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Average price to powdercoat wheels?

Discussion in 'Wheels & Tires' started by TRDfarmerTN, Jun 20, 2016.

  1. Jun 20, 2016 at 1:26 AM
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    TRDfarmerTN

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    20% tint, painted handles,painted grill, wet okole seatcovers,sockmonkey decals
    Looking to get either 17 or 18" wheels new and powdercoated a dark gunmetal color. What have you all paid to get wheels done?
     
  2. Jun 20, 2016 at 2:22 AM
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    $65.00 a piece for flat black.
     
  3. Jun 20, 2016 at 3:36 AM
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    20% tint, painted handles,painted grill, wet okole seatcovers,sockmonkey decals
    So prob thinking closer to $100 for a gloss color?
     
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    You say "new and powder coated". Are you buying new wheels and then want them PC'd? If so just by new wheels in the color you want. A set runs about $800-1,000 with lug nuts. If you're talking about the OEM set of wheels just try sanding and spray painting. It's cheaper and looks about as good.

    But yea, around $75-$100 per wheel for PC. But even if they are PC'd they can chip if you hit a curb or something.
     
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    Good god to not sand and paint your wheels. Get them done right.
     
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    I had a shop in Nashville quote closer to $100 a wheel 3 years ago, but it included prep (sand blasting). I ended up sanding and painting myself to get a two tone look. His cost for that was outrageous.
     
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    It costs that much because it's worth it. The thickness of powder coat is much thicker than paint (especially rattle can spray paint) and bonds better to the metal than paint does.
     
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  8. Jun 20, 2016 at 5:12 AM
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    Powder coating is the best way to do it.

    The wheel should be blasted first. Then they should apply zinc primer, and then powder coat.

    It will cost at least $100 per wheel if done right, and expect them to keep your wheels for at least a week.

    That said, just order a set of wheels and be done with it. Powder coated wheels never look that good.
     
  9. Jun 20, 2016 at 5:50 AM
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    Especially when you can get the TRD Sema wheels on here for $700. They come in gun metal gray too just the op was hoping for.
     
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  10. Jun 21, 2016 at 11:09 AM
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    20% tint, painted handles,painted grill, wet okole seatcovers,sockmonkey decals
    What I was planning on doing was get a set of aftermarket wheels in black that I like the style of and get the PC'd. What few gun metal wheels out there I like the look of, I don't like the offset they come in unfortunatly....
     
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    Tried to find this but couldn't, could you link it?
     
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