can I see any stock fd rims powdercoated? either gold or bronze on a black car. Any other pictures of other colors would help too! thanks!

 

FD3Smaniac car

 

man.. I love that.. is that professionally powdercoated? or how did he go about doing that to his rims?

 

i love the stock wheels personally.. i just wish the rears were wider.. like a 16x9.5 or something then id never switch to aftermarkets!!

 

I just called my local powdercoating place and they gave me an estimate of $110 per rim! and it would take 2 weeks to finish.. is this worth it? I was thinking of getting some engine parts polished too while I was at it.

 

dude, thats crazy $110 per rim? for that price they better have it done on that same day. The usual price I've seen is $75 per rim, and the figuring generously. But for $440 just for powder coat, i don't think its with it.

 

yeah, i got a quote for 90 per but that is with the base color and clear, or 70 with just the base color.

 

Woooww thats awesome!
i thought about getting me some bronze rims for my black fd but i think i might just do same after seeing this..

 

damn I knew it was expensive but its the only place that does it my city. how can I do this with a "homemade last forever job"

 

some speciality tool palce like harbor freight has powder coating machine you can buy

 

It's not hard to rattle can them. Clean them super well, mask off the tires with some newspaper, and spray away. You may get bits scraped off the lip when you have new tires installed, but it'll be minimal and an easy touch-up. You may even be able to prevent the tire machine from scraping the lip by putting a layer of masking tape around the lip beforehand.

 

I just wanted them to look like the rims came stock with the car you know? I want them professionally done even if it is over-priced. Would powercoating the rims make them withstand a little more abuse than spray job?

 

yes.. powdercoating will help the rims withstand more than a paint job.. but its not going to protect them from say... curbing or anything. i used to powdercoat out of my garage when i was in the states. doing it yourself is great.. if you have time.. but its NOT CHEAP to get into.. i invested around 1500 bucks just to get started.. and that was buying used tools.. oven.. etc etc. 110 each is expensive unless that includes cleaning, coating, and clearing. depending on the workload.. 2 weeks is a long time at a professional shop. i would usually turn around valve covers in about 3 days.. but thats doing everything myself and working full time. powdercoated parts done right look amazing.. i intend to get tons of crap on my car done.. but i wont be doing it myself.. its just too much of a hassle for me. id rather pay someone else to do it. maybe you can talk to them and see if you get multiple stuff done if you can get a discount.

 

i wanted my rims powder coated at one point... they run anywhere from50-100 a rim... avg price is like 65-75 a rim

 

440 isn't too much, consider what a new set of wheels cost.