Powdecoating stock rays

ARrado15 · 05-01-2016, 11:26 PM

I've been in a dilemma over the past month on whether to fork over the money to get my rims powdercoated, or paint them myself. The only reason i'm against powder coating is I do not want them to crack after the powdercoating process. Would the rays hold up well to the powdercoating process? Also, how long should the powdercoat last?

Patrickz34 · 05-02-2016, 05:12 AM

I used to powdercoat for a living and can assure you not to worry about wheels cracking if you take it to a shop that knows what theyre doing. Wheels would only crack if they were extremely overbaked and I mean exceeding the 10 minute cure time by a lot, as well as overheating the part. It rarely happens. With that being said, I dont recommend spending 300-400$ for a 1/2 stage coat on stock wheels.. If you plan on keeping them in the long run then by all means, but I would just save the $$ and paint them if you have plans on changing them in the future.
Powdercoat can easily last 5+ years.

Mike · 05-02-2016, 01:02 PM

what he said. I'm also a professional powdercoater, though mostly retired from it myself. I have a set of 4 350Z Rays wheels that I have powdercoated twice and they have over 15000 hard use track miles on them.

Brendan · 05-02-2016, 02:24 PM

Powder coating will hold up many times better than anything you can do yourself. If you want to change the color of your wheels, powder coating is the correct way to do it.

ARrado15 · 05-02-2016, 04:15 PM

Yea I plan on keeping them for a while. I love the look of them just want them to be either satin black or pearl black. I got a quote from a legit powdercoater for 400 which includes mounting and balancing. They do everything in shop, and are highly recommended so they should know what they're doing.

bflo370z · 05-02-2016, 05:18 PM

I'm having my stock Rays powdercoated right now. I was having the same dilemma as you and decided to powdercoat. Only thing downfalls vs painting them yourself is you're without the wheels (and car) for about a week and cost. I plan on buying a nicer set of wheels later on down the road and powdercoat will hold up while I put money aside for new wheels. If I painted, I could see myself having to paint them again before getting new wheels.

05-01-2016, 11:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
ARrado15 Base Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 96 Drives: 370z M6 Rep Power: 16	Powdecoating stock rays I've been in a dilemma over the past month on whether to fork over the money to get my rims powdercoated, or paint them myself. The only reason i'm against powder coating is I do not want them to crack after the powdercoating process. Would the rays hold up well to the powdercoating process? Also, how long should the powdercoat last? __________________ Stillen G3, Stillen CBE, Berk HFC, Eibach Springs, H&R Spacers, PW:JDM Knob, RJM Clutch Assembly, Z1 Clutch & Flywheel, Zspeed HD CSC, Stillen Oil Cooler

05-02-2016, 05:12 AM	#2 (permalink)
Patrickz34 Base Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 222 Drives: 09' 370z Touring 6MT Rep Power: 11	I used to powdercoat for a living and can assure you not to worry about wheels cracking if you take it to a shop that knows what theyre doing. Wheels would only crack if they were extremely overbaked and I mean exceeding the 10 minute cure time by a lot, as well as overheating the part. It rarely happens. With that being said, I dont recommend spending 300-400$ for a 1/2 stage coat on stock wheels.. If you plan on keeping them in the long run then by all means, but I would just save the $$ and paint them if you have plans on changing them in the future. Powdercoat can easily last 5+ years. Mike and Brendan like this. __________________ Motordyne E370, Berk HFC, Stillen G3, SPC Camber arms Ecutek Tune by Sebastian @ SpecialtyZ, Z1 34 Row Swift springs, Morimoto RGB Halos, Vordoven Forme 9

05-02-2016, 01:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mike The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Loganville, GA Posts: 5,944 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 2186	what he said. I'm also a professional powdercoater, though mostly retired from it myself. I have a set of 4 350Z Rays wheels that I have powdercoated twice and they have over 15000 hard use track miles on them. Patrickz34 likes this. __________________ NISSAN: 75 280Z / 86 300ZX GLL /87 Sentra SE / 03 350Z / 23 Z Porsche: 93 968 / 23 Macan GTS / 93 968

05-02-2016, 04:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
ARrado15 Base Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 96 Drives: 370z M6 Rep Power: 16	Yea I plan on keeping them for a while. I love the look of them just want them to be either satin black or pearl black. I got a quote from a legit powdercoater for 400 which includes mounting and balancing. They do everything in shop, and are highly recommended so they should know what they're doing. __________________ Stillen G3, Stillen CBE, Berk HFC, Eibach Springs, H&R Spacers, PW:JDM Knob, RJM Clutch Assembly, Z1 Clutch & Flywheel, Zspeed HD CSC, Stillen Oil Cooler

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Brendan Track Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Colorado Posts: 640 Drives: Poor man's Porsche Rep Power: 542	Powder coating will hold up many times better than anything you can do yourself. If you want to change the color of your wheels, powder coating is the correct way to do it.

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bflo370z Base Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Buffalo NY Posts: 49 Drives: '12 Z and '07 g35x Rep Power: 11	I'm having my stock Rays powdercoated right now. I was having the same dilemma as you and decided to powdercoat. Only thing downfalls vs painting them yourself is you're without the wheels (and car) for about a week and cost. I plan on buying a nicer set of wheels later on down the road and powdercoat will hold up while I put money aside for new wheels. If I painted, I could see myself having to paint them again before getting new wheels.