Powercoating your Rims in Sydney.. any info?

[JaCe]

My cousin told me about this process very popular in Malaysia called Powercoating your Rims.. he said in short, it basically costs about RM300 ($100aud) and they spray stock rims with a special lacquer called "powercoat" and can paint it whatever colour you like.

Has anyone tried it before or know anything about it? I'm curious to investigate 'coz I'm too cheap to buy white rims for my car.

[ACTI0NMAN-1]

they apply paint with ionised paint particles, that stick and bond to the item.

i'm sure someone else can give you a better description

[jdm_kid]

spray paint them yourself n save alot of money.

other wise read here - http://www.finishing.com/Library/pennisi/powder.html

or

http://www.stocktonwheel.com/powder_coating.htm

[Zdster]

Powdercoating is far from a new process. As actionman said, it is ionised particles that create a very strong finish. That being said, I have read that good spray painting will create the same sort of finish and is much cheaper (to powdercoat in Melbourne is a fair bit more than $100, plus you have to strip the existing surface). The other downside is that it is very difficult to get it off if you decide you want to change the colour of the wheels again.

[notorious_ahmie]

better off takin it to Big O tyres and payin em like 50 bucks per wheel and theyll do it all for u :)

[MRH-22A]

what? big o tyres powdercoat rims for 50 bucks each???

[JaCe]

Is this process a good idea or not for my stock Honda rims to make them look more... colour-coordinated?

[notorious_ahmie]

last time i went they told me that..could be 50-70 sounds bout right

[ACTI0NMAN-1]

i paid 350 to get all 4 done. that included clearing up any gutter rash

[MRH-22A]

sounds good... how long does the process take?

[ACTI0NMAN-1]

48hrs if they choose to bake

[JaCe]

Is that $350 for jus to repair what you got, or would that also include changing the colour? I'm seriously considering either doing it white or black... don't really like the silver.

[ACTI0NMAN-1]

$350 includes any colour you choose. excludes specialist colours like pearl ect.