Powder coat or not to powdercoat?

motoextreme · 01-04-2010, 12:28 AM

Used to be a great guy called Sundial Powdercoating up in the Pico area. They did all the wheels, frames and swingarms for my shop back in the day. Not some hack shop that forgets to pull out bearings or fill holes.

Just make sure you're really careful with your lug holes and air valve, the extra coating may not allow your studs to fit through. We used to put old bolts in any threaded holes but wont be the case with wheels. If you go to a good shop they should know.

PS. Let us know who you end up using. I have a bunch of brackets and the frame for my new Fairlady Roadster package that I need to get done in a month or so, first I need to get the frame welded to make room for the new engine.

Good luck and lets see pics when its done.

fxroar · 01-05-2010, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by motoextreme

Used to be a great guy called Sundial Powdercoating up in the Pico area. They did all the wheels, frames and swingarms for my shop back in the day. Not some hack shop that forgets to pull out bearings or fill holes.

Just make sure you're really careful with your lug holes and air valve, the extra coating may not allow your studs to fit through. We used to put old bolts in any threaded holes but wont be the case with wheels. If you go to a good shop they should know.

PS. Let us know who you end up using. I have a bunch of brackets and the frame for my new Fairlady Roadster package that I need to get done in a month or so, first I need to get the frame welded to make room for the new engine.

Good luck and lets see pics when its done.

+1. Yeah, I'll keep that in mind. Thanks! This is something that I will definitely won't jump into until I find the right shop. I don't care if it takes month! Haha

fxroar · 01-05-2010, 10:48 PM

Alrighttt. There's this place called San Diego Powdercoat right around Santee. The guy was very friendly. He showed me around the shop and also all the available colors I can powder coat my rims. I wanted to do two different colors.. such as Red lip and everything else misty lava. But he said it's not a good idea since almost all the time.. the colors tend to ooze down and get all over each other. Is that true?

Also, he quoted me $113 per rim with misty lava. Is that reasonable?

This is the first place I went to and will be looking for others depending on how much it trully costs and if two colors is doable!

ctzn · 01-05-2010, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by fxroar

Alrighttt. There's this place called San Diego Powdercoat right around Santee. The guy was very friendly. He showed me around the shop and also all the available colors I can powder coat my rims. I wanted to do two different colors.. such as Red lip and everything else misty lava. But he said it's not a good idea since almost all the time.. the colors tend to ooze down and get all over each other. Is that true?

Also, he quoted me $113 per rim with misty lava. Is that reasonable?

This is the first place I went to and will be looking for others depending on how much it trully costs and if two colors is doable!

I am paying a little more than that per wheel but it includes mounting and balancing so I think the price is reasonable.

Perhaps the best way to get the lip a different color would be to do so after the powder coating has been done, just a pinstripe around the lip?

Mike · 01-05-2010, 11:50 PM

2 colors is very doable, as you can see with my Nismo wheels. Its a pain and a lot of extra work, but it is doable all in powder

fxroar · 01-06-2010, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike

2 colors is very doable, as you can see with my Nismo wheels. Its a pain and a lot of extra work, but it is doable all in powder

Any tips on you can give that I can pass onto the shop? He said even with some special tape..at some point during the baking process, the colors will still make their way into one another

fxroar · 01-06-2010, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by ctzn

I am paying a little more than that per wheel but it includes mounting and balancing so I think the price is reasonable.

Perhaps the best way to get the lip a different color would be to do so after the powder coating has been done, just a pinstripe around the lip?

Yeah. Actually that's another alternative that the owner told me about. But right after finding out that doing 2 colors is possible.. then I might just find myself another shop that is willing to

01-04-2010, 12:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
motoextreme Track Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chino Hills, CA Posts: 971 Drives: Nismo NO MODS! Rep Power: 369	Used to be a great guy called Sundial Powdercoating up in the Pico area. They did all the wheels, frames and swingarms for my shop back in the day. Not some hack shop that forgets to pull out bearings or fill holes. Just make sure you're really careful with your lug holes and air valve, the extra coating may not allow your studs to fit through. We used to put old bolts in any threaded holes but wont be the case with wheels. If you go to a good shop they should know. PS. Let us know who you end up using. I have a bunch of brackets and the frame for my new Fairlady Roadster package that I need to get done in a month or so, first I need to get the frame welded to make room for the new engine. Good luck and lets see pics when its done. __________________ Fast Intensions / NST / Mishimoto / Alpine / JDM / Volk / Brembo / Rotora / Seibon / Stillen / Password: JDM / KW / MR Works / RAW / Sun Auto / B&M / Amplified Motorsports

01-05-2010, 10:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
fxroar Track Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 525 Drives: '10 40th Anniversary Rep Power: 17	Alrighttt. There's this place called San Diego Powdercoat right around Santee. The guy was very friendly. He showed me around the shop and also all the available colors I can powder coat my rims. I wanted to do two different colors.. such as Red lip and everything else misty lava. But he said it's not a good idea since almost all the time.. the colors tend to ooze down and get all over each other. Is that true? Also, he quoted me $113 per rim with misty lava. Is that reasonable? This is the first place I went to and will be looking for others depending on how much it trully costs and if two colors is doable! __________________ Fast Intentions / K&N / Blox / Evo-R / Uprev / Forgestar 19" F14 / R40 / NST / Z1 / SDCE / H&R / Kenwood / ISS Forged 20" FM10R

01-05-2010, 11:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mike The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Loganville, GA Posts: 5,944 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 2186	2 colors is very doable, as you can see with my Nismo wheels. Its a pain and a lot of extra work, but it is doable all in powder __________________ NISSAN: 75 280Z / 86 300ZX GLL /87 Sentra SE / 03 350Z / 23 Z Porsche: 93 968 / 23 Macan GTS / 93 968

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