iamfob

I have heard of Carcone but their hours of business does not match my work schedule. I don't feel like taking half day off to get a quote/drop the wheels off then take another half day off to pick up the wheels when finished.

Any recommendation on which shop to get OEM AP2V1 wheels refinish? Also what is the going rate nowaday per wheel?

s2jizzer

Metal coaters powdercoated a set of my OE 17inch wheels for the daily for $280. People have their opinions on powder coating but I've had these wheels for two years and the finish is pretty durable unless u smash a curb. I rashed one of them slightly and was able to wet sand the rash smooth and polish the wheel to be like new again where I sanded.

If you want them refinished like OE then between the spokes will have to be painted, and the faces have to be machined and the whole rim cleared. However in order to be machined the wheels have to be STRAIGHT any bend will not allow it to be machined properly. I had rims straightened and refinished/ machine by precision rim/curbed and the outcome was terrible and the rim they "repaired" aka cut and re welded to make it straight again would not hold air for more then a week until flat without even being on the car. My advice unless they are truly f@#ked leave them as they are or pay big money to have mint OE wheels.

Himura357

Is it just for cosmetics or repair?
If you are considering powder coating ask the shop a lot of questions if you are picky. How do they strip the wheels? Do they hang the wheels or bake them on racks? (Racks leave ugly marks on the back of the wheels) Do they coat the barrel too? What temperature do they back them at? Do they mask the rear hub? etc.

Painting is pretty straight forward. JFUSION can chime in on that subject I believe as he got a set or two redone.

I don't know of any good shops myself, sorry.

iDomN8U

Apparently the key to powder coating aluminum rims are to bake them at a low temperature for longer. A lot of these places won't do that as it takes time, time = money.

When you start to heat aluminum to a high heat and begins to affect the rigidity of the metal (hearsay, third party). A lot of debate on this, whether or not it has any significant impact, what temperature to heat it at safely, etc.

Also fixing a scratch on a powder coated rim requires more effort (if you can even do it).

Also I've heard of people complain about what a PITA it is to clean the brake dust if you track the car.


My personal 2cents is to paint the rims and finish with clear. 5-7 years down the road, paint them again. If you take care of the rims, durability on the finish is a non-issue.

iamfob

I recently bought 2 OEM rear wheels, they will be going on the car next Spring. But the condition of the wheels are quite bad (curb rash on the entire wheel), my front wheels are mint so I want to have the rear wheels refinish (not powder-coat) to make them matches.

I want to avoid powder-coating or paint the wheels. I want to keep it OEM looking as much as I can.

d1000rr

Try calling these guys for a quote.

http://www.mobilewheelrepair.ca/#!

kryptonite

Totally confused. How do you refinish a wheel without painting or PC the wheel? just confused

Frank_S2000

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u-iCWDc7VI

dc24me

He's looking to get the face of the wheels machined like oem and then clear coated. The wheels between the spokes most likely don't need to be repainted.

iamfob, I'd would expect to pay $150 per wheel at least and find time to take the wheels off and bring them to Carcones. They get a lot of body shop and dealer work subcontracted to them.