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May 7, 2004 | 08:43 PM

HK.RX888

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Painting Rims

Has anyone painted their rims? if so how much did it cost and let see some pix!

thanks

May 7, 2004 | 11:16 PM

Kel Rx8

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check f/s section

May 8, 2004 | 12:28 AM

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um...f/s? i don't uendsrtnad ...haha

May 8, 2004 | 12:35 AM

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f/s = FOR SALE!!! :o

May 8, 2004 | 01:55 PM

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Powder coated rims, in the For Sale section, here.

May 8, 2004 | 04:19 PM

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i should've been more specific, but i wnat to know how much it costs to get ur local paint shop to paint rims. and would it look bad if it was painted ..say....brilliant black

May 8, 2004 | 05:30 PM

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Might look good! If I were you, I'd start calling around to your local wheel shops.

May 8, 2004 | 05:47 PM

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H-Omi do u remember the guy with the black 19" sf challenges? was it custom paint?

Also anyone who's painted their rims pls reply!

May 10, 2004 | 05:08 PM

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I would call the wheel manufacturer, maybe they can do it.

May 10, 2004 | 08:54 PM

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whats the difference between painting and powdercoating? anyone know? I wanna get my wheels gold. thanks

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May 10, 2004 | 10:20 PM

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take them to a local body shop
thats the best place to get them done.
powder coat them

May 10, 2004 | 11:06 PM

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H-Omi do u remember the guy with the black 19" sf challenges? was it custom paint?

Also anyone who's painted their rims pls reply!

Yes, as I recall that was custom paint.

May 10, 2004 | 11:07 PM

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whats the difference between painting and powdercoating? anyone know? I wanna get my wheels gold. thanks

Powder coating is more durable than paint - it's a thicker formula with an epoxy-like resin in it. I think. :D

May 11, 2004 | 04:29 AM

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i won't look like a bad caliper paint job right? i would barf if all my rims looked like that

May 14, 2004 | 01:01 PM

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Check this post. Canzoomer can do the black, check the link for prices. It's kindof high.

May 14, 2004 | 11:09 PM

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power coating requires the part to be baked for the paint to be set. Therefore, really large parts require a large oven.

Some have used wheel spray paint followed by clear coats.

May 15, 2004 | 04:28 AM

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Holy cow $2000 from canzoomer....

I'm guessing a big oven will cost me a xuckload huh..

Thanks for the replies ppl!

May 15, 2004 | 10:34 AM

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p.m me i have someone that can do it for way less than that.
they are called usa wheels
one of my wheels are there now and im thinking of doing by brakes next week.

May 15, 2004 | 03:33 PM

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are they in nj? what are you getting done to your wheels?

I'm not going to take any actions yet....i mean i haven't even gotten my rims yet...but kel pls keep us posted on what usawheels is doing for u..