+1 !

WoW. Thanks for the info

DAMN !! only $380 for sandblast and powdercoat all 4 wheels? I am so doing my beat-up DTM's before mounting back on summer tires ...

whats your dad's company called and where

advan crew holla




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looks great


wats the difference between powdercoating vs paint

Powder coat is paint. Think of it this way...paint you are thinking of in a can is just a pigment suspended in a liquid solution. Powder coat is utilizing only the pigment in pure powder form and making it stick through electrostatic charge.

Powdercoat is more resilient because it adheres to the aluminum better (One of the processes in powdercoating is a chemical bath which etches the surface of the aluminum). It still scratches though.

in that case why does painting it cost more, and why would one want to choose paint over powdercoat

its called surrey powder coating.
he doesnt specialize in wheels (no powder coating shops do) but hes done them in the past.
i'm not saying hes the best when it comes to wheels or anything at all because i havent seen his work other than when he does railings and industrial jobs.
also he doesnt sand blast wheels, you'll have to do it yourself elsewhere.

i'd probably recommend a shop more experienced with coating wheels instead such as rainbow.

just a heads up to anyone who is considering powder coating.
the oven will melt any plastics on your wheels.

my dad had some brown kids come and he warned them to make sure they remove any plastics, and they thought their rivets were metal.
they were plastic and melted obviously and it was their own dumb fault.

Paint doesn't cost more, powder does.

Hmm, do they charge by wheel or size or what?
Would love to do that to my 22incher 2 piece wheels.....
Or you guys think I should paint it?
Got some nasty salt corrosion...want to cover it with powercoat or paint.

thanks for the comments, if you end up deciding on rainbow. I'll advise you give him as much time as possible and like one of the members here mentioned, maybe slip him $50. I'm finding more flaws with the finish, I hope it'll last more than a season haha..

you should get it sandblasted and cleaned first, painting or powdercoating won't solve the corrosion issue.

wow that looks great, and it's a lot cheaper than i had anticipated! makes me regret selling my rota c8's haha.

Only reason I stayed away from PCing is it's known to weaken the rigidity of the wheels. Again, if it's just street-driven and not being tracked often, it shouldn't be an issue.

Don't worry, if those rivets melted, those are decorative rivets and it's not a true 2 or 3 pieces wheel. You dad added a few horsepower to their car by shaving a few pounds off their wheels/rivets. :D

I've read about that too since my wheels are going to see trackdays more often than street driving, metallurgy changes can be minimized by increasing temperature of baking slowly, he knows what to do since he's done quite a few rims so i trust him.

that looks.. soo fking nice.. god damn man! money well spent!

Thats not a bad price... looks like good work too!

tried them on today! Can't go wrong with black!


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y17...n/P1060882.jpg

oh damn that is fucking sexy!

ur car is the king!

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how long have u had that FD?

i believe couple years back i remember anthony had a yellow FD too, or did he sell it

love ur car man.

I've had it for 3 years now, I don't know anyone named anthony. The only yellow fd i remember from a few years ago was a showcar fd that had SR decals on it and it was never driven.

u guys can always paint ur rims urself it costs close to nothing if you're willing to put in the time and effort

only drawback is that it is SLIGHTLY less glossy.

6Chronic4, have you done this yourself? Im thinking of painting my rims myself or getting them powder coated like above.