Thinking of having my SSR GT1's stripped and painted or Powdercoated Volk Bronze. Has anyone had their Rims painted or Powdercoated if so what was the cost and how did they turn out. Also if you have a close up picture that would be great.
Yes, my once bright silver powdercoated track wheels are now a darker splotchy look.T Bell said:I think powdercoating a dark color for the track is ok, but light colors will melt in a bit of brake dust eventually. (remember Tony's red powdercoated Koenigs Steve?)
ya, good pointNeSX said:Autocross related heat is not indicative of what a set of wheels will be put through at a track.
I would suggest powdercoating, only if it is done correctly. Most manufactured OEM colored wheels are powder coated. Thing is your coater must control the amount of heat the wheel is exposed to so that the integrity of the wheel's strength is not weakened. My advise it to find a professional wheel powdercoater that uses chemical stripping and understands how to properly coat wheels.
I talked to a local wheel refinisher (who does powdercoating) about my peeling chrome OEM wheels and he said it is extremely difficult to get the chrome off and they have to end up hand removing it which makes it un-economic. Would be much less of an issue with non-chrome wheels. He wasn't trying to sell me on any other approach .. just that it was likely cheaper for me to buy new than to try to have them refinished. Anybody had their chrome wheels stripped and powdercoated?
Not really, I've had a set of rims on my S2000 completed correctly within 3 days. It's my auto-x monster since 2008, zero cracks, and I remove each rim after each event. And yes, it depends on the metal used to make the rim. Anything heated over 450 degrees is very bad. I believe in the 300 degree heat range is ideal.Seems easier said than done. I heard that it should be lower heat, but longer bake time...now on Prime I am hearing low heat, short time...Is there numbers that I should be listening out for?