Powercoating and mods
 

Well yup shes awake now that its spring,got my re 11 305s today,car is jacked up in shop,got tire off and door handles and callipers,its all going to get powder coated this week woohooooo:happydance:

The door handles aren't actually metal. They're eplated.

Can they still be powdercoated ?

What colors?

Can the handles be painted to match powdercoated wheels?

:iagree:

i think phil painted someone's handles black
that said, what colour are you getting the handles painted?

No. You can only powder coat metals

The handles are plastic and will melt. The powerdercoat process requires the metallic powder on top to be heated. get them painted instead.

actually, it depends. Some plastics can be powdercoated, if they don't melt at 375 degrees. I powdercoat plastic intake manifolds and plastic fuel rail covers and wheel centercaps from the C6 corvette. The handles may or may not melt. I've never tried to do them, but if they can handle the heat, they can be coated if the coater knows what he is doing.

that being said, mine are painted.

Thanks for chiming in mike. Shame nobody has been a guinea pig. Can you get the handles painted to match powder coated wheels?

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Lol, yes, this is correct, but 99.9% of the time, you can't powdercoat plastics, that's why I say "no"
I've done some specialty ABS plastics and some Delrin products for a company and it was ok. I just couldn't tell you the plastic used on the handles.
I'll send my spare set to a shop to see if they can analyze it

Yes

That was quick... They said they can't tell, but I can send them out to a company to check...
(Who wants to pay, LOL)

It's better to paint them! Mine are painted too

phil painted mine, give him a call. if you are taking them off yourself be mega super careful the stupid bolts inside are pretty much glued to the plastic, i ended up tearing right through it, had to super glue things back together. They still rattle abit.

Tips:

1. after painting them dont use the button on the door, it is very likely it will chip the paint
2. get ready for visible scratches on them especially if they are a dark color. If you have wide front wheels they toss debri right up the diagonal of the door through the door handles. And there is always the ocassional key or button ding on them.

Ok i was going to powder coat them black ,the same as the wheels,im going to drop everything off monday so ill ask him then when he see s them

Wheels are done,callipers,rotors,door handles ,I'm pretty happy with the finish product,tomorrow it all goes back on ready for monday audio install yihaaaaaaa
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Wheels look really good.:tup:
Where did u get them done? Cost?
U can pm if u want.

Beauty! I may get my winter set done as well
What's next? :tup:

Wheels are on and the calipers and new rotors,im very happy with the end resultshttp://i1308.photobucket.com/albums/...ps7b72a2dd.jpghttp://i1308.photobucket.com/albums/...ps45adec39.jpghttp://i1308.photobucket.com/albums/...psed2f4b76.jpghttp://i1308.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5c77f736.jpg

Wheels. And door handles and spacers
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Looks amazing...:tup: So did you paint or powder coat the door handels?

they look painted but I'd like to know the answer to that as well

Door handle are painted magnetic black,rims are powder coated

Car getting sways and brake line kit install today along with a full spring service,and supercharger services
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Does anyody know where to buy a seibon carbon fiber hood near the gta ?

Nerermind i figured it out,i order my seibon vs11 today :yum:http://i1308.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0d6bc16d.jpg

Got my hood today but its the wrong one darnetttttt,i ordered the vs11 but got the bd insteadhttp://i1308.photobucket.com/albums/...psf6f87933.jpg

Damn that's Shitty... Getting it replaced?

Yes i want the vs11

Your rims look amazing. I really want to powdercoat mine. Is that just a gloss black? Also did they paint or powdercoat your centers?

Yes gloss black,and painted centre

Marcus, where did you order the hood from?

From bodykitz in the us

Got audio installed at ultra auto sound,them boys know what there doing it sounds crazy in there,installed focal k3's in the front and a JL tw5 sub in the back powered by a JL HD900http://i1308.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3b4cc592.jpghttp://i1308.photobucket.com/albums/...pse700167d.jpghttp://i1308.photobucket.com/albums/...ps96af71fc.jpghttp://i1308.photobucket.com/albums/...ps145be9a6.jpg

Installed red led lights todayhttp://i1308.photobucket.com/albums/...ps98426994.jpghttp://i1308.photobucket.com/albums/...ps8404f36e.jpg:tup:

How much did all of this cost?

The audio system was around $4000 but worthed every penny,the sound from the focals are priceless

Got my car back today from the shop with the vs11 seibon carbon fiber hood,i got it painted to match the car and all i can say is wowwwww i love it,the fit is perfect and looks so nice,now the grill i never painted it im not sure as to leave it,or painted red or black,any opinion??http://i1308.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3545abe5.jpghttp://i1308.photobucket.com/albums/...ps6676fcbb.jpghttp://i1308.photobucket.com/albums/...psecb0a620.jpg

Nice hood. If it was my car, I would paint the grill black.

:iagree: I wish you were local, I would've powder coated it for free

Ya i was thinking black too,now i need my headlights black on the inside too,any idea what way to go for this,do i get new ones or get these done up