homemade powder coated rims

[kiakarimi]

I want to have my 97 GSX rims powdercoated, and i was looking for a place to do them, then i got to thinking... I bet that with a can of really nice high quality spray paint, some clear coat, and alot of tape; I could make my rims nicely powdercoated so no one would know that i did it myself. I know its not good to go cheap on performance, but i don't see why not with something like this. What do you guys think?

 

[Patryk]

i posted about this a few days ago.


http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=31220

 

[kiakarimi]

oh thats awesome man! thanks! Have you done it yet or anything? I don't think i need to stripper cause i don't think these rims have any paint on them.

 

[Patryk]

Originally posted by kiakarimi
oh thats awesome man! thanks! Have you done it yet or anything? I don't think i need to stripper cause i don't think these rims have any paint on them.

no i have not done it yet because when u read the duplicolor website it says temperatures need to be from 59 to 85 with no humidity. Its only 16 degrees here.

 

[ECLIPSE4x4]

DOES ANYONE DO A DAYUM SEARCH ANYMORE. SHEESH

 

[nellystyle]

this may help you too, found it on this site a while back bookmarked it:

http://home.attbi.com/~Apexi9999/formztsi/wheels.html

 

[vertGST]

that aircraft remover is some serious stuff. i got some on my leg somehow when i was polishing the lips on my rims and sheesh did it burn. i had to hose off my leg. feels like it is eating the skin right off your body.

Brendon

 

[nellystyle]

yea that shit's no joke, i got some on my hands when i was stripping the rims and didn't realize what the itching was until it started BURNING like a bastard.. guess gloves couldn't hurt

 

[stock1g4g63]

Hey, has anyone ever thought about having a body shop paint their wheels? To match the car paint, I mean with prepping, and clear coat, and everything so it's all shiny. Maybe like Maaco or something.

 

[chrysler kid]

holy shit this thread is old

 

[TechT]

stock1g4g63,I had my 1st of 5 stars painted by a frined of mine that does paint/body work....He only charged my $75 for 4 wheels.Lately i've been using teh rattle can.Since i've changed colors like 5 times already....I might say i've gotton pretty damn good at it too.

 

[stock1g4g63]

How did it come out? Do you have any pictures of it with the body shop paint job?

 

[92BaSeBoMBeR]

If my rims have some mean scratchs and a small chunk or 2 missing, can i just fill it with bondo or epoxy?