AHhhh I FINALLY powercoated my rims... :) 7pictures!
01-01-2006, 04:38 PM
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AHhhh I FINALLY powercoated my rims... :) 7pictures! About 3 weeks ago i started a poll, to see what color i should powercoat my rims, and well you guys made up my mind. You can fin the thread here...
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearance-detailing/419731-what-looks-better-my-ride-2-pic-s.html
So....I Gave the T/A a full detail about a week ago, wash, clay, wax, polish. Most products used where Mother's and Meguires. Since the weather in Cali, has been seeing its fair share of rain I didnt want to pull my car out of the grarge.
Now on to the good stuff. I Got myself a powercoating kit, for around 200$ and came with most of the supplys that i needed for my job. I like doing most of the work on my car myself, its a bit expensive at times but it was ALL worth it in the end!
I bought Charcoal Metallic powercoat and went to work on my rims. I stripped them using Aircraft remover, this took some time becasue i wanted to make sure that they are perfect b/f i did the coating. Remember guys painting or powercoating, the prep is the most important part of this job!
I Left the rim with the clearcoat on it so that i didnt have to mess with painting it, obiviously thats the look I was going for. Used high temp tape and masked the areas off that i didnt want to be done. The process took me about 2 days to do all 4 rims. I went slow, so it took some more time. Overall you can see the results. I think they came out great! If you want more detail on the entire process just shoot me a PM sometime.
They came out 99.9% perfect. They look prefesionally done. No joke.
I will get better pictures with time. Enjoy guys, my rims now look like there worth 2-3k, but in reality its more like 1k. All sugestions are welcome. 
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearance-detailing/419731-what-looks-better-my-ride-2-pic-s.html
So....I Gave the T/A a full detail about a week ago, wash, clay, wax, polish. Most products used where Mother's and Meguires. Since the weather in Cali, has been seeing its fair share of rain I didnt want to pull my car out of the grarge.
Now on to the good stuff. I Got myself a powercoating kit, for around 200$ and came with most of the supplys that i needed for my job. I like doing most of the work on my car myself, its a bit expensive at times but it was ALL worth it in the end!
I bought Charcoal Metallic powercoat and went to work on my rims. I stripped them using Aircraft remover, this took some time becasue i wanted to make sure that they are perfect b/f i did the coating. Remember guys painting or powercoating, the prep is the most important part of this job!
I Left the rim with the clearcoat on it so that i didnt have to mess with painting it, obiviously thats the look I was going for. Used high temp tape and masked the areas off that i didnt want to be done. The process took me about 2 days to do all 4 rims. I went slow, so it took some more time. Overall you can see the results. I think they came out great! If you want more detail on the entire process just shoot me a PM sometime.They came out 99.9% perfect. They look prefesionally done. No joke.
I will get better pictures with time. Enjoy guys, my rims now look like there worth 2-3k, but in reality its more like 1k. All sugestions are welcome. Last edited by FLAWLS1T/A; 01-02-2006 at 01:37 AM.
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Originally Posted by 1BADTALS1
looks good
X2 i was thinking the same thing..
X2 i was thinking the same thing..
I added a picture of the rear, for thoes of you who like a$$es
Originally Posted by chaman
where you got the powercoating kit??
01-01-2006, 10:34 PM
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HAhah sure i do house calls... send me your rims, and 200$
LOL i was thinking about it, but i got my hands on a old electric one, hahah i would never put a rim in a house oven, hahaha
LOL i was thinking about it, but i got my hands on a old electric one, hahah i would never put a rim in a house oven, hahaha
