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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: GavGti on 06 May 2008, 21:38
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when refurbing wheels is it best to get them sprayed or powdercoated ?
Thanx
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hmm depends really powder coat probaly cost more but the finish will be thicker than a sprayed of coat, id go for powder coat.
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powder coat will definitely be harder wearing - sprayed will probably have a nicer finish.
I would go powder coat if I were you
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Powder coat any day. I bought some 5 spoke TT wheels and refurbed them using some hard-wearing black paint and then lacquered over them.
A As it was cheaper
B It was easy for me to do
However, last winter it pitted badly on the rears so the undercoat shows through - bit of a mess even though I spent ages in doing the job properly.
I did think of powder coat or possibly even stove enamalling initially but the "buggerring about" factor came into play and I took the simpler option. Some day, I'll whip them off again and do the job right in the first place.
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what is powdercoating? I sprayed my gti wheels black with primer, gloss black then laque and they seem ok. getting mk5 gti wheels soon and gonna spray them black, shall i do the same?
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powdercoat - but make sure whoever does them for you knows what they are doing! :shocked:
what is powdercoating?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powder_coating (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powder_coating)
think of it as ink jet vs laser printing
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powdercoat - but make sure whoever does them for you knows what they are doing! :shocked:
what is powdercoating?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powder_coating (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powder_coating)
think of it as ink jet vs laser printing
ok cheers for that! il speak to this spray shop and ask how much they will charge to do it, hope it's not to much!!