Powder Coat

Post by **FutureStage1** » Mar Mon 03, 2008 11:14 pm

I was wondering where in montana can u get rims powder coated, I was admiring Unimoger's rims he had powder coated and I wanted to do the same. Except use my stock 17's. I was gonna just flat black spray paint'em but powder coat sounds better

Post by **RuS4ty** » Mar Mon 03, 2008 11:24 pm

FutureStage1 wrote:I was wondering where in montana can u get rims powder coated, I was admiring Unimoger's rims he had powder coated and I wanted to do the same. Except use my stock 17's. I was gonna just flat black spray paint'em but powder coat sounds better

jsyk powder coating changes the integrity of the wheels, you should be alright with stockers though... don't know who in town does it though, just make sure they know what they are doing and wont over bake the wheels.

you could possibly anodize them instead... but you may be less likely to find a shop that can/will do that for you.

Post by **kompressorgolf** » Mar Mon 03, 2008 11:42 pm

revelation industries, on oak past walmart, talk to greg, tell him matt and brandon sent you, guy does awesome work!, should be about 40-50 a wheel. or maybe even cheaper. if the dog didnt destroy my digital camera i would show you some wheels i had PC'ed from them, hell do inside and our, fore warning tho, he will sandblast the piss outta them so once theyve got PC you wont want to get it off. wheel will be very dull underneath!

Post by **Roadhog** » Mar Mon 03, 2008 11:44 pm

kompressorgolf wrote:revelation industries, on oak past walmart, talk to greg, tell him matt and brandon sent you, guy does awesome work!, should be about 40-50 a wheel. or maybe even cheaper. if the dog didnt destroy my digital camera i would show you some wheels i had PC'ed from them, hell do inside and our, fore warning tho, he will sandblast the piss outta them so once theyve got PC you wont want to get it off. wheel will be very dull underneath!

I can vouch for the work.. The parts looked kick ass!

Post by **Rennwagen1** » Mar Tue 04, 2008 10:22 pm

You might also try Jim Messick in Great Falls. He owns Advanced Coatings, and is a dubber (Mk4 GTI), and autocorsser. I am not sure what it would cost to have them shipped up there, but he seems to be pretty fair in pricing. I had mine done for0 $200 here in Missoula, and it was 2 colors black/red. That was done at Powdercoating of Montana, I am not sure of the number rightnow, but if you find it, talk to Ross, and tell him Aeron from Warrior Auto Works told you to call.

Post by **ValveFloat** » Mar Wed 05, 2008 9:09 am

Jim does very nice work.
There is a branch of Powdercoating of Montana in Belgrade too.

jsyk powder coating changes the integrity of the wheels

More info please.

Post by **Rennwagen1** » Mar Wed 05, 2008 1:04 pm

ValveFloat wrote:
jsyk powder coating changes the integrity of the wheels
More info please.

Agreed, more info?

Post by **digitalscott** » Mar Wed 05, 2008 3:47 pm

How about the difference between powercoating and good painting and a massive clear coat in the winters in MT?

Post by **RuS4ty** » Mar Wed 05, 2008 6:02 pm

the curing process of powder coating is usually done at temps around 400 degrees, in which (cast) aluminum can soften, weakening the wheel.

Post by **Rennwagen1** » Mar Wed 05, 2008 7:59 pm

I would think that sustained heat, such as long distance driving and hard braking and major heat cycling would be worse on the wheel then PC curing. True, they do cure it over 400, but there is no stress on the wheel in any way when they do it, so I would think that if it was somewhat softened and then cooled one time it would be okay. I am in no way a metalurgist, so I may just be talking out my ass, but I have some basic physics knowledge......Also from what I understand most aluminum wheels are actually an aluminum alloy, which makes it stronger, and able to withstand heat, as well as high stress, such as cornering and braking and accelleration.

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