Frid Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Am in the process of deciding whether to get my rims painted or powder coated. I called 2 different places and they gave me the same price for both. I've heard pros and cons to each and want to hear what you all thinks. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Isn't powder coating more durable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Tegeler Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 powdercoat is very durable. I Would go thst route if I were you. I have had a lot of motorcycle parts powdercoated and they hold up very well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChargerMatt Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 I say plastidip them, but that's my cheap *** talking out loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frid Posted December 26, 2011 Author Share Posted December 26, 2011 Yeah. Most people are saying that the heat used in the powder coating can hurt the integrity of the wheel thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billawd Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 You will be fine powder coating them. The powder coat can be color matched as well as paint but the powder coat will last much longer. As for the heat if the are a good quality aftermarket or OEM wheel you should have no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiterp199 Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Neither send them to me and I will take car of them. In all honesty I woudl go with powder coating. It will hold up much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rains Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Powder coating is the way to go. It is a lot more durable and will hold up better than a painted wheel. The oven that they bake the coating in reaches 1,200 degrees which is perfectly safe for steel wheels. About everything I've ever sandblasted and redone the finish on I have had powder coated. You wont regret it. I promise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiterp199 Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 The wheels on the camaro are aluminum but they will be fine as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 I was in this position when I was trying to decide what way to go with my TBSS wheels... after seeing the powdercoat on a bunch of others I began to realize that there is no way for powdercoat to have the same look/shine/depth of paint so I opted for paint. Its not that they looked bad, just that next to my paint they looked much more dull/lifeless and you really can't bring those aspects out in PC. It doesn't polish up like paint does. I wanted the wheels to be a perfect match for the rest of the paint so I had them shoot the wheels in the exact same way, with factory color and clear. So long as you care for them very well its not a concern, its not like PC resists chipping or curb-age so unless you're just doing a bad job of washing the added durability on a road car seems somewhat moot. No PC'd wheels have ever had the same shine as my painted ones did: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Wow Dylan! Those looked AMAZING! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frid Posted December 26, 2011 Author Share Posted December 26, 2011 The car is red and I'm pretty sure that I won't be getting them colored red lol. I have flat black vinyl stripes on them so I was going to go with that color for the wheels. I found a picture of someone's maro on camaro5 and I'm pretty sure I'm going to go with PC now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjoeaull Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Dylan is spot on, I had some pc,d rims a while back, they looked good but not as good as paint! But they were more durable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueGenCoupe Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 I'd Powder coat them.. just my .02 cents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diggerdan11 Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 I would go powder coat just for the durability factor. You should be able to get them powder coated gloss black and they should look great. But Dylan is right, they still wont be as shinny as paint. But Dylan also had a black vehicle and even gloss powder coated wheels would just not look as shinny compared to a black vehicle. Now yours is red so I think the gloss black would be shinny enough. Personally In my vehicle I would go Powder coar gloss black, but I have a truck and it get dirty and goes off road a bit, and I need the durability. With a Camaro durability is not as important because Im pretty sure you dont bump over curbs and go on dirt roads etc... Im going to Plasti-dip my wheels this winter (i have winter wheels on now) so I can decide if I actually want black rims or not. If I dont want black rims I will just peel the plasti-dip off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 The car is red and I'm pretty sure that I won't be getting them colored red lol. I have flat black vinyl stripes on them so I was going to go with that color for the wheels. Makes sense... if its not going to match the body color then yea... no reason to sweat the difference between PC or paint... go with the powdercoat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frid Posted December 27, 2011 Author Share Posted December 27, 2011 Will be getting them PC'd this week. They are charging me 450 to do all 4. It was the same price to get them painted. Unfortunately one guy I know (Richard Wright for those of you who know him) only does painting so I have to take it to someone else I've known for a while. Hopefully I can get them back before I go back to Korea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluezey Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 There is a place that does wheels that I was looking into and they said that they painted their wheels, because the paint was more flexable than PC, it might be an issue if you planned on taking your car to the track or something like that, stating that is why race teams usally don't run chrome plated wheels. JFYI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincenzo Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Powdercoat because it will prevent rock chips and small scratches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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