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Car Info: 1993/2000/2001 GF4 mostly red
Originally Posted by sybir
Negative, ghostrider. Not only do most places around here charge closer to $300 for a decent job, you can't do a true flat black with a powdercoat. The closest you can get, and not have UV trash it over the span of a few months and fade it to chalk is about 20% gloss (that's what I did on my SDR's)
Then you've got to dismount, and then remount the tires, and most of our local hookups on tht are gone as far as I know. So you're close to 500
If you really want to do flat black, either get the Duplicolor wheel paint which has a semi-gloss, or do a high-heat/engine block paint, just don't get the crinkle.
BTW, flat black on wheels is a horrible idea as it greases up super-easy, absorbs brake dust since it's porous, etc. You can do it right, or you can do it cheap. Doing it right isn't usually worth it on inexpensive wheels (the SDR's I got had hashed finishes, but I got them for $50 for the set, so I still came out at aobut 300 for the set powdercoated.
My two cents. Trust the wheel *****. Tape off the tires, rattlecan them semi-gloss black with high-heat, and know that you've killed the resale value of the wheels but at least it didn't cost you anything.
Then you've got to dismount, and then remount the tires, and most of our local hookups on tht are gone as far as I know. So you're close to 500
If you really want to do flat black, either get the Duplicolor wheel paint which has a semi-gloss, or do a high-heat/engine block paint, just don't get the crinkle.
BTW, flat black on wheels is a horrible idea as it greases up super-easy, absorbs brake dust since it's porous, etc. You can do it right, or you can do it cheap. Doing it right isn't usually worth it on inexpensive wheels (the SDR's I got had hashed finishes, but I got them for $50 for the set, so I still came out at aobut 300 for the set powdercoated.
My two cents. Trust the wheel *****. Tape off the tires, rattlecan them semi-gloss black with high-heat, and know that you've killed the resale value of the wheels but at least it didn't cost you anything.
Originally Posted by sybir
Negative, ghostrider. Not only do most places around here charge closer to $300 for a decent job, you can't do a true flat black with a powdercoat. The closest you can get, and not have UV trash it over the span of a few months and fade it to chalk is about 20% gloss (that's what I did on my SDR's)
Then you've got to dismount, and then remount the tires, and most of our local hookups on tht are gone as far as I know. So you're close to 500
If you really want to do flat black, either get the Duplicolor wheel paint which has a semi-gloss, or do a high-heat/engine block paint, just don't get the crinkle.
BTW, flat black on wheels is a horrible idea as it greases up super-easy, absorbs brake dust since it's porous, etc. You can do it right, or you can do it cheap. Doing it right isn't usually worth it on inexpensive wheels (the SDR's I got had hashed finishes, but I got them for $50 for the set, so I still came out at aobut 300 for the set powdercoated.
My two cents. Trust the wheel *****. Tape off the tires, rattlecan them semi-gloss black with high-heat, and know that you've killed the resale value of the wheels but at least it didn't cost you anything.
Then you've got to dismount, and then remount the tires, and most of our local hookups on tht are gone as far as I know. So you're close to 500
If you really want to do flat black, either get the Duplicolor wheel paint which has a semi-gloss, or do a high-heat/engine block paint, just don't get the crinkle.
BTW, flat black on wheels is a horrible idea as it greases up super-easy, absorbs brake dust since it's porous, etc. You can do it right, or you can do it cheap. Doing it right isn't usually worth it on inexpensive wheels (the SDR's I got had hashed finishes, but I got them for $50 for the set, so I still came out at aobut 300 for the set powdercoated.
My two cents. Trust the wheel *****. Tape off the tires, rattlecan them semi-gloss black with high-heat, and know that you've killed the resale value of the wheels but at least it didn't cost you anything.
just my 2cents
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Originally Posted by Mad Ra88it
well, the Powdercoat shops in rocklin&loomis do them for 50-75 a wheel. mount and dismount at the goodyear place were 16 per wheel(mount and dismount).
just my 2cents
just my 2cents
Originally Posted by BAN SUVS
No wonder you have been fitting in so well right off the bat.
but i dont drive a scooby, so i dunno. but technically i'll be driving one soon soon soon. dash and all.
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Originally Posted by kidatari
I am going to headbutt someone today.
You and me both... Today is just not my day... I feel like going back home and curling up in a ball and sleeping the rest of the day away LOL
right now all I am doing is drawing on a piece of paper... I sent my boss a letter on friday showing her I was done with all of HER work AND another bosses work that was suppose to take me a month to do. I think it pissed her off that I finished it all so fast, because she thought it was some AWESOME idea, and now she is at a meeting so i can't go ask her for more work, and I have 30 minutes to staul until I gotta go to my daily meeting ...
back to drawing I guess
