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Al Grand Master

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My 19's were originally a pearl silver colour, but would always look white in photos.

When i painted the car, i powder-coated the rims to "precious steel pearl". Didn't need sandblasting as rims were still in unmarked condition. Payed $120 for all four 19" rims

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Craved Grand Master

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blasting is used to both clean off old coatings that may not survive the curing process as well as to etch the surface to improve the adhesion of the coat.

they look great Al, im suprised they didnt strip them first though.

Al Grand Master

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blasting is used to both clean off old coatings that may not survive the curing process as well as to etch the surface to improve the adhesion of the coat.

they look great Al, im suprised they didnt strip them first though.

The surface was hand sanded before coating.

Coating has now lasted about 4.5yrs. In that time they have seen multiple track fun days, motokahnas, drags, spirited cruises, etc.; Yes on a couple of occasions i cnbf swapping rims so i done a couple of track fun days with the 19's :D. The coating has not cracked or bubbled, so they have withstood all the punishment.

I have seen other rims powder-coated and some have flaked off, etc. This would be due to poor workmanship and preperation.

I only had to re-coat one rim as i got a little too close to my garage center brick pillar :blink:

Craved Grand Master

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The surface was hand sanded before coating.

Coating has now lasted about 4.5yrs. In that time they have seen multiple track fun days, motokahnas, drags, spirited cruises, etc.; Yes on a couple of occasions i cnbf swapping rims so i done a couple of track fun days with the 19's :D. The coating has not cracked or bubbled, so they have withstood all the punishment.

I have seen other rims powder-coated and some have flaked off, etc. This would be due to poor workmanship and preperation.

I only had to re-coat one rim as i got a little too close to my garage center brick pillar :blink:

they do look sweet

hand sanding is fine if the coating will stand up to the temps for the cure. cant wait to get my new oven setup so i can start doing some rims

where they clear coated aswell?

Al Grand Master

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they do look sweet

hand sanding is fine if the coating will stand up to the temps for the cure. cant wait to get my new oven setup so i can start doing some rims

where they clear coated aswell?

My 19's were not clear coated as i wanted the satin finish.

My 17" track rims are clear coated as i wanted to see the difference between satin and gloss.

The gloss makes the "pearl" in the powder coat shine more, but the satin finish is smoother as it obviously has less layers.

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Craved Grand Master

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My 19's were not clear coated as i wanted the satin finish.

My 17" track rims are clear coated as i wanted to see the difference between satin and gloss.

The gloss makes the "pearl" in the powder coat shine more, but the satin finish is smoother as it obviously has less layers.

dont knwo what you mean by smoother with less layers - you can get satin clears too

got any close ups of the colour?

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GTR-N1 Grand Master

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Can anyone recommend a specialist in Sydney or better still Western Sydney that can do good sanding + powder coating?

And would 'black' powder coat look good on OEM R34 wheels on a R34 GTR that's already pearl black?

And lastly would you paint the wheels satin or gloss? I get the feeling that satin would highlight the car more (- whereas gloss would pull attention away from the car).

Any opinions?

Cheers

Craved Grand Master

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Can anyone recommend a specialist in Sydney or better still Western Sydney that can do good sanding + powder coating?

And would 'black' powder coat look good on OEM R34 wheels on a R34 GTR that's already pearl black?

And lastly would you paint the wheels satin or gloss? I get the feeling that satin would highlight the car more (- whereas gloss would pull attention away from the car).

Any opinions?

Cheers

Check out Twoogle - r32 GTR with r34 GTR rims in black for how the rims will look. - in latest HPI mag

im hoping to have my new setup done in about a month then i'll be able to help you out with coating the rims :whistling: im near Richmond so not too far from you aswell.

Al Grand Master

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dont knwo what you mean by smoother with less layers - you can get satin clears too

got any close ups of the colour?

Sorry for the late reply Chris, never received notification of your reply in this thread.

In my experience the clear coat, added on top of the colour powder coat, has more of an orange peel finish.

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