Nismo factory rims powder coated GR-02

Minicobra1 · 03-15-2010, 06:23 AM

Based on everything I'm hearing and seeing, I've decided to re-coat the wheels, the issue is weather I take them back to the original coater, or try someone new.
If I try someone new, I'm going to see if I can get my money back for the 1 wheel that was bad or possibly all of them, since the prep comes in to question.

I'm also going to do another color, I'm not liking how it matches with the PG.
I really like the Advan RS Gunmetal, or I'll just go with Black, maybe a 20% or 30% gloss, sort of a matt satin finish. I'm leaning toward the Advan gunmetal, just because my other car already is a graphite with black wheels.
I wanted something a little different, plus I don't like how the black wheels blend with the car when it's dark, during the day I think they look great.

Any thoughts?? Here is a quick photoshop, in the first pic you can see the rear wheels are the current color

and I just put up a poll for black or gunmetal, this is a tuff one. (please vote :-)

Mike · 03-15-2010, 10:09 AM

I like the advan

Knives · 03-15-2010, 01:03 PM

I love the Advan RS lineup.
I just got my Advan RS-D's in flat black. Waiting on the lug nuts to put them on.
Should have pics next week.

Rasengan · 03-15-2010, 01:17 PM

oh no! sorry to hear that...that is definitely one of my fears about powder coating...i hear a lot of things can go wrong if not done right...i've read that if the temps are too high then it could mess up the structural rigidity of the wheel itself so you really have to look for a good powder coater that knows what they're doing

dlmartin81 · 03-15-2010, 01:18 PM

How about gloss black with some silver/gray flakes??

dlmartin81 · 03-15-2010, 09:09 PM

Or how about the 40th Ann wheel color?? Nice, huh?

Minicobra1 · 03-16-2010, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Knives

I love the Advan RS lineup.
I just got my Advan RS-D's in flat black. Waiting on the lug nuts to put them on.
Should have pics next week.

Nice, I was looking at those too

post up pics when there mounted

Minicobra1 · 03-16-2010, 01:37 AM

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Originally Posted by dlmartin81

Or how about the 40th Ann wheel color?? Nice, huh?

Yeah, I saw one at Buena Park Nissan, that is a good color too.

Minicobra1 · 03-29-2010, 04:07 AM

Ok, I finally go my wheels back from the 2nd powder coater, they came out awesome! much better then the first time around. These guys were recommended by Berk and were very professional. I decided to go with the Matt Black rather then the gunmetal because it was too hard to find a color, they look so different on the little painted swatch samples, so the safe bet was to go with the black.

Thanks for everyones help, it looks like it was a split between the 2 colors on the poll

I attached a pic of the 1st powder coaters attempt at doing it. These were the wheels after I unmounted them, you can literally peel the powder off with your fingers.

Good thing is, they gave me my money back, without a fight

And here is the new

Full pics located in this thread:
Nismo Wheels in Matt Black

Pushing_Tin · 03-29-2010, 07:05 PM

Man that looks great! Where did you get your rotors and how much?

Mike · 03-29-2010, 07:54 PM

they look sweet!

caneman88 · 03-29-2010, 08:03 PM

Looks great like the color much better how long have you had the Hankook's and what do you think of the tires.I just put the Ventus V12's on the rear 285-35-19's have not had them long enough for a opinion but they seem quite a bit smother and quieter I guess that is a opinion.

Minicobra1 · 03-30-2010, 04:39 AM

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Originally Posted by caneman88

Looks great like the color much better how long have you had the Hankook's and what do you think of the tires.I just put the Ventus V12's on the rear 285-35-19's have not had them long enough for a opinion but they seem quite a bit smother and quieter I guess that is a opinion.

So far, I like the tires a lot, got about 5K on them. I would agree, they are a bit quieter then the Bridgestones. Id say almost equal dry grip and improved rain/wet grip, these tires are great in the rain! At this point I wouldn't hesitate on buying them again.

Scribe · 03-30-2010, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Minicobra1

So far, I like the tires a lot, got about 5K on them. I would agree, they are a bit quieter then the Bridgestones. Id say almost equal dry grip and improved rain/wet grip, these tires are great in the rain! At this point I wouldn't hesitate on buying them again.

I'm on the Ventus V-12s all the way around and really like them for not being scary in the rain. Dry grip is really great for the street. Tread wear should be a bit better as well.

I love the Nismo wheels and plan this upgrade for the width as well, but will keep the stock silver as I like the monochromatic effect with the silver handles on the platinum graphite Z. Looks good with black, just not my thing. Thanks for posting your experience.

lando76 · 04-03-2010, 12:10 PM

effin sick. Man you have to wonder what kind of quality a 24hr place can provide at 1am. I mean I have worked graveyard many years and its not normal. I would have somehow found a way to drop them off during non zombie hours. Maybe a friend or something. This place seems to handle it well though.

View Poll Results: Re-Coating wheels
Black - 20%-30% gloss (matt satin)	10	52.63%
Gunmetal (Like Advan RS wheels)	9	47.37%
Voters: 19. You may not vote on this poll

03-15-2010, 10:09 AM	#47 (permalink)
Mike The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Loganville, GA Posts: 5,944 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 2186	I like the advan __________________ NISSAN: 75 280Z / 86 300ZX GLL /87 Sentra SE / 03 350Z / 23 Z Porsche: 93 968 / 23 Macan GTS / 93 968

03-15-2010, 01:03 PM	#48 (permalink)
Knives Enthusiast Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: New York Posts: 293 Drives: 2009 370z 6MT Rep Power: 16	I love the Advan RS lineup. I just got my Advan RS-D's in flat black. Waiting on the lug nuts to put them on. Should have pics next week. __________________ Mods list and pics Click

03-15-2010, 01:17 PM	#49 (permalink)
Rasengan Base Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago Age: 47 Posts: 128 Drives: '10 Roadster T/S 6MT Rep Power: 15	oh no! sorry to hear that...that is definitely one of my fears about powder coating...i hear a lot of things can go wrong if not done right...i've read that if the temps are too high then it could mess up the structural rigidity of the wheel itself so you really have to look for a good powder coater that knows what they're doing __________________ 2010 Platinum Graphite 370Z Roadster 6MT Touring/Sport

03-29-2010, 07:54 PM	#56 (permalink)
Mike The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Loganville, GA Posts: 5,944 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 2186	they look sweet! __________________ NISSAN: 75 280Z / 86 300ZX GLL /87 Sentra SE / 03 350Z / 23 Z Porsche: 93 968 / 23 Macan GTS / 93 968

03-15-2010, 01:18 PM	#50 (permalink)
dlmartin81 Track Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Chalfont, PA Age: 43 Posts: 923 Drives: 09 370Z Rep Power: 607	How about gloss black with some silver/gray flakes??

03-15-2010, 09:09 PM	#51 (permalink)
dlmartin81 Track Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Chalfont, PA Age: 43 Posts: 923 Drives: 09 370Z Rep Power: 607	Or how about the 40th Ann wheel color?? Nice, huh?

03-29-2010, 07:05 PM	#55 (permalink)
Pushing_Tin A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Eugene, OR Posts: 2,875 Drives: E63 AMG Rep Power: 228	Man that looks great! Where did you get your rotors and how much?

03-29-2010, 08:03 PM	#57 (permalink)
caneman88 Base Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: San Antonio TX Posts: 225 Drives: PG 370Z,M-35,F150 Rep Power: 16	Looks great like the color much better how long have you had the Hankook's and what do you think of the tires.I just put the Ventus V12's on the rear 285-35-19's have not had them long enough for a opinion but they seem quite a bit smother and quieter I guess that is a opinion. __________________ GO CANES \|\|Stillen CB Exhaust \|\|Berk HFC \|\|Stillen G3 Intake\|\|UpRev Tuned\|\|S-Tune Front Spoiler\|\|Setrab 19 Oil Cooler\|\|

04-03-2010, 12:10 PM	#60 (permalink)
lando76 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: ca Posts: 107 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 16	effin sick. Man you have to wonder what kind of quality a 24hr place can provide at 1am. I mean I have worked graveyard many years and its not normal. I would have somehow found a way to drop them off during non zombie hours. Maybe a friend or something. This place seems to handle it well though.

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