Black Stock Sport Package Rims
 

I recently got a pearl white 370z with the sport package. I like the warranty I got with the rims and tires on the car, but like everyone else I want black rims. I'm talking to someone that will paint my rims black, but I was wondering if maybe someone had already done this to theirs? I looked through the forums and I saw some threads about it but no actual example. I know for a fact the black will looks hot as hell on the PW.

I have been looking myself and have not come up with anything, I would recommend powdercoating over paint. Wheels need to be durable to sustain the exposure to road debris, brake dust and rock chips. Make sure if you go with powdercoating or painting that the factory coating is removed and the wheel is sandblasted for proper adhesion.

Nick

+1 on powder coating them

Powdercoat them, this is one of my Nismo's that I powdercoated
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/858/finishednismo1.jpg

nismo colors huh , looks good

I have painted wheels before and they held up pretty well for about 2 years. The worst chips they had were from the install. But that was an older car with old wheels. I would powdercoat something nice like these wheels.

Not nismo colors, but I like to be different ;)

Here's the actual example, fresh from the oven with a coat of gloss black powder coat. These wheels are currently at a pinstripe shop getting painted with high temp paint before the clear powder coat goes on. I was going to wait to post, but since you asked, here's the reults:

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k3...t/IMG_0355.jpg

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k3...t/IMG_0356.jpg

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k3...t/IMG_0357.jpg

The wheel caps and badges are getting a little paint treatment too, but I'll wait to post until I get it all done.

PS. I shot a sample aluminum plate with regular pinstripe paint and with high-temp paint. the regular pinstrip paint gives much bolder colors because it has a lot more pigment than normal paint, but it discolored in the powdercoat oven and became quite a bit darker. The high temp paint stayed the same color.

PPS. Wanna throw me a rep point for the pics? I think this is a first. :-)

testors paint pens will hold up, but when I do the lips, I do them in actual powder (when the customer wants to pay what it costs for the labor). I'll give you a rep point though!

Here's my sample metal plate after clear coat. These are not the colors I am using for my wheels, just what my fabricators had on hand. The regular pinstrip paint was a bright orange and heat resist was dark. When it came out of the oven, we couldn't tell which was which! The base metal plate is done in "black chrome" powerder coat, which is a translucent black shot over sand blasted aluminum. You can see aluminum through it, making it a charcoal color with a metal flake appearance. It looks cool, but not what I wanted.

you can't feel the pinstripe paint through the clear coat and this technique allows you to do very fine striping that is incredibly durable, without leaving a "buildup" edge that you get when you mask off an area then shoot two layers of powder coat.

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k34/ldmcnutt/0013.jpg


http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k34/ldmcnutt/0023.jpg


http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k34/ldmcnutt/0072.jpg

I'm having Ron Beam do the striping.

:worship:

Not sure exactly what it is, but I saw this at ZDAYZ.

I think those were helios coating. www.helioscoating.com

whoa where did you get it done and how much i want to get mine done as well

American Powdercoating in Bakersfield. Probably too far away from you. Lots of good quality powdercoat places in LA and Orange County.

Price was $430 including tax for hot tank (chemical stripping), sand blasting, powder coating and clear powdercoat after the pinstripe is done. The pictures are before clear coat. Pin stripe, of course, is priced based on how elaborate you want to get. Mine was $65/ wheel, but it's elaborate.

the only thing that i heard about powder coating was since the rims are forged aluminum that they can crack...Is this true? Because I was down with powdercoating them as well until i heard that

ps
Phimosis those look badass gj