powder coated rims...
11-28-2015, 06:01 PM
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powder coated rims...
The factory flat-black rims on my FX-2 looked good, but I always thought glossy black would look better, so...
I had them powder-coated gloss black.
I like them much better this way.
Here is a before...and after.
I had them powder-coated gloss black.
I like them much better this way.
Here is a before...and after.
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11-28-2015, 07:48 PM
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11-28-2015, 08:12 PM
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Looks great!
Currently trying to "restore" a set of Motometal M0951's (18x9 ET30) that the chrome was SHOT on by NE salty winters here with powdercoating.
Going to use a textured/wrinkled black. Considered getting the STX/FX4 18" rims done in black (if they don't work out). That seriously makes me think MORE about it!
Nice!
Dealing with outgassing on the MO951's right now...but the wrinkle itself looks damn sweet!
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Currently trying to "restore" a set of Motometal M0951's (18x9 ET30) that the chrome was SHOT on by NE salty winters here with powdercoating.
Going to use a textured/wrinkled black. Considered getting the STX/FX4 18" rims done in black (if they don't work out). That seriously makes me think MORE about it!
Nice!
Dealing with outgassing on the MO951's right now...but the wrinkle itself looks damn sweet!
Joe
11-28-2015, 10:51 PM
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11-29-2015, 05:37 AM
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$90 each, including the inside "barrells".
I actually prefer the white letters. Other than the mega-expensive and crappy stock "Scorpions", these Goodyears were the only tires I could find in this size with white letters.
I think blackwalls are boring.
I actually prefer the white letters. Other than the mega-expensive and crappy stock "Scorpions", these Goodyears were the only tires I could find in this size with white letters.
I think blackwalls are boring.
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11-29-2015, 11:27 PM
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Looks slick, I've got the same flat black stock rims on my 13 fx4 and they start looking very dull too soon after a nice wash.
Any reason you didn't opt to do it yourself vs pay 90 per wheel? Can't imagine it would be too difficult.
Any reason you didn't opt to do it yourself vs pay 90 per wheel? Can't imagine it would be too difficult.
11-29-2015, 11:54 PM
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I don't have an oven to put them in...and I work about 70 hours a week, so I would rather spend my little time off doing something else. Plus, $90 seems pretty cheap for what the guy does at the powdercoat place:
He chemically dips them for a couple hours to remove the old paint, pre-bakes the wheel to get any potential outgassing out of the way, then primes and sands the whole wheel with some kind of primer that is supposed to prevent any further outgassing bubbles in the finished wheel.
They sure look perfectly smooth and shiny to me, so $90 seems inexpensive overall to me.
I don't mind paying a professional for good work.
He chemically dips them for a couple hours to remove the old paint, pre-bakes the wheel to get any potential outgassing out of the way, then primes and sands the whole wheel with some kind of primer that is supposed to prevent any further outgassing bubbles in the finished wheel.
They sure look perfectly smooth and shiny to me, so $90 seems inexpensive overall to me.
I don't mind paying a professional for good work.
