Powdercoating/Painting Wheels

[NahbutsGTI]

Hi guys


Just got some rims that have been spray painted black and wanted to get them sand blasted and powder coated anthricate/gunmetal grey, or should I just get a body shop to paint them instead?

Anyone know a good place?

and what would it be worth? maybe $50-70 per wheel? I'm just guessing...

Any help is appreciated

Cheers

 

[NahbutsGTI]

Stripped the paint off the wheels myself today. Used automotive paint stripper(spray can) and then used the water blaster and it came straight off!

...and guess what I found? original paint underneath(no primer, no sanding) and gutter rash! Not really too bothered, I'll just bog it and sand it. Looks like I'll get 'em painted after all.

Should I attempt this myself? I've seen a lot of guys on here that have done it with great success, then again, I've seen some that are... questionable, at best!

Thoughts?

P.S. - I'll post some pics of before and after the clean down and the finished product when I get around to it

 

[xenogear]

i've attempted to paint my wheels myself. even wrote up an DIY on here somewhere

initially they look great. did all the prep work and tried to do everything properly from what i researched. but they don't last the test of time unfortunately. my advice would be get it done professionally

 

[NahbutsGTI]

So did you end up getting yours done professionally? If so, did you get them painted or powdercoated? and what did it cost you?

Cheers

 

[Yipp-e]

have you considered plastic dip spray cans?

 

[xenogear]

i ended up selling them, i bought some rs4 reps which i painted matt black. had them on the car for about 5 months. then decided to invest in some proper wheels.

they looked quite good. i was quite thorough when i painted them, but in the end you could see chips of paint after wear. the paint just didn't stick to the wheels adequately (at least not for my use)

 

[NahbutsGTI]

Have decided to go "El Cheapo" option and paint them myself, if they're chipped in 6 months I'll get them done properly.

Here's some pics...
They started out as matt black, with lots of crazing and chips.

Then paint was stripped

This is what was underneath the black paint, hidden gutter rash!

All Clean!

Primed, bogged and sanded to a nice smooth even finish

Painted! (the one on the right)

 

[NahbutsGTI]

Will post more pics when they are on the car!

 

[NahbutsGTI]

Put the wheels on the car and the colour was completely wrong for TR car. The wheels are going back to black!

...and after all that freakin' work!?!

 

[xenogear]

been there, feel ya pain brah