Powder Coat?

[zedwheels]

Looking forward to the summer now and thinking of a wheel refurb, (again!!) had a recommend off a friend
about Powder coating the alloy wheels as an alternative, so done a visit to a local firm who specialise
in this and must say was pleasantly surprised at the finish, was really good and half the cost of the
usual wheel refurb!
Has anyone else tried this method ?

 

[bessieblue]

sounds good, want to get mine done soon. powder coating seems the best bet

 

[Jack Ratt]

It's very common to see motorcycle wheels powder coated and they look ok so there's no reason your car wheels wouldn't look the same. I suppose it's just the choice of colour

 

[zedwheels]

From what i seen of the choice the colours are no problem, high gloss finishes and even a carbon fibre look!!
I will be having mine done for sure.

 

[g8jka]

I had my winter wheels done last year in a sparkly silver powdercoat. The finish is excellent and the cost was even better, £30 a wheel including removing and refitting the tyres.







And the sparkle shows up in the sun or under lights

 

[t-tony]

This may be a silly question to those who might know the answer, but, is it possible to get wheels done in two colours ie Shiny silver rims and the centre (spokes) done a different colour?

Tony.

 

[hard top]

And the sparkle shows up in the sun or under lights

I like that, that looks bloody good......

 

[Aceman]

I had my last Z3 wheels powder coated in that hi sparkle finish and they were superb, I would highly recommend powder coating as it is very durable and there are such a number of finishes to rival any normal spray job any day.

 

[oldcarman]

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Looking forward to the summer now and thinking of a wheel refurb, (again!!) had a recommend off a friend
about Powder coating the alloy wheels as an alternative, so done a visit to a local firm who specialise
in this and must say was pleasantly surprised at the finish, was really good and half the cost of the
usual wheel refurb!
Has anyone else tried this method ?

yes,

I had my last Z3 wheels powder coated in that hi sparkle finish and they were superb, I would highly recommend powder coating as it is very durable and there are such a number of finishes to rival any normal spray job any day.

Planning on doing my own wheels, have gun and powders plus blaster to clean. 20 or so min in oven at 400* don't use the wife's buy an old one. Turn out great. Kids building my Model a race car will be powder coating everything not getting painted. JIM

 

[zedwheels]

This may be a silly question to those who might know the answer, but, is it possible to get wheels done in two colours ie Shiny silver rims and the centre (spokes) done a different colour?

Tony.

Not sure Tony but i wouldn't think it a problem, just a matter of masking off i would believe!

 

[andyglym]

Just had my wheels fully refurbished and powder coated with added sparkles, well happy with the result and highly recommended.

 

[zedwheels]

More than happy with the powder coat and told that its more durable. Nice finish Andy Didn't go for
the lip gloss finish myself though, but it does look good.

 

[billz]

Brian what did you go for. Hope its very similar to the originals

 

[ZTec]

I had my winter wheels done last year in a sparkly silver powdercoat. The finish is excellent and the cost was even better, £30 a wheel including removing and refitting the tyres.







And the sparkle shows up in the sun or under lights

They look the dogs. Where did you get them done for £30, I was quoted £65 each.

 

[zedwheels]

Brian what did you go for. Hope its very similar to the originals

Yes Bill same as OEM and now minus the kerb deco.

 

[billz]

Dont think the Alpina wheels would look right other than original, glad you decided to keep them that way

 

[BMBabe]

I had my winter wheels done last year in a sparkly silver powdercoat. The finish is excellent and the cost was even better, £30 a wheel including removing and refitting the tyres.







And the sparkle shows up in the sun or under lights

Omg love these We have the same alloys and carbon look inserts!!

 

[spurs fan in a coupe]

Powder coating all the way for me

From this



To this



From BVJ engineering (Luton area) for £200, wheels balanced and new tyres fitted. Powder coated to colour of my choice

Very happy.



Not everyone's taste but I think they'll look good, £200 well spent for me, I don't think I'd ever get them this good and certainly not in enough hours to make saving the money worth it.

 

[David Cullen]

powder coating is certainly the way to go, very robust paint and great finish so the wheels are easy to wash and keep, DO IT!

 

[oldcarman]

It's so tough when applied properly I took a hammer to a bunch of samples I had and not one scratch after a lot of banging away on them. JIM