[supman7]

My advan's were getting kinda beat up from use so I decide to powdercoat them. I found Rainbow powdercoating in coquitlam. Also, convienently there was a metal stripping place right next door B&W metal strippers. They pretty much work together so you can drop your stuff off at either location and they'll take it from there. Very friendly people, sandblasting was quick and took a couple days. However I waited about a week and a half for the rims to be coated, I guess he was busy with other jobs. So I picked up the rims today and I'm fairly happy with the finish (matte black with 40% gloss) but it's not perfect, there's a faint orange peel but I think with a good wet sand it'll turn out nice.

It cost me $380 total so I can't complain, $260 for blasting and $120 for coating. Overall I thought rainbow and B&W were great, being friendly and easy to deal with was definately a big selling point for me.

Hope this thread helps with people that are considering powdercoating over painting.

Before:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/supman/P1060782.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/supman/P1060780.jpg

After: (sorry about the dust on the rims, didn't wipe them)
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/supman/P1060862.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/supman/P1060859.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/supman/P1060860.jpg

[NSX]

Nice

[hotong]

is powder coating cheaper?

[c4@urdoor]

They look good, and you can complain about anything when it only cost $380 for sanblast prep AND powdercoating.

He must have really rushed the paint job if he managed to leave some orange peel with powdercoating. Then again, $120 paint job, can complain. I wonder if they would take their time and do a better job if you slipped him an extra $50 or something. I personally cant really see any orange peel form the pics. Obviously in person it would be easier to judge.

[supman7]

Powdercoating is much cheaper.

He took quite awhile to finish them so I don't think he rushed it, but again for the money it's pretty awesome.

[SpuGen]

$380 per wheel or total?
I'm assuming each wheel.

[c4@urdoor]

Powdercoating is much cheaper.

He took quite awhile to finish them so I don't think he rushed it, but again for the money it's pretty awesome.

Just cause he had them for a long time doesn't mean he was working on them the whole time. Probably had them stashed in the back of the shop, since its a low price job, he was busy doing more profitable jobs. A week later, he happened to notice them and said, "Damn, I better just finish these and get it over with" and finished the job in an hour.

Trust me, I know how shops work. ;)

[supman7]

spugen: $380 all four wheels, sandblasted and powdercoated

c4: yea you could be right, i'm happy with the end product so that's ok

[c4@urdoor]

Dayum, for all 4, fuck the minor orange peel, that's a dirt cheap job.
I personally would have slipped him another 100, and said take your time please, and avoid orange peel, if I was picky.

[KayC]

nice, I just picked up my rims from rainbow too! i got 40% gloss 60 matte too. But yea only complain is that it took a while when he said it would only take a week.

[JSALES]

nice!

[skyxx]

See, This is a nice honest review on some shops out there :)

For the priced you pay, I would never complain about the work. Especially at that level of finish they had. I'm tempted to do it.

[Leopold Stotch]

Omg I'm so lazy I really want to do this
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[3seriesBeeM]

that looks like a pretty nice job. Rims look good and price is awesome

[azn_boix]

looks awesome! put them on and post some pics!

[supman7]

^ thanks man :), I'll mount in a few days

[iRomey2]

Wow! The difference is amazing. Great deal for $380 :thumbsup:

[ShyGuy]

do they repair curbage?

[supman7]

do they repair curbage?

I didn't have any curbage, I don't think they do that type of wheel repair there unfortunately. You'll have to take it to Green's or any other wheel repair shop.

[J____]

i love rainbow!! when i had my centers done, the guy even gave me a roll of tape for free so i can tape up the lip myself and save me $50 for him to do it. great guy and awesome product!

[Gh0stRider]

wow...looks great.

[RollingStone]

Looks amazing! Good job!

[wasabisashimi]

is powdercoating stronger than regular painting? I went to Panther's machine LTD in surrey, they charged me way more ($600) including fixing rim scratches..

[SaviorSelf_666]

Supman pics of the wheels on the car man!

[unit]

Powdercoating is much cheaper.

He took quite awhile to finish them so I don't think he rushed it, but again for the money it's pretty awesome.

my dad owns a powdercoating company. washing, drying, spraying, and curing takes maybe 1 hour.

[Mkhun]

Supman pics of the wheels on the car man!

+1 !

WoW. Thanks for the info

[buddy]

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 ...

[wasabisashimi]

my dad owns a powdercoating company. washing, drying, spraying, and curing takes maybe 1 hour.

whats your dad's company called and where

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

advan crew holla




:thumbsup:

looks great


wats the difference between powdercoating vs paint

[JiggaZed]

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.

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

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

[unit]

whats your dad's company called and where

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.

[unit]

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.

[JiggaZed]

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

Paint doesn't cost more, powder does.

[Pumbaa]

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.

[supman7]

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..

[supman7]

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.

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

[spoon.ek9]

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

[flagella]

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.

[BEEB]

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.

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

[supman7]

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.

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.

[umpadupa]

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

[Benz_05TSX]

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

[supman7]

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


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/supman/P1060882.jpg

[Ikkaku]

oh damn that is fucking sexy!

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

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


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/supman/P1060882.jpg

ur car is the king!

:thumbsup:


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

[flagella]

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


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/supman/P1060882.jpg

love ur car man.

[supman7]

ur car is the king!

:thumbsup:


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

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.

[m4k4v4li]

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.

[Redlines_Daily]

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

[JiggaZed]

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.

That's the only drawback??

Powdercoating is far superior in chip resistance, chemical resistance, and corrosion resistance, than any wet paint applications...

[boombastic]

Wheels look great, would you consider selling them?

[supman7]

Wheels look great, would you consider selling them?

lol I was trying to sell my RS's awhile back so I could get some black rims. I went this route instead, thanks for the interest though.

[hi-revs]

damn! the wheels look awesome after powder coating them, and looks especially nice on your FD.

[azn_boix]

SICK!!

[m4k4v4li]

ive had mine for about a year with 0 chips and i drive on the highway everyday to school

just put lots of layers on. you pay for PC and say u curb them or chip them... im assuming ur gonna drop another 3-4 bills to get em redone? i just touch it up once a year looks fine

unless its a show car or something don't paint them

http://www.revscene.net/forums/album.php?albumid=260&pictureid=1543

[JiggaZed]

ive had mine for about a year with 0 chips and i drive on the highway everyday to school

just put lots of layers on. you pay for PC and say u curb them or chip them... im assuming ur gonna drop another 3-4 bills to get em redone? i just touch it up once a year looks fine

unless its a show car or something don't paint them

http://www.revscene.net/forums/album.php?albumid=260&pictureid=1543

If I was dumb enough to curb my wheels, I wouldn't buy aftermarket wheels in the first place.

[m4k4v4li]

did i hit a nerve? just offering an alternative. props to u on ur pro driving skills and PC rims:thumbsup:

[JiggaZed]

did i hit a nerve? just offering an alternative. props to u on ur pro driving skills and PC rims:thumbsup:

I'm not saying it in a bad tone. I'm just saying, people who are dumb enough to curb there wheels shouldn't be buying aftermarket rims let alone painting/powdercoating them. That's all:thumbsup:

BTW, I didn't PC my rims, I bought them matte black.

[Shun Izaki]

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


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/supman/P1060882.jpg

that's fricken sick. but shouldn't you be photoshooting next to my parent's place in coq?

I always see your car parked next door hahaha... /stalker

[Greenstoner]

where can i fix my curbage and how much would it be ?

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

apparently spoke to a buddy of mine, he mentioned powdercoating is more linmited in terms of choosing the color vs paint.

Thinking getting my valve cover painted/powder coated

[Leopold Stotch]

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

not hard, but it is time consuming, if you want to do it properly you'd have to sand it down a few times. and be good with a spray can.

try to do it in warm weather or in your garage possibly, but be careful in your garage for obvious reasons.

[supman7]

that's fricken sick. but shouldn't you be photoshooting next to my parent's place in coq?

I always see your car parked next door hahaha... /stalker

oh haha that's my gf's place.

You must be the owner of the rsx, I saw you and your buddy with the sti changing to summers last time

[supman7]

where can i fix my curbage and how much would it be ?

I'm not sure how much it'll cost but i'm guessing it's to the degree of damage.
Probably average $100 per wheel

try these guys
http://www.pantherwheels.com/
http://www.greensautomotive.com/

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

panther, nu, green are the most popular rim repair in town


they'd all be $250 + per rim, no $100 dollar crap. maybe some ghetto shop, but not from those 3 with well known reputation.

first they have to fix the curb, welding the aluminum, sand it, sand down the entire rim than finally repainting it.


took mine to NU and it was great $230 after taxes with discount, mounted and balanced


Nu-Brite Industries Inc
3-9535 190 Street,
Surrey, BC V4N 3S1
Tel. : 604-888-3630

[supman7]

250 a rim? you must be missing a spoke or something haha. I've been to Green's a few years back to repair curbage on my one of my wedsports and it definately did not cost 250.

also they couldn't of sanded down the entire rim/paint it when I was at greens because the sa-90's has a blue ring decal around it, you can't just replace that. So I'm sure they use some other technique to avoid repainting the whole rim and keep costs low for the owner. Again, it could be related to the degree of damage so best bet is to call the shop yourself!

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

LOL


i took my advan in the other day, basically a 6" curb on the very outtery rim.


:D paint matching was great, absolutely flawless

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

$175 for panther is the benchmark for refinish as their starting point. Special finish rims, polish, chrome, will all be extra +++++++ So slightly cheaper than NU, like $40 bux cheaper :D



bent rims cost ++++


EDIT :


for ur weds, that i dont know. I know for mine they repainted the whole thing at nu. Think of it this way, when you have a scratch mark on a bumper, they are not going to spot paint that side. They will paint the entire bumper, otherwise the paint aint gonna match. Old paint vs new paint is very hard to do

[vo_hantu]

Matt lets do photoshoot! I uploaded some new pics of my new setup on fbook! Rims look good!!!
-Vince

[supman7]

$175 for panther is the benchmark for refinish as their starting point. Special finish rims, polish, chrome, will all be extra +++++++ So slightly cheaper than NU, like $40 bux cheaper :D



bent rims cost ++++


EDIT :


for ur weds, that i dont know. I know for mine they repainted the whole thing at nu. Think of it this way, when you have a scratch mark on a bumper, they are not going to spot paint that side. They will paint the entire bumper, otherwise the paint aint gonna match. Old paint vs new paint is very hard to do

yea I had the same thought but they did an incredible job, there was no way in telling it was curbed at all, it's magic ;).




Matt lets do photoshoot! I uploaded some new pics of my new setup on fbook! Rims look good!!!
-Vince

I'm always down for a photoshoot vince, hardtop is too ballin' :thumbsup:

[wasabisashimi]

250 a rim? you must be missing a spoke or something haha. I've been to Green's a few years back to repair curbage on my one of my wedsports and it definately did not cost 250.

also they couldn't of sanded down the entire rim/paint it when I was at greens because the sa-90's has a blue ring decal around it, you can't just replace that. So I'm sure they use some other technique to avoid repainting the whole rim and keep costs low for the owner. Again, it could be related to the degree of damage so best bet is to call the shop yourself!

I believe for the volks or weds with stickers on rim ( ex : TE37), They will take that off and you can buy replacement stickers from Volks or weds distributor

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

except replacement stickers are hella expensive..like $70 bux for all four plus taxes

[jtanner_]

Oh my god it's soo sick on your fd! That thing is sex
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[Shun Izaki]

oh haha that's my gf's place.

You must be the owner of the rsx, I saw you and your buddy with the sti changing to summers last time

Yup, small freaking world. My parent's were like, don't you know that guy? You both have loud cars and stuff (asian parent's attitude)...

Also the other guy with us was Raid3n with the jdm Tii FC.

Apparently I heard of your car first through alfred who was at tuning spirit before, met him in HK this past dec, and he told me to say hi.

You'd rarely catch me at that place now, coz I don't live there anymore. I remember the day I came back from vacation, I was like, "why the hell is there a black teg parked in my driveway?" Lol...

Good times...
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[AzNightmare]

wow, incredibly nice rims! that's a good powdercoat job

[supman7]

I believe for the volks or weds with stickers on rim ( ex : TE37), They will take that off and you can buy replacement stickers from Volks or weds distributor

That's wierd, I've read that Mackin Industries does not sell volk decals to the public. You can only get 3rd party ones on the internet.

Also, I don't think local wheel shops have the resources to get the japanese factory decals but I'll be very impressed if they did.

http://www.halfmile.co.jp/wheel/weds/weds_sport_sa_90/sa90_ts17_b.jpg

This is the blue ring I was talking about, it's not something that's easy to replace. The turn around time was very quick so there's no way they can order it and put it on within that time limit. JDM parts take forever to arrive, I'm sure most of you know what i'm talking about!

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

hmmm i guess you stand correct, "THAT' specific part im guessing they didnt bother touching it since it wasnt damaged

[supman7]

Yup, small freaking world. My parent's were like, don't you know that guy? You both have loud cars and stuff (asian parent's attitude)...

Also the other guy with us was Raid3n with the jdm Tii FC.

Apparently I heard of your car first through alfred who was at tuning spirit before, met him in HK this past dec, and he told me to say hi.

You'd rarely catch me at that place now, coz I don't live there anymore. I remember the day I came back from vacation, I was like, "why the hell is there a black teg parked in my driveway?" Lol...

Good times...
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Oh haha.. I didn't see raid3n, I've met him a few times when he came by Takeda.

Yeah your dad and my gf's dad are pretty good friends I believe. I think he asked my gf's dad to park the integra there while you guys were on vacation to make it seem like there were people still at the house.

I'll be sure to say hi next time I see you :thumbsup: