Legdude Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Just got a set of sti bbs's for my legacy, they look great but one of the wheels is absolutely haggered. Because of this im going to have that wheel fixed, sine im going that far I'd also like to get them all powder coated the stock gold. Anyway, contacted my local wheel repairman and hes telling me that " powder coating the wheels is a bad idea ", and from his logic this is because the plastic beads, of which the powder coat is made up of, can become adsorbent even after being applied to the wheel. This means the wheels with adsorb the brake dust and turn a shit color over time, if I don't clean them every other day from what he tells me. Now I myself have worked with powder coating bike frames and have never herd of something like this. However, when I asked him about getting the wheels coated in the first place, he used words like " hard " and " tough " so I myself think hes a lazy ass and just doesn't want to go through the hassle. But correct me if I'm wrong, is there something to his logic?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spec.B Dream Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 I had no problems with powder coated silver Motegi wheels on my old Civic for over two years. I say go for it. Find a reputable local powdercoating shop and let them tell you how 'hard' it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShockerGT Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Even before I read the second to last sentence I knew he was too lazy to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 I powder coated my 05 rims back in '05 and haven't had any issues! Kelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legdude Posted June 12, 2009 Author Share Posted June 12, 2009 yeah, I knew he was a lazy ass, but I figured I'd ask before I made a mistake. He was trying to sell me on the paint idea, but powder coat is tough stuff, no chipping off because of stupid bull shit situations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicmarsal Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 do it...if years down the road you even still have the car or the wheels..powdercoat again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cino135 Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 you would think $$ would motivate even the laziest person in this economy?? but i guess not if the guy lives at home and mommy does all the work and pays the bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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