Powder Coating Wheels And A Good Set Of Tyres

[lcy]

planning to powder coat the entire rim matt black.... half of perth is still on holidays.... everyone still in holiday mood.....

[FATAZZ]

go for a drive through your local industrial area.

for e.g i worked for a mob who made home & office furniture in which they had their own powder coating oven/facilities. BUT obviously didnt advertise as POWDER COATERS.

Slip the foreman some cash. Bob's your Uncle.

Too bad your not closer(Sydney),my old work does it for $7 per hanger probly double per rim cause they are quite big.

if they make steel or ally furniture good chance they powdercoat it themselves or can put you in contact with who they use for their powdercoating.

and its not just colours you can choose from,you can get ripple effects and all sorts of cool finishes.

Happy Hunting!

[lcy]

hey guys,

new info....

u guys who had powder coated ur rims in ALLIANCE....

they don do it.... they have the guy beside their place to do it for them....

nothing special but just letting u know.

[BENZO]

Hi Guys

Do you need to remove the tyres to get the rims powdercoated or can they do it with the tyres on?

[Onthehunt]

the tyres need to be off but most places will remove and refit the tyres for you.

Edited January 30, 2008 by Onthehunt

[BENZO]

Even landsdale powdercoating?

Anybody know any powder coaters down south near myaree area who will do a decent job for a decent price?

[lcy]

*UPDATED*

I have already so called powder coated my rims. for $50 a rim. Brought it to the shop tat was reccomended. and talk to the owner about it n he said yes he can do it in a few hours as he is powdercoating some stuff which is using the same colour (matt black). assuming that he is a good trader, i happily i left my brand new set of rim with him. was told to call back after 3 hours, i did! He says come n pick it up its all done! WOW tat was quick! check the rims, everything look fine, paint was even, no stratches. Paid him n left. Planning the next thing to do - get some rubber n put it into the car!

Went to the tyre shop, showed the guys there my rims. AND was told tat my rims were sprayed with matt black not powdercoated..... how did they know???? one of the rim was not painted inside as they can see the originaly colour. i was shocked! they tyre shop guys said i was ripped off!!!!!!!!!

WTF!!!! OMFG!!!!! SHITS in Pants abit....

Dont think i can put the company name here but if u want to know just pm me b4 u fall into the same trap!!!!!!

SHitty trader sucks!!!!!!!!!!!

[Daniel R32]

*UPDATED*

I have already so called powder coated my rims. for $50 a rim. Brought it to the shop tat was reccomended. and talk to the owner about it n he said yes he can do it in a few hours as he is powdercoating some stuff which is using the same colour (matt black). assuming that he is a good trader, i happily i left my brand new set of rim with him. was told to call back after 3 hours, i did! He says come n pick it up its all done! WOW tat was quick! check the rims, everything look fine, paint was even, no stratches. Paid him n left. Planning the next thing to do - get some rubber n put it into the car!

Went to the tyre shop, showed the guys there my rims. AND was told tat my rims were sprayed with matt black not powdercoated..... how did they know???? one of the rim was not painted inside as they can see the originaly colour. i was shocked! they tyre shop guys said i was ripped off!!!!!!!!!

WTF!!!! OMFG!!!!! SHITS in Pants abit....

Dont think i can put the company name here but if u want to know just pm me b4 u fall into the same trap!!!!!!

SHitty trader sucks!!!!!!!!!!!

Dam that sucks . . are you sure it wasnt poder coated? Maybe they just did a shitty light job and it didnt cover the whole rim . .

[PHATR32]

powder coating involves spraying powder all over the object and then baking it for a few hours.

so i can look like spray paint if a spot is missed or over sprayed etc.

steve

[R DIRTY 3]

I used to build aliminium products and we used to powder coat. Sometimes with different colours in can look that way.

My guess is your tyre shop did not know what he was looking at. just my opinion

[lcy]

Hopefully it was powder coated, i know some powdercoaters sprays using an electrostatic gun(not sure wat tis is). but i will be posting some pics for u guys to see....

No point calling them back. complaining to them would just be a waste of time. just consider my self bad luck!!

I am just trying to help other car owners from falling into the same trap thats all.

if i would be bringing the rims back to them or another shop, they might just charge me more. strip them current paint to the orignal colour , sand blast the rims and then powder coat it back again. so i reckon it will cost me another 200 to 300 more....

Edited February 17, 2008 by lcy

[gtstee]

post up pics. got my 34 wheels done and looked painted...looks bomb

[IMPORTD]

so they didn't sand blast them first? perhaps your first problem...

[lcy]

here are some pics.... u guys be the judge.... heartache getting ripped off....

ban dodgy traders!!!!! list the names up so others wont fall for the same trap!!!!!!

[PHATR32]

ye thats shit, you should definetly take them back and get them to strip and redo.

[mitchy_]

as a comparison, these are my rims after powder coating.

[dan_the_man]

have you called the business to complain yet?

[lcy]

have you called the business to complain yet?

i am going to call them now....

there are many pics of the imperfection.... but some are just too diff to see from the pics....

****EDITED****

Do not post clues to show which business it is. Grow up.

i dont mean to give clues... just saying tat i did a research n they poped up as a sponsor, so anyone would think they are doing a good job tats y ppl are asking them to powder coat their stuff tats all.....

put urself in my shoes, wat if it was u getting ripped off. maybe tat doesnt happen to u but tat wasnt my intention to give their company name out. if i wanted, i would just WRITE IT HERE till i get banned.....

SORRY!

Edited February 21, 2008 by lcy

[lcy]

GUESS WHAT!!!!

just gave them a call n talk to the manager. got flamed back.... n he put the phone down not even wanting to explain.....

so guys wat should i do?!!?!?!?

anyone who know about powder coating don mind helping me out n going wit me to see him??

f*ck the manager that i talk to. so f*cking rude!!!!!

[dan_the_man]

GUESS WHAT!!!!

just gave them a call n talk to the manager. got flamed back.... n he put the phone down not even wanting to explain.....

so guys wat should i do?!!?!?!?

anyone who know about powder coating don mind helping me out n going wit me to see him??

f*ck the manager that i talk to. so f*cking rude!!!!!

how did the conversation go? were you polite?