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seksyjinke · 10-21-2007, 05:26 AM

im poor so im might powder coat my stock 17's

questions
1) how much does it coast around? EXPENSIVE?
2) can u have other colors, not just black?
3) what are the disadvantages of powder coating? apparently they get strached easy?

any help would be appreciated

JDMAtenza21 · 10-21-2007, 12:20 PM

Powdercoating is pretty much the same thing as painting, but with a different material (i'm not positive if the material is a powder or what).

There's two steps when powdercoating. You have to have the rims either sandblasted or glass/plastic blasted to take off whatever is already on the rims and prepare a rough surface to coat, and then you have to have them coated.

It is just as strong, if not stronger, than paint; many people have told me that it is much stronger than paint.

You can get it in any and every color you want.

It is expensive. When I was researching getting my RX8 rims powdercoated, I was quoted $240 to blast them, and $400 to coat them. That's here in RI tho, i'm sure you could find cheaper prices somewhere else.

iboo · 10-21-2007, 03:47 PM

its is basically coating the surface of a wheel with poweder, then baking the wheel to make the powder stick. it is supposed to be much stronger than paint, but it is very expensive.

bluelion · 10-22-2007, 08:53 AM

you can find places that charge about $75 a wheel. Frantic paid that much with a lil service charges and stuff. i think the total was close to $400 to coat all four wheels.

they normally have a wide variety of colors, not just black

they don't get scratched EASILY, but they can get scratched just like any other coating. quality is a lot better than spray paint so it's worth the money.

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seksyjinke Track Racer Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Australia Queensland Posts: 126 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	im poor so im might powder coat my stock 17's questions 1) how much does it coast around? EXPENSIVE? 2) can u have other colors, not just black? 3) what are the disadvantages of powder coating? apparently they get strached easy? any help would be appreciated __________________ Member of the Australian Mazda Club Association

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JDMAtenza21 Rally Racer Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 1,784 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	Powdercoating is pretty much the same thing as painting, but with a different material (i'm not positive if the material is a powder or what). There's two steps when powdercoating. You have to have the rims either sandblasted or glass/plastic blasted to take off whatever is already on the rims and prepare a rough surface to coat, and then you have to have them coated. It is just as strong, if not stronger, than paint; many people have told me that it is much stronger than paint. You can get it in any and every color you want. It is expensive. When I was researching getting my RX8 rims powdercoated, I was quoted $240 to blast them, and $400 to coat them. That's here in RI tho, i'm sure you could find cheaper prices somewhere else. __________________ 2008 Acura TL Type-S Nighthawk Black Pearl The Carbon Volcano SOLD! DO WORK

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iboo Rally Racer Join Date: May 2006 Location: dayton,ohio Posts: 1,146 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	its is basically coating the surface of a wheel with poweder, then baking the wheel to make the powder stick. it is supposed to be much stronger than paint, but it is very expensive. __________________ 2004 black mazda6 s 18" RX-8 wheels with 235/40/18 General Exclain UHP tires//Hollandia 700 series inbuilt sunroof//mazdaspeed hatch springs//mazdaspeed cold air intake//apexcone 35w 5000k HID's//led taillights//corksport shock brace//accolade sports grill//35% window tint//accolade eyelids//hyper white interior LED's//painted engine cover//painted fuse box//carbon fiber dash kit//mazda 6 club stickers//stubby atenna//2006 black tail lights//tinted side markers//piaa extreme white 194's

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10-22-2007, 08:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
bluelion Rally Racer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Houston,TX Posts: 1,105 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	you can find places that charge about $75 a wheel. Frantic paid that much with a lil service charges and stuff. i think the total was close to $400 to coat all four wheels. they normally have a wide variety of colors, not just black they don't get scratched EASILY, but they can get scratched just like any other coating. quality is a lot better than spray paint so it's worth the money.