s2000vtec

Hey guys, i always loved the look of the stock rims but wanted to do something new to them. I do not have lots of money for mods since i am a college student. I was looking if anyone had a pics of the stock rims powdercoated. Also i would appreiciated if i could get an estimate of how much it would be. I was think about powdercoating them a bronze to the same shade as mugen wheels. Thanx

FormerH22a4

I am also interested in doing this mod. I think gunmetal or MF10 bronze would be word!

s2000vtec

yae the mf10 color was what i was lookin for

Phantom3jt

I met a guy from the chicago area, he's on the board i think. His car is Black with power coated black rims. it looks GREAT!! took me a min to realize they were stock rims.

s2000vtec

yae i know i have seen black rims too that were stock, but im lookin for bronze.. thanx for the info tho

pierceman

I had my Volks painted, not powdercoated, for some reason a few shops out here told me that this was better?, anyway they look great we'll see how they last. the retail price is about 100 per wheel.
Matt

SJSHARKS

I'm kinda anal about adding even a few ounces to the wheels....................does anybody know how much, if any weight this adds to the wheels?

s2000vtec

whats the real difference between painting and powdercoating????

pierceman

I have no Idea, I always thought PC was better but not according to two shops down here? But I'm not sure about the diff, I think PC is heavier/thicker?
Matt

tiberius

There are a number of folks who have done this in several different colors. Seems like most of them are in Houston for some reason.

Only non-black ones I've seen pics of are Sev's (up in Canada) which are Gunmetal.

I believe powdercoating is similar to glazing pottery where the color is literally in powder form and then baked on - makes the surface more durable and heat resistant - had my calipers powdercoated for this reason (but admit im no expert).

Couple of threads with pics:

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/showthread.php?...ercoated%20rims

and Sev's gunmetal:

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/showthread.php?...oat%20userid147