| Author | Message | ||
     Nick Bowerman (Nickb857) New Member Username: Nickb857 Post Number: 19 Registered: 12-2003 |
I dont know if this goes in technical section or another one but i thought i would just put it here. I am thinking about getting my wheels powder coated black but i am not sure if i want to go through with it yet i wanted to run it by you all first and see what you thought. Thank You Nick | ||
| Joey (Joey4420) Senior Member Username: Joey4420 Post Number: 588 Registered: 04-2003 |
I have looked at this myself, since I have a set of RRC 3 spoke wheels that I bought. I have found if you are going to powder coat them, it is cheaper to do it your self. That is if you have access to an old electric stove (one that you will not use to cook it anymore) For about $100 you can get a complete powder coating system - a 10psi supply. Just scuff sand and spray and bake. Other wise you are looking at around $50 or more per rim to have them powder coated. At least that is the price I am getting here in WV. | ||
| Dave Statler (Falconx84) New Member Username: Falconx84 Post Number: 29 Registered: 02-2004 |
what are the advantages/disadvanges of powder coating over paint? | ||
| Art Vigil (Colorover) Member Username: Colorover Post Number: 245 Registered: 02-2003 |
http://www.discoweb.org/cgi-bin/discus/show.cgi?tpc=31524&post=193728#POST193728 | ||
| marc olivares (Pugs) Senior Member Username: Pugs Post Number: 371 Registered: 12-2002 |
nick, the DIY process is a little more involved than Joey stated, typically the cost associated with powdercoating a wheel is in the prep. the wheels need to be sandblasted inorder for the coating to adhere to the metal. the price he quoted seems to be a fair going rate, the powdercoater that i use is always looking for volume jobs, so the more you have, the less the price becomes. for 5 wheels i spend around 45-50 a wheel. the pros of powdercoating , well it's easy (drop off nasty/ pick up sexy) it's has a strong solid heat treated bond and looks nice. also a good rust prohibitor (with good prep) the con is that with a poor prep any surface rust on the metal surface will eventually peel up the coating. also once scratched, the bare surface will have to be repaired with paint, as you can't spot fix PC. and the thickness of the powder will often leave a crater sized hole once scratched. in my opinion, when i comes to wheels, stick to the rattle can. good luck marc | ||
| Eric Fox (Efox1971) New Member Username: Efox1971 Post Number: 8 Registered: 01-2004 |
The problem with Powder coating a rim is that when you take them back to a tire dealer to install tires, they will likely chip the coating with their tools or wheel weights. Once you have chipped it, you can't really fix it as Marc posted. Eric | ||
| Chris Robyn (Noirovr) New Member Username: Noirovr Post Number: 26 Registered: 07-2003 |
I agree. I would also not PC rims if you were going to do any off roading. If you think, "what if I scratch my wheels?" it's just not worth it for the $$, time and effort lost. Even an errant curb scrape and you are basically screwed from a cosmetic standpoint. When I got tired of looking at my stock rims (the same thing I see on 99% of the Discos on the road), I just took a couple of cans of Krylon and voila! Touch up is easy, and the whole thing was way cheaper than PC or refinishing old wheels.  | ||
| Eric Fox (Efox1971) New Member Username: Efox1971 Post Number: 9 Registered: 01-2004 |
You could also try some "paint" that I used on the floor of my old Buick. It's called POR15 and is tough as nails and is spray/brushable, so you could do the touch-up for the occasional scratch. They make it in a few colors, but I would stick with Black like Chris above. That's pretty tough looking! Eric | ||
| Erik Olson (Jon) Senior Member Username: Jon Post Number: 591 Registered: 02-2002 |
My Discovery 1 steel spares are powder coated and I've had no problems with scratches. Cost was about $60 for the set of five. e | ||
| Dave (Plain2000dii) Member Username: Plain2000dii Post Number: 77 Registered: 05-2003 |
I'm not really sure what POR-15 is but the guys over on the porsche board use it all the time and swear by it as "tough as nails". I think its more like an undercoating but works very much like paint. 1st time i've heard it mentioned here |
