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Hello Collective, I've got some R33 GTR rims I'm going to powedercoat to try and match the 'gun metal grey' of the std R32 GTR rim, as they're going on my R32 and I want to keep the 'stock' look as much as possible.

Has anyone tried to do this match and if so what PC colour did you use and were you happy with the result?

Also, I've had a chat with a few people about the prep. work needed before powdercoating and most seem to think that the current factory finish will need to be stripped first by doing one of the following:

Sand blasting

Burning it off

Chemical dip

All of these methods would potentially concern me in terms of how they might damage the rims.....Perhaps I'm being a bit consevative, but does anyone have a view on any of the above methods of stripping and whether any of them are definite no-no's?

Any other top tips? The powdercoater I'm onto has been recommended by a guy who now works for me, who used to run the PC plant so without having used them myself, they're probably good.

Thanks.

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I have recently wanted to repair and recoat some rims.

don't worry about sand blasting rims it won't hurt them as long as the operator knows what they are doing. I have some very soft aluminium rims that went to a wheel repairer who lipped and straightened them then took them to strip and paint at lakehaven NSW for painting, I've always thought power coating was the way too go on rims but I've had many people tell me 2 pak is as tuff if not tougher, and there's more range of finishes... Price between powdercoat and 2pak was the same roughly powdercoat maybe slightly more. you may be able to find cheaper but I'm not really into cheap and dodgy...

to repair ($200) and strip & repaint 2 pak ($480), but considering I got them for $250, thats alright, 17" Sparco brand lightweight jap rims in staggered widths....

I pick up the finished product on Monday, photos then...

I was also offered urethane, but had no experience with that so said no...

I got them back today actually. no time to take a photo as yet, the 2pak seems pretty tuff, though they left them for me to buff them which I thought was pretty lazy of them, slight orange peel there if you look for it.. whenever I pick things up for workshops I just have to put them in the car and not look at it, I will always find some sort of defect in their work... and I've tried heaps of different painters and other workshops.

I prefer 2pak over powder coating as far as look, but I'll wait and see how they go after 6months of abuse...

pics up soon...

oh let me whinge for a second... why is it a painter will tell you all the cars and bikes they have and how they won some car show yet when they do work on my car the finish is usually rushed looking and they hate having to fix their work.. I went back to one painter 4 times just to paint a bonnet and it still had runs in the paint, I got sick of transporting the bonnet there so I just bad mouth their business now, thats how it works as far as I concerned... *finished*

Better to get it off your chest than keep it in! Sorry to hear the tales of woe. GTR ownership is just another disappointment waiting to happen with people who take your good money for an average to poor job. You slowly but poorly learn.....I'm going down the Pc route so I'll post when they're done but that'll be a couple of weeks.

Wow $160 for the set, that is the cheapest I have ever heard it... It beats paying $500, I got quotes from 4 different places all were $60 per wheel plus blasting...

Damn I wish I got mine done that cheap... But I gotta say, white hey... just try keeping them as clean as possible as some brake dusts will actually stain or bake on, not all but I have seen it happen, another reason I love black rims... you can't see the brake dust as much...

They do look hot though in white, and that price tag is gonna be making me jealous everytime I look at my newly refurbished rims... next comes anodizing the centre nuts and air valve stems, lets see how much money I can waste on that...

Ive got a question for you guys....I have chrome Uras ns-01s can I have the centres (spokes) painted/powder coated back but still keep the chrome lip? does anyone know of anyone on the Goldcoast/brissy that could do that?

recently got my rims re-powdercoated, cost a total of $160 for the set that included the sandblasting and coating, im overjoyed with the results

pics tell a million words

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That is an awesome looking job. Nice work. Where'd you get it done? I can't beleive they also did the 'inside' of the rim too. How'd the hang the rim when they sprayed the powder?

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Hello Collective, I've got some R33 GTR rims I'm going to powedercoat to try and match the 'gun metal grey' of the std R32 GTR rim, as they're going on my R32 and I want to keep the 'stock' look as much as possible.

Has anyone tried to do this match and if so what PC colour did you use and were you happy with the result?

Also, I've had a chat with a few people about the prep. work needed before powdercoating and most seem to think that the current factory finish will need to be stripped first by doing one of the following:

Sand blasting

Burning it off

Chemical dip

All of these methods would potentially concern me in terms of how they might damage the rims.....Perhaps I'm being a bit consevative, but does anyone have a view on any of the above methods of stripping and whether any of them are definite no-no's?

Any other top tips? The powdercoater I'm onto has been recommended by a guy who now works for me, who used to run the PC plant so without having used them myself, they're probably good.

Thanks.

Soo many colours to choose from... I asked for 'precious steel pearl' but got 'precious silver pearl'... I don't mind, pearl powder coats look awesome. 'Precious steel peal' is pretty close to gunmetal though I think. I reckon get a clear-coat too if you can, I was pleasantly surprised to hear that the shop could do one for an extra $15 ;) Heres one:

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Close-up showing the metal flakes:

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