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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 05:56 PM
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Powder Coated Rims

Just got the factory wheels powder coated matte black, they came out even better than i thought.
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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 06:27 PM
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Welcome to the DARK side !

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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 07:26 PM
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how much did that cost you to get done?
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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 08:28 PM
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why pay for it when you can do it yourself... it take like 3 hr of your time and $10....
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Old Oct 25, 2009 | 11:23 AM
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expo1- thanks!, this is definitely a pretty sweet change.

I only had to pay 100$ for the tire unmounting/mounting and balancing. I am pretty good friends with the son of the powder coating shop owner, I helped him out with a few of his IT issues and he got this knocked out in a day. Not sure what the standard price is normally to get rims powder coated.

As far as painting vs powder coating i am sure each has its pros and cons.
Im sure painting them would have yielded similar results. But from what i have seen from powder coating these wheels is that they look like they came matte black from factory, no drips or blemishes its a perfect finish. The paint wont flake or chip unless i curb one of the rims. I definitely recommend getting this done it completely changes the look of this car.
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Old Oct 25, 2009 | 11:45 AM
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mine is flat black i did it like 3 months ago and it havent chip peel nothing... also no drips or blemishes ill post pics up in a bit....
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Old Oct 25, 2009 | 12:20 PM
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Mine cost $275 for all four and still look good four years later.

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how much did that cost you to get done?
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Old Oct 25, 2009 | 01:18 PM
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yup powdercoating lasts forever lol ... my paint had been on for like 3 years thught with no problems except a gas spill that messed one up so i redid it
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Old Oct 25, 2009 | 02:31 PM
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yup powdercoating lasts forever lol ... my paint had been on for like 3 years thught with no problems except a gas spill that messed one up so i redid it
Were your wheels cleared? If so then the paint should have been fine.
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Old Oct 25, 2009 | 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by unknownflash
Just got the factory wheels powder coated matte black, they came out even better than i thought.
Looks good but you need better pics
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Old Oct 25, 2009 | 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by pdxhak
Looks good but you need better pics
these should be a bit better.
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Old Oct 25, 2009 | 06:41 PM
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Were your wheels cleared? If so then the paint should have been fine.
yeah they were cleaned and i had quite a few coats of paint on em too and never had a problem but then i spilled gas on one of em and it left blotches not very noticable but i knew they were there
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Old Oct 25, 2009 | 07:37 PM
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^It was just on the driver rear wheel right?
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 02:05 PM
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where is a good place to get this done at in houston texas
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