Wheels, powdercoat or paint

[haromaster87]

Hey guys,


I have 10 hole wheels on my car and I wanna keep them and get them painted like the ssp cars had, black rim with aluminum centercap. Should I have this powedercoated or would automotive paint work? Cause my brother used to paint cars and he still has all the stuff, he still paints a car here and there, so me and him could prolly do it and it wouldn't cost me anything probly. But would that paint hold up to daily driving? Cause the last thing I want is my wheels chipping and peeling. And if I just got them powdercoated, anyone know how much that might cost? Like from experience?

lmk

Thanks,
Tony

[MustangOwner]

Hey guys,


I have 10 hole wheels on my car and I wanna keep them and get them painted like the ssp cars had, black rim with aluminum centercap. Should I have this powedercoated or would automotive paint work? Cause my brother used to paint cars and he still has all the stuff, he still paints a car here and there, so me and him could prolly do it and it wouldn't cost me anything probly. But would that paint hold up to daily driving? Cause the last thing I want is my wheels chipping and peeling. And if I just got them powdercoated, anyone know how much that might cost? Like from experience?

lmk

Thanks,
Tony


Well i personally love powdercoating... And i would do that. But it will cost you alot more then you could just paint them for. And if you prep your rims right the paint will last just fine. Its up to you. Its more of a hassle to get them powdercoated also.

[haromaster87]

Yeah I was thinkin that. I'm sure for what I would pay for powdercoating I could buy a new set of rims. The point of painting these is to make em look cool and save money. lol My bro will know all the prep work, so we'll see. I'm still open to experiences/suggestions!

[83mustangconv]

powdercoat them, it will last a lot longer than paint.

[merk]

i heard most shops wont powered coat alum rims anymore because of the heat thats needed to bake the powder. It supposibly weakens the rim.I guess the alum cant take the 400 degree metal temp needed. There have been a few accidents where they have found that to be the cause of the a rim breaking. I think is was mentioned in another forum.

[ricko302]

Yes, you have to be careful about heating up aluminum. For instance, when welding aluminum you have to know if the aluminum part is going to be subject to temperatures above 150 degF to know what filler metal to use.

Use good automotive grade paint instead of powder coating. I had a little over $100 in materials for painting a set of a few years back. They were beautiful and lasted.

[1147]

Instead of powder coated you look into getting then anodized.

[anthonydalrymple]

Yes, you have to be careful about heating up aluminum. For instance, when welding aluminum you have to know if the aluminum part is going to be subject to temperatures above 150 degF to know what filler metal to use.

Use good automotive grade paint instead of powder coating. I had a little over $100 in materials for painting a set of a few years back. They were beautiful and lasted.

X2. A quality urethane \ polyurethane <spelling?> will do just fine for a long time. The only thing you have to worry about is the guy's mounting the tires; you don't want them using the old style metal spoons to mount the tire on the freshly finished rims ..:eek: