painting alloys

harry90 · Post by **harry90** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 11:51 am

i know this has been covered before... but i couldnt find it in 5 mins so gave up....

so how much should it cost ? is it a good alternative to buying new rims (dont have much money to spend) ? does the colour wash off ? what type of paint is required ?

Post by **Supplanter** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 12:11 pm

You can get them stained or tinted I think, but a better option is getting them powdercoated, this will put up with a lot more abuse.

rock_it · Post by **rock_it** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 12:57 pm

I have a mate that will powdercoat rims for $50-80 in NSW ...

You just have to sand blast them and prep them .... That is the catch... I am thinking of doing mine black with a polished lip ....

elusi0n · Post by **elusi0n** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 1:47 pm

i just finished my set of alloys, painted them black with polished lip, took me 6 hours, 3 hours for 2 sets. Came out pretty good, ill post pictures if i can find a camera

Delvance · Post by **Delvance** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 6:14 pm

Cost ? Under $100 easy

Clean, sand, primer, paint, topcoat. Several layers of paint and topcoat...even primer if you're fussy. Took me 7 hours.

harry90 · Post by **harry90** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 6:37 pm

is there a specific type of paint that i need to get ? i assume i dont rock up to a paint shop and get the same stuff used on walls !!!

manofwood · Post by **manofwood** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 7:23 pm

rock_it wrote:I have a mate that will powdercoat rims for $50-80 in NSW ...

You just have to sand blast them and prep them .... That is the catch... I am thinking of doing mine black with a polished lip ....

Is that mates rates or rough going rate? what is required to 'prep' them after sandblasting?

Shahrez · Post by **Shahrez** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 8:55 pm

hmmm the paint i got from supercheap auto's was pretty specific. It even had a picture of a mag on the front!

rock_it · Post by **rock_it** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 7:21 am

manofwood wrote:
rock_it wrote:I have a mate that will powdercoat rims for $50-80 in NSW ...

You just have to sand blast them and prep them .... That is the catch... I am thinking of doing mine black with a polished lip ....
Is that mates rates or rough going rate? what is required to 'prep' them after sandblasting?

I can get you the same price...

I don't think you need to do any prep after sandblasting... Cause the rim is back to metal, the powder coat should stick to it....

manofwood · Post by **manofwood** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 4:37 pm

that would be great, i'm just waiting for an appropriate time to get a spare set onto my car and take the good ones off, should be next weekend. Any panelbeater would do the sandblasting yeah?

rock_it · Post by **rock_it** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 6:54 pm

Yeah, they should ... Let me know when you are ready, and I will ask the guy if there is anything special that needs to be done before they are prepped...

SchumieFan · Post by **SchumieFan** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 9:07 pm

ignore every answer above and below this post!

it is okay to paint certain rims for the fto,
deep dish can look good depending on the colour of the car and the rims,
ie a white car with black rims and black car with gold rims...

painting stock rims looks *~delightful!~*

buy new rims,

RalliartBoy · Post by **RalliartBoy** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 9:51 pm

manofwood,

when we meet up again, i'll talk to my friend and i'm sure we can get a good price as at $80 each, that's going to cost $320, i'm sure i can get a better price than that.

rock_it · Post by **rock_it** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 7:18 am

But is that powder coated or just painted ???

RalliartBoy · Post by **RalliartBoy** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 5:54 pm

Spoke with the guy today and that's powder coated with a double coat for extra protection and gloss.

If anyone is interested, let me know and i can point you in the right direction.

he does a great job and the price is very cheap.

Sugar · Post by **Sugar** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:03 pm

does he repair slight kerb rashes aswell?
even on the spokes... you have seen my wheels...

RalliartBoy · Post by **RalliartBoy** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:08 pm

Nah, he wouldn't do that but if you sand the damage back he can spray it so it looks new again.

That's what i did with the set he sprayed for me, just smoothed it out and you couldn't even tell.

I could ask him to sand it down for you but it will cost more that way.

Hey, when you going to get theat other part to me that i was going to polish....LOL.

SchumieFan · Post by **SchumieFan** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:55 pm

RalliartBoy wrote: Hey, when you going to get theat other part to me that i was going to polish....LOL.

Ahem.