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Old 01-19-2010, 04:51 AM
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Default can i powder coat these wheels like this?

https://ls1tech.com/forums/picture.p...ictureid=40322

^^^ link to the picture of what i want to do to these wheels



(sorry for the shitty angle my garage is small)

I don't think it's going to work since there isn't any lip but I don't know enough about powdercoating to say for certain.

I don't want to do all black - just think it looks weird on a red car but I would like to do the red ring around the outside.

If I can I'll probably do them chrome

FWIW they are 18" fronts and 19x10" rears on an 02 SS, I'll post up better pics tomorrow
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im almost positive you can
Old 01-19-2010, 07:08 AM
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The red is just a vinyl pinstripe applied to the wheel after it is painted. Your wheels are a very nice color. I would just leave them as is.
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Originally Posted by InsaneAuto86
The red is just a vinyl pinstripe applied to the wheel after it is painted. Your wheels are a very nice color. I would just leave them as is.
i agree, if anything u should powdercoat those calipers. that would set them off
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I kind of like the rusted pile of **** look I have going on with the calipers. Looks real classy and really sets it apart.

If I did powder coat the calipers I would probably do them hot pink.
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I could powder coat the wheels like that. All the sets I've two-toned are hand masked in powder, they are not vinyl stripes. On a set like yours, I would just run an 1/8th"wide red line under the black around the outside lip.

Examples of my work like that
1/8th" stripe on billet specialties street lites


1/4" stripe on SRT4 stock wheels


My own TBSS wheels..1" hand laid stripe in custom mixed C6 Atomic Orange, rest of wheel is black



I can take care of the calipers obviously as well
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I've got a connection through a guy locally, but those look bad ***! You do great work for sure.

I'm also considering just doing the insides of the spokes to mimic the 35th LE wheels, think that might look interesting too.
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id go with vinyl and leave the spokes edges non painted its gna look nice i think
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you def should be able to




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