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OSducky 09-20-2008 11:02 PM

Painting wheels??
 
Hello I have a question about painting wheels, I really love the SF-challenge wheels but it seems like they only make them in Gold now a days and with a Lightning Yellow car I'm not quite sure how it would look. So obviously with a LY I would definitely want to make them black if the gold's don't pan out.

The questions I have are
A) Can a shop (Tire or body shop) really paint the wheels to make them look exactly like I want them????
I want them to go from this
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i1...8/DSC02495.jpg

Into this
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i1...ColorforSF.jpg

Is it possible to get an ALMOST exact match, and will the paint be high quality? How much would it cost to make this transformation? Where would I go to get this operation done? Would it add an excessive amount of weight to the wheels? I really have no idea and would just like to get a bearing on the cost and quality that I could expect.

imput1234 09-20-2008 11:47 PM

get em powdercoated

kersh4w 09-21-2008 12:01 AM

a shop could powdercoat them bright pink if your heart so wished. (and your wallet.)

NgoRX8 09-21-2008 12:17 AM

diamond black will be a tough color to match. it'll be pricey.

OSducky 09-21-2008 03:06 AM

whats pricey though, ballpark figure, $500? $1500? $50 LOL

WhiteSnowflake8 09-23-2008 12:54 AM

i think 500 is too much, might as well get better ones that come painted that way already.

ShinkaTeen 09-23-2008 01:55 AM

gold on yellow... that might be cool try it. it'll be diffrent. but it might also look cool as hell.

joe-jitsu 09-25-2008 05:20 PM

Have somebody photoshop it first! Hell, you could spray paint them if you wanted!

But I think a black powdercoat would look good with your yellow, especially if you have tint and some other black things.

Powdercoat around here runs about 100 per wheel.

Race Roots 09-25-2008 06:28 PM

Yeah Powdercoating would be the best way to go. Paint and spray paint will chip and look like crap in a very short time.

Depending on your location we can do your wheels very cheap if you wanted.

PM me for more details.

We can do it for probably $350 shipped with professional quality.

Here are some examples of our work


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