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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: Sgt_Lemon on 16 September 2013, 22:18
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how much is it to get wheels painted? Just picked up a set of ats cups and wanted to paint them like this.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ats+cups&safe=off&client=safari&hl=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=fHQ3UtiMMsSm4gT9-oBw&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAA&biw=1024&bih=672&dpr=1#biv=i%7C6%3Bd%7CgBf76fgQi9wJMM%3A
Was going to paint and refurb them myself but if its reasonable to pay for professional job then I will.
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Normally about £50 a rim
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On that note then, where is a good price to buy paint, lacquer?
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Do you have a compressor? HVLP gun? A steady hand? You may baulk at 200.00 but that wouldn't even but a decent top coat gun. You could rattle can it but you get what you pay for in that it won't last long compared to proper paint.
Personally if I were getting wheels refurbished I'd get them powdercoated as it looks better and lasts longer would probably cost the same for a proper job or you could get them done cheaper but the finish suffers.
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I already own a decent compressor and gun. I thought about power counting but I don't want just a single colour.
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Power counting hey, is this a new process? :wink:
Flippin' auto correct!
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You haven't seen counting till you see me power counting :grin:
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Speaking as a former powder coater/ painter I would two tone wheels every day. :whistle:
Speak to your local place see if they can help
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Speaking as a former powder coater/ painter I would two tone wheels every day. :whistle:
Speak to your local place see if they can help
Is something like this possible
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ats+cups&safe=off&client=safari&hl=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=m5tCUvX6JuG50QWn64C4Cw&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAA&biw=1024&bih=672&dpr=1#biv=i%7C3%3Bd%7CgBf76fgQi9wJMM%3A
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Yes. If I wasn't on my phone I'd upload pic's of some 19x10 bbs that I did.
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How much is something like that? I can sand and smooth them beforehand.
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How much is something like that? I can sand and smooth them beforehand.
TBH I wouldn't bother, If I was doing it I'd chemically strip them, pressure clean, media blast, prep, prime, base, (in this case a butt load of masking and faff) black, clear, refit tyres, new valves, balance and fit back onto car.
(http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr286/neobadness/DSC_1079.jpg) (http://s492.photobucket.com/user/neobadness/media/DSC_1079.jpg.html)
(http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr286/neobadness/DSC_1083.jpg) (http://s492.photobucket.com/user/neobadness/media/DSC_1083.jpg.html)
sexy nicht? :grin:
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That looks great, what sort of wear and tear does power coating take? It can't be chipped then start flaking off can it?
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It will chip and bubble eventually, but it's probably the best you're going to get.
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It will chip and bubble eventually, but it's probably the best you're going to get.
What's a standard time frame not that?
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Ask an ex-powder coater? :wink:
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Took over a week, but guy kept changing his mind. So would have normally taken me about 2days.
General rule of thumb is powder correctly applied is 3 times more resistant to chipping than 2k paint.