i painted mines white, and now i'm kinda regretting it. i was wondering is it ok to sand it off, or does it leave visible scratches? i'm going to repaint it to black. i'm just wondering, will i see the scratches if i sand it off?

 

Yeah I'm about to paint mine Berlina Black like my car. Yeah I'm sure your regretting the white but you can sand it all down and paint it black.

 

just go get it powdercoated black..

 

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yup. you'll have to get them sand blasted and powder coated, depending on how you painted them. hopefully this wasn't a driveway-krylon job. cost shouldn't be that bad. est. $50 a wheel.

 

I got my wheels powder coated Semi flat for $60. If you do not have a clear coat on your wheel it would be $50.
I Dropped them off at 8:00 a.m. and by 3:30 that afternoon they called my to tell me they were ready. I give a to West Coast Powder Coating. In south San Francisco.

 

there really isn't a shop i know around seattle that i know that will sandblast and powdercoat for cheap. maybe i'll try intec racing if i can find it. so sanding the old white off is gonna be ok rite?

 

you get what you pay for, obviously at a high volume place, prices will be cheap but most of the labor goes into stripping the finish already on the wheel

 

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i dunno if they would accept ur white rims though LOL ... just call then and find out

 

If you are going to repaint it, scratches shouldnt be a problem.

You can use aircraft paint remover, or use ~400 grit wet sand paper.
Wetsand it again with 600grit. Primer the wheel. Then paint the wheel.
It should come out decent for a rattle can job.


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You can powdercoat a wheel over the stock coating. There really isn't a reason to remove the original finish.

 

hit up american powder coating in auburn.

 

No actually you can't beause once in the oven baking, all the colors would run together.

Duc

 

Since powder coating requires very high temperatures, would such a process degrade the physical properties of the compounds used to construct the stock wheel?

 

Nope, temps aren't that high so the wheels will not be compromised.

Duc

 

Hah, I didn't know Duc browsed this forum.

If you read this again..would you happen to know what powdercoating paint code would be for Kaiser Silver?

 

LOL, no idea brother...

 

heres a friend of mine's s2000

http://www.mikepanic.com/photos/album07

he know has spoon's on it

 

i think that would look good on a red car. how much are spoons? and thanks everyone for helpin out this nooB.

 

Spugen does have a good price at $40 but that's for the nasty *** gloss black that they use. Now to each their own but IMO, gloss black on oem wheels looks like pure crap. Something about the glossy finish just makes the wheels looks cheap and heavy. Kinda like someone went balistic on them with a rattle spary can in they're garge.

IMO, flat black is the way to go. Never looks dirty, and has almost the same finish as the Sw388's. Which is the look I was going for. Also, Flat Black powder coat is not as "dull" or "flat" as flat black paint. You gotta remember powder coat will always have a more of a "shine" then spray paint. So flat black powder coat, will actlluy look more like a Proffesionaly painted semi flat.

 

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IMO, flat black is the way to go. Never looks dirty, and has almost the same finish as the Sw388's. Which is the look I was going for. Also, Flat Black powder coat is not as "dull" or "flat" as flat black paint. You gotta remember powder coat will always have a more of a "shine" then spray paint. So flat black powder coat, will actlluy look more like a Proffesionaly painted semi flat.</TD></TR></TABLE>

hmm, i wasnt a fan of gloss black, and was all in for the flat black look. i dont think gloss black looks that bad. i was thinking of going w/ flat, but duc @ spugen suggested i get gloss since the dust gets hard to clean off the flat black.

 

So thats how gloss black would look on my S...hmmmmm

 

Just did a set of flat black stockies today. Looks good but yes flat black is harder to clean throug time as I have found out. Dust tends to impregnate the wheel making you have to scrub where as the gloss can wiped away with your finger. But again to each their own. S2 Raw, we offer all sorts of colors not just our gloss black...

 

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thanks duc for the powdercoat, i duno if u remember me since u have alot of customers. im rusler firbrand on s2ki, and that guy that sat in ur buddyclub seats. if u guys are planning to get ur rims done there. i was in a dilema in which i didnt want my car on jack stands. duc had an extra set, got them powdercoated another s2 member just traded duc for his stock for the fresh newly pc, n i just trade my stock for the other members set in which duc had it pc before i came in.

i know the situation is confusin, but i didnt leave my car on jackstands, plus the price is convincing.