Powder Coating a Three Piece Forged wheel?
02-04-2007, 04:52 PM
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Powder Coating a Three Piece Forged wheel? Well I found the perfect set of wheels for my car at a great price - only they are the WRONG COLOR!!! My car is silver and the wheels are gold.
Got an email back from I-Forged today that said " To repowder the wheels would cost you over $1000 dolars and take 3-4 weeks."
These are three piece wheels and I believe they come apart (how and how easy I dont know).
This is the look I am going for and would like the wheels done in black. My car is silver.
I'm getting these at a good price and would like to have them powder coated somewhere else - pref with a shorter turn around. Does anyone know of a place that would be able to help me? Im in Northern VA>
Got an email back from I-Forged today that said " To repowder the wheels would cost you over $1000 dolars and take 3-4 weeks."
These are three piece wheels and I believe they come apart (how and how easy I dont know).
This is the look I am going for and would like the wheels done in black. My car is silver.
I'm getting these at a good price and would like to have them powder coated somewhere else - pref with a shorter turn around. Does anyone know of a place that would be able to help me? Im in Northern VA>
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02-04-2007, 05:21 PM
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I think they are trying to charge extra because of the extra work they have to do to change the color. They have to take the wheel apart and then strip the old powder coat then repowder coat the wheel and put it back together.
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02-04-2007, 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by 67RSCamaroVette
well they dont machine them and they're immediately powdercoated, I dont see why they couldnt just change the color of powdercoat before assembly. sounds excessive to me. I'd get the torque specs from them, and disassemble them.
lol
I think they use a special tool for the "rivets"
02-04-2007, 09:01 PM
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They need to be flipped to black I agree 0- notice all of the gold / silver comnos they are showing are imports! If you can get them done though it will be sick!
02-04-2007, 09:16 PM
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I just got an email from I Forged that reads :
" You would not be able to take the wheel apart yourself.
iForged
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: RE: Imola Paint
From: "Juan Barnett"
Date: Sun, February 04, 2007 4:17 pm
To: <info@iforged.com>
Is that the normal rate for powder coating or is the process of taking apart the wheel very time consuming?
What tools are needed to take apart the wheel myself?
" You would not be able to take the wheel apart yourself.
iForged
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: RE: Imola Paint
From: "Juan Barnett"
Date: Sun, February 04, 2007 4:17 pm
To: <info@iforged.com>
Is that the normal rate for powder coating or is the process of taking apart the wheel very time consuming?
What tools are needed to take apart the wheel myself?
02-04-2007, 10:02 PM
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i was very near buying these same wheels from that guy off ebay, until i contacted iforged, and they basically told me the samething so i said screw it and decided not to get them
02-04-2007, 10:08 PM
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I wonder what is so hard about taking the center apart from the wheel? I took my Weld Magnums apart and had the centers powdercoated and was charged $100 for all four centers. Then again these are IForged wheels and cost about 4 times as much as my Welds.
02-04-2007, 10:11 PM
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This somewhat tells you that its a bit different when your dealing with a 3 piece.
http://www.calchrome.com/typesofwheels.php
http://www.calchrome.com/typesofwheels.php
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02-05-2007, 08:23 PM
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I'm pretty sure it's not easy to take the wheels apart. I think I remember reading that they are pressed together so to take them apart would take some force then to put them back together again would require the same thing.
02-05-2007, 11:06 PM
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Start calling local wheel repair places and see if they can take apart and refinish the centers of 3piece wheels. Not you do you have to get them apart. You have to put them back together correctly. Torq all the bolts to the correct spec and reseal the wheel.
02-05-2007, 11:26 PM
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I have heard of people taking them apart themselves and painting them. I dont think its that much work, unbolt it and it should fall apart. Just make sure you use the right torque specs from iforged.
02-06-2007, 05:49 AM
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Originally Posted by D Rock
I have heard of people taking them apart themselves and painting them. I dont think its that much work, unbolt it and it should fall apart. Just make sure you use the right torque specs from iforged.
They also said they had no problem taping them to piant - no powdercoat.
02-06-2007, 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by valdeztke
Yeah thats one of the problems. IForged wont give me any specs. I found a shop that says they've taken apart a set of IForged wheels and would only charge me at MOST 100.00 per wheel. Also they said the ENTIRE wheel doesnt have to come apart. Just the center piece - the barrel can stay in tact.
They also said they had no problem taping them to piant - no powdercoat.
They also said they had no problem taping them to piant - no powdercoat.
Understandable in the world of today, where everyone sues anyone at the moment they get the chance...
FWIW, the centers will pull out. You shouldn't have to reseal the wheel, but I haven't had my centers out yet. It's just silicone they use to seal them. I like the McKanica stuff that comes in the aerosol/cheese wiz cans.
I'm unsure on the torque specs. I believe they are around 27ft/lbs. Don't qoute me on that, but it's been about 2/3 years since I last asked a good friend of mine.
They need to be blasted, and then refinished. The tolerances are too close to just go and re powdercoat. Bead blast, prep, paint/powdercoat. It's up to you. Powdercoat holds up much better on wheels IMO.