Painted or Powder Coated ?

[GuessWho]

Something to spice up the Srt

[william_jeff]

i vote for a powdercoated body

[The BUCKY]

what are you doing to it.

[TheGodfather]

Painted ftw, even though I think you are talking about wheels. Either way, painted.

[The BUCKY]

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[The Youngn]

i vote for a powdercoated body
beamers form of painting the cars is powder coating:yes:

[GuessWho]

Well if i had me a nice beamer it would stay stock but yea the wheels my friends and the speed is good for me right now so im not trying to make it some 9 sec car but really just a daily driver...

[The Youngn]

painting wheels can chip and crack at some point in time if the paint isnt top quality. Go with powder coating...powder coating is more elastic and will withstand up to more if it were hit by a rock and stuff. Definitely powder coating

[william_jeff]

painting wheels can chip and crack at some point in time if the paint isnt top quality. Go with powder coating...powder coating is more elastic and will withstand up to more if it were hit by a rock and stuff. Definitely powder coating

i did my own painting of my starion wheels and the only problem i have had so far is because i wasnt able to put on the clear coat and i had no time to do it, so one wheel is chipping. so you can paint them yourself or have them painted:yes:

[speedminded]

beamers form of painting the cars is powder coating:yes:try electrocoating, take a motorcycle or car battery charger and connect the negative to the wheel then the positive alligator clip to the bottom edge of the can or handle on the sprayer....called cathodic electrocoating. Opposites attract, it will create a perfect coat ;)

You can do anodic electrocoating by reversing the positive and negative.

[GuessWho]

You wanna do it for me ????? u know WAY more than i do.... and i dont think ill be having the car for too much longer so the cheapest way to go would be the best for me ...

[speedminded]

You wanna do it for me ????? u know WAY more than i do.... and i dont think ill be having the car for too much longer so the cheapest way to go would be the best for me ...just rattle can it :tongue:

[GuessWho]

Done did!!!

[rolling_trip]

beamers form of painting the cars is powder coating:yes:

I think it is just the priming process if i am not mistaken. I ran across that a while back when i worked for Wagner Powder Coating. However most wheels are now PCed and finished with a clearcoat, which is freaking amazing.

BTW, check out Lithia Powder Coating, off of Lee RD, I 20. They have a pretty nice setup and a HUGE oven.

[MulattoBoi]

I say powdercoated.

[GuessWho]

I say OK!!! lol.... who did urs and where is some places i can call to check up on cause one of my friends said i could get all 4 done for 600 ... is that a good deal or wat ?

[mxglory258]

Hell no. go to harbor freight, pick up a 90 dollar powder coating set up, go to walmart get a cheap pancake air compressor. spend another 10 bucks on powder itself, get some sand paper, and paint polish like Mequires Diamond Cut 2.0.

DO all that, hit em, bake it in ur oven. All for less than oh idk?? 300 bucks. Then you'll have all the shit to do other things later.

I did this back home. Building exhaust for 4 stroke dirtbikes and 4 wheelers. We made comparable power to Curtis Sparks exhaust, for half the price. All our shit was paid for in 3 weeks. Made 400 dollars profit in 3 weeks as well..after everything was caught back up on. ya dig?

At the time, the powder coating gun was only 50 bucks too.

[rolling_trip]

lol, i would not recomend using your home oven to bake it, unless you plan on never using it to cook with again. Some powders have a habit of leaving a nasty "forget me not" odor. Btw, those cheap setups are crap. Just to give you an idea of the cost of an industrial model, those run between 4k and 6k depending on how fancy you want to get with it.

[speedminded]

lol, i would not recomend using your home oven to bake it, unless you plan on never using it to cook with again. Some powders have a habit of leaving a nasty "forget me not" odor. Btw, those cheap setups are crap. Just to give you an idea of the cost of an industrial model, those run between 4k and 6k depending on how fancy you want to get with it.hahaha, yeah you don't wanna use your home oven...and never attempt it in a gas oven. The powdercoat is flammable and open flame will ignite the fumes...that might pose a problem for the average house ;)

A basic powdercoat gun setup is $100 and a powdercoat oven large enough to do a wheel is $500-1000. I think someone mentioned Harbor Freight above...Northern Tool has them as well. As rolling_trip mentioned, you get what you pay for. It's just like any trade involving tools, a barber can spend $10 or upwards of several hundred for a single pair of scissors...you get what you pay for.

[mxglory258]

Hey I paid 50 bucks for the set up, 10 bucks a color for powder, and i forget how much for the compressor. Used my home (gas) oven. Never once had a problem. Never left any odors. NEver burnt down. Nothin!

Ok i was wrong on the powder prices

Thats the gun and shit I had.

There's an oven there for 399. Didnt look at the size tho

POWDER COATING (http://search.harborfreight.com/cpisearch/web/search.do?keyword=powder+coating&Submit=Go)

[speedminded]

Hey I paid 50 bucks for the set up, 10 bucks a color for powder, and i forget how much for the compressor. Used my home (gas) oven. Never once had a problem. Never left any odors. NEver burnt down. Nothin!That's amazing...and you're lucky, that's all i have to say.

[mxglory258]

That's amazing...and you're lucky, that's all i have to say.
I can live with luck. Esp. with the money we started making. Wish I never left lol

[GuessWho]

Ill just hold off on it then... or might just get a pro to do it

[igot3240]

powder coat as well

[my97lude]

i dont know why but i really like poweder coated now.

[.blank cd]

try electrocoating, take a motorcycle or car battery charger and connect the negative to the wheel then the positive alligator clip to the bottom edge of the can or handle on the sprayer....called cathodic electrocoating. Opposites attract, it will create a perfect coat ;)

You can do anodic electrocoating by reversing the positive and negative.

whats the difference between the two?