Powdercoat/Painting for wheels

[Chandon]

Anyone know any good places to get wheels powercoated/painted in sydney?
looking into getting my wheels done in a gunmetal sort of colour

[Zuzu]

I used Nigel, at Quality Auto Finishing in Milperra.

They are wheel specialists only.. He uses two pack enamel.

Awesome job..

[flinchy]

Originally Posted by Ian///M

North Shore Collision do them perfectly, but they are expensive. They strip off old paint, prime and repaint. I say a set of E46 M3 CSLs being done the last week

Paint is better IMO as can be sealed or corrected if necessary

you can correct a powdercoat too, plus it's stronger, and self seals

possibly slightly less convenient, but stronger and cheaper.. easier to clean too, will never flake from a perssurewash.

[bmw1mc]

had mine done by Panel One in alexandria. organized it through bmw sydney so if any issues they will fix it under warranty. so far wheels are perfect. Paid about $300 per rim.

[flinchy]

and that's about 3x the price of a sand blast and powdercoat O_O

[woosh]

Originally Posted by flinchy

and that's about 3x the price of a sand blast and powdercoat O_O

+1

[Zuzu]

Originally Posted by bmw1mc

had mine done by Panel One in alexandria. organized it through bmw sydney so if any issues they will fix it under warranty. so far wheels are perfect. Paid about $300 per rim.

Originally Posted by flinchy

and that's about 3x the price of a sand blast and powdercoat O_O

Yeh... But thats at the top end of pricing, cause the dealer would of made $$ on the transaction..

Had mine done at Quality auto Finishing ( contracts to Simmons Wheels ), Prep/primer/ plus two coats of two pac enamel.. Better than OEM and harder wearing..
$150 per corner... plus refitting of tyres and balancing.

All that have seen my car, will confirm of the awesome quality of the wheel finish.

[Kiwi Peter]

Powder coating is fine for hack or track day wheels but not for a nice road car, they are harder to repair as you cant touch them up, and as its a plastic coating the bits of hot brake pad will stick onto the plastic surface looks like crap after a short time.

if its for a road car spend the bucks and have them painted you wont regret it.

[flinchy]

Originally Posted by skycat

Powder coating is fine for hack or track day wheels but not for a nice road car, they are harder to repair as you cant touch them up, and as its a plastic coating the bits of hot brake pad will stick onto the plastic surface looks like crap after a short time.

if its for a road car spend the bucks and have them painted you wont regret it.

really? the only contact i've had with powdercoated wheels (and the general online consensus) is that they're INCREDIBLY easy to clean...

plus that, and the whole 'hard to repair'' part is mooted with 'harder to damage' :/

i have no idea how brake dust would stick easier to powdercoated wheels vs painted ones either lol.

nor have i been able to tell a huge quality difference between a good powdercoat and a paint.. unless you want the REALLY shiny gloss of a clearcoat.

[Kiwi Peter]

Originally Posted by flinchy

really? the only contact i've had with powdercoated wheels (and the general online consensus) is that they're INCREDIBLY easy to clean...

plus that, and the whole 'hard to repair'' part is mooted with 'harder to damage' :/

i have no idea how brake dust would stick easier to powdercoated wheels vs painted ones either lol.

nor have i been able to tell a huge quality difference between a good powdercoat and a paint.. unless you want the REALLY shiny gloss of a clearcoat.

Not the brake dust when you try hard the brake bad will shed red hot bits that will stick to the powder coating, been there done that.
I guess you haven't been trying very hard

You cant touch up powder coated wheels you would have to strip the wheel and start again.

[Stuart@BMRAutowerkes]

Half dozen of one, six of the other.

I've seen them both and offered both to customers first hand.

Goodthing about powdercoating is it includes sandblasting so if your wheels have some light blemishes the sandblasting will take care of it.

They should both be about the $600 mark all up.

Trouble is most painters (and all powdercoaters) will want the tyres stripped, leaving you to:
a) cart the wheels to the tyre shop have the tyres stripped
b) needing a set of loan wheels; or
c) leaving your car on jack stands for a week or so.

[flinchy]

Originally Posted by skycat

Not the brake dust when you try hard the brake bad will shed red hot bits that will stick to the powder coating, been there done that.
I guess you haven't been trying very hard

You cant touch up powder coated wheels you would have to strip the wheel and start again.

that would happen to a painted wheel though!

if it could melt through the plastic coating at near 300 degrees, it'll annihilate a clearcoat! (as seen by our work cars with rust spots from idiots grinding metal rods nearby...)

you can still touch up a powder, you just get it cleaned, put more powder and re-bake

you just can't get a whole new coat (colour change say) applied as the sandblast strips the wheel back too much... you CANT strip a powdercoated wheel.. at least not EASILY.

Originally Posted by Stuart@BMRAutowerkes

Half dozen of one, six of the other.

I've seen them both and offered both to customers first hand.

Goodthing about powdercoating is it includes sandblasting so if your wheels have some light blemishes the sandblasting will take care of it.

They should both be about the $600 mark all up.

Trouble is most painters (and all powdercoaters) will want the tyres stripped, leaving you to:
a) cart the wheels to the tyre shop have the tyres stripped
b) needing a set of loan wheels; or
c) leaving your car on jack stands for a week or so.

i'd go with.. if you want a show winning finish for a brief period, paint.. costs more, wears out and fades and damages faster, can be repaired (higher maintenance costs)

if you want a decent looking finish that'll last a lot longer, easier to clean, be harder to damage, but also harder to recover from MAJOR damage - powdercoat

both have pro's and cons

[Zuzu]

Originally Posted by flinchy

that would happen to a painted wheel though!

if it could melt through the plastic coating at near 300 degrees, it'll annihilate a clearcoat! (as seen by our work cars with rust spots from idiots grinding metal rods nearby...)

you can still touch up a powder, you just get it cleaned, put more powder and re-bake

you just can't get a whole new coat (colour change say) applied as the sandblast strips the wheel back too much... you CANT strip a powdercoated wheel.. at least not EASILY.



i'd go with.. if you want a show winning finish for a brief period, paint.. costs more, wears out and fades and damages faster, can be repaired (higher maintenance costs)

if you want a decent looking finish that'll last a lot longer, easier to clean, be harder to damage, but also harder to recover from MAJOR damage - powdercoat

both have pro's and cons

Whatever.....

[flinchy]

Originally Posted by Zuzu

Whatever.....

??? why the attitude?

[Zuzu]

Originally Posted by flinchy

??? why the attitude?

What are you talking about..

What attitude ??..Kids..

[flinchy]

Originally Posted by Zuzu

What are you talking about..

What attitude ??..Kids..

'Whatever' is what a 16 year old girl says

...'kids' indeed

[TS135i]

Apart from the last few posts, l've learnt a lot about paint vs powder coat

[Chandon]

everybody gotta calm down yo

[drjekl]

Originally Posted by Zuzu

Yeh... But thats at the top end of pricing, cause the dealer would of made $$ on the transaction..

Had mine done at Quality auto Finishing ( contracts to Simmons Wheels ), Prep/primer/ plus two coats of two pac enamel.. Better than OEM and harder wearing..
$150 per corner... plus refitting of tyres and balancing.

All that have seen my car, will confirm of the awesome quality of the wheel finish.

Yup the finish is oem like, and that's not a bad price really!

FWIW I believe painted>powder coating also...