powdercoat shops?
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powdercoat shops?
ok, i want to powdercoat my rims, and i did a search on the hawaii forums on here, and there are two shops that came up; Hi-Tech Coatings and Mekala Powdercoat. has anyone else got their rims powdercoated at these shops or any other shops? any info is greatly appreciated. thanks.
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these guys provide great service and quality work at a really good price, all four wheels done for $175 i believe, give them a call and tell them bobby sent yah!
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Originally Posted by esx344dreams04
these guys provide great service and quality work at a really good price, all four wheels done for $175 i believe, give them a call and tell them bobby sent yah!
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I had my headers ceramic coated at HI - Tech also, and was very pleased.
A co-worker here uses them for his motorcycle frames and has also done some wheels there. I'm not sure what he paid, but he was pleased with the work.
A co-worker here uses them for his motorcycle frames and has also done some wheels there. I'm not sure what he paid, but he was pleased with the work.
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I paid a "rush" premium of $25 to have it done immediately, only because most people aren't looking for ceramic coating. I haven't dealt with the other shop, but I can tell you my Hi-Tech ceramic coated headers are still looking great. It's not like I clean them, but they look about the same as they did when I picked them up. That was about four years ago.
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Originally Posted by oldmansan
I paid a "rush" premium of $25 to have it done immediately, only because most people aren't looking for ceramic coating. I haven't dealt with the other shop, but I can tell you my Hi-Tech ceramic coated headers are still looking great. It's not like I clean them, but they look about the same as they did when I picked them up. That was about four years ago.
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I have to agree with San, Hi-Tech ceramic coat still looks good on my car. I had my headers, up-pipe and down-pipe done.
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Originally Posted by silver satin
Had my stock STI wheels done by Hi-Tech and was very happy with how they turned out..They bead blasted them and powder coated them for $300 I think..
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I had my headers ceramic coated at HI - Tech also, and was very pleased.
A co-worker here uses them for his motorcycle frames and has also done some wheels there. I'm not sure what he paid, but he was pleased with the work.
A co-worker here uses them for his motorcycle frames and has also done some wheels there. I'm not sure what he paid, but he was pleased with the work.
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Without a digital thermometer and multiple headers to compare side by side, how could you compare the different coating vendors? Calculate the shipping costs to them mainland and add that to the mix. I had a set of headers I sent to the mainland that were ruined by the coating company and had to wait for the replacement set. Stock block, FMIC, TBE, stock turbo, and equal-length headers I was still quicker than STIs at the track. I honestly can't compare Swaintech or JetHot (who broke my headers) to Hi-Tech. It would very expensive to do a comparison and frankly, I don't have that kind of cash right now.
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Why go mainland and pay the extreme prices? Hi-tech did my upipe and shorty downpipe and still look as they did new. Great price and on the island without the shipping prices to mainland costs.
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Originally Posted by silver satin
Had my stock STI wheels done by Hi-Tech and was very happy with how they turned out..They bead blasted them and powder coated them for $300 I think..
I'll try to post the pics of the rims, you talking about. They look awesome!!!
