powdercoating may not be the way to go.

If you are looking for depth and shine, especially in a metallic finsh, you would be better off spending the money on spraying in two pack.

If your looking for a long lasting satin finish then powdercoating is the way to go.

I've seen wheels powdercoated that were supposed to be copper /bronze but came out more looking like brown.

You could probably get broken old rim from the wreckers for nothing and use it as a test. spend the forty bucks to get it powdercoated and check to see if your happy with the result.

Hope that helps.

I have a set of rims that were 2 packed in white, use them for track with DO1's, they get heavy brake dust and all the other crap off the track.

A little Meguiars and they come up beautifully.

Powdercoating while durable is also brittle, so I think it would be prone to chip on a wheel, where 2 pack has not.

My experience

baron

I just refinished some wheels using the new Holts Duplicolour wheel paint.

http://www.duplicolor.com/projects/howto_wheel.html

You cannot get the damn clear in this country yet.

The big lesson that I re-learnt is that you need to strip the old paint/primer/filler off the wheels in order to have it look good. I didn't quite get it all off and they look like crap up close. Still, it was a learning experience, and I learnt.

No idea how the duplicolour will age, but since it is a polyurethane, it should be as tough as hell. It went on over etch primer, so it ain't coming off anytime soon.

well, i would like a gun metal grey against a red car. im still not sure. how much is it to paint?

costs me $40 to powdercoat per wheel.

ncmx5 wrote:well, i would like a gun metal grey against a red car. im still not sure.

Like mine?:

Gun metal grey looks hot on just about any car ... hard to go wrong with it.

The paint is about $16 a can. 2 cans will be enough for 4 rims. Etch primer is around $15 and one can is enough.


The key is to get the old paint, etc. off. Try a bead blaster or professional paint stripper.

So it isnt enough to just clean it throughly and paint? Gotta physically strip of ALL paint?

you get a better finish if you prep properly..if you cut corners the end result will show this.