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R50/53 Pep'r and Her New Kicks (Powder Coat Wheels)

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Old Jul 4, 2006 | 11:53 AM
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Those look really good! Just a couple days ago I started thinking about having this done to my wheels, and now I'm thinking a lot more seriously about it.
 
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Old Jul 4, 2006 | 02:00 PM
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how much did that cost you, i'm thinking of powercoating my coming set of wheels too~
 
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Old Jul 4, 2006 | 04:51 PM
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They only charged $37.50 per wheel...$150.

The big ticket item was the bead blasting....$370

Our Mini wheel finish is of great quality and very hard to remove.
 
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 01:17 AM
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sorry with all these questions, but if i was to get some after market wheels that has finishing like hyper silver or black, will that cause a problem with the "bead blasting"? is it even possible to do the job?
 
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 11:20 AM
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That is ok.....I am going to guess that "most" aftermarket wheels are just painted, so the bead blasting should be a lot less money. It was the factory finish that was hard to take off and the blasting companies charge per/hour. I also do not think the color of the finish had anything to how hard it was to remove. But I would recommend having whatever wheel you get blasted so that the powder coat has a good surface to bond with.

Some shops do both blast and coat, but just make sure they actually do the work......just play it up and tell them you want to snap some pictures of the progress for a blog. LOL

Hope this helps and do not worry about asking questions....that is what the forum is all about.
 
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