Powder coating
 

I am thinking about getting my wheels powder coated black..

Anyone else ever done this? Or perhaps can recommend a better idea?

edit : im painting them.. lol

Well i couldn't wait till tomorrow so i started tonight, lol... i got the fronts done..

2 cans of Grey primer, 2 cans of flat black, 1 can of flat clear coat.. All krylon..

I sanded them down and each wheel has 3 coats of primer, black, flat clear...

here's a few pics of what i got done tonight..

edit : Its done!! pics below!

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...heels22003.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...heels22004.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...heels22005.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...heels22006.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...heels22007.jpg

finished fronts..

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...heels22011.jpg


FINISHED!!

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...hoto122024.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...hoto122017.jpg



http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...hoto122032.jpg

I love it! hope it lasts a long time lol

There are quite a few people that have done it. Just do a search for powder coating. They turn out really nice and last fairly long from what I hear.
I took the cheap road and spray painted mine. They turned out really nice, but how long they has has yet to be seen. I'm impressed so far though. No dings or scratches even after being forced up on the curb by an idiot driver.

nice! what kinda of paint did you use? and what process did you use? like how many coats and primer? if that's your truck in the sig it looks really nice

Yeah, that's my truck in the sig.
Click on my sig for my build thread. It details the process (with pics) on how I painted them and what I used (plain old primer and spray paint). There is a contents list in the first post of the build thread so you can skip right to where I painted my rims.

oh nice man!

i think i might try that first since its probably a lot cheaper, and if it ends up looking bad i can always powder coat them later on..

yours look really good

Thanks man. You can't really go wrong for a mod like that under $20. For added protection you could put a few coats of clear onto them. It will definitely prolong the life of the paint job. I opted not to do it since I was going for a flat black look.

yeah i was just thinking that i use clear coat on alot of my acrylic paintings i do and i really dont want them to shine like my paintings.. im wanting that flat look also.. my truck is red now i really would like that flat look on my truck too i want to have it all blacked out.. like gun metal black perhaps.

They make a flat clear coat that would work. The shops around here were out of it at the time I painted mine, so I never ended up clearing them, but it might be something you could look at doing just for that added protection. That way they will be protected but not shiny.

oh nice i didn't know that, thanks!

if i can get hold of some jack stands im gonna do mine tomorrow
im also getting new tires soon i wonder if they will potentially scrape them up
when changing them out...

It's possible. You will either want to get them painted ASAP to allow for maximum curing time, or you want to wait until after the tires are on to paint them. If it's a good shop that you're having swap them out tho they shouldn't have a problem changing them without ruining the paint job. They shouldn't normally touch the face of the rims much when changing a tire.

Another member on here: nyzr21019 powdercoated his rims black. And did them himself also. I am getting mine done in the summer also. Here are some pics of his.

https://blazerforum.com/forum/album.php?albumid=230

Nice! They look about the same tho.. but im sure its more durable..

But anyways i started painting mine today.. it would ah took me to long
to get them powdered.. Im almost done with the fronts right now
and they are looking grrrrreat!

this is officially my favorite forum btw

pics uploaded of what i got done tonight at beginning of thread..

Those look great! I love this rims done in black, they look like a completely different rim.

If you get bored after this project you should look into painting your front chrome grill strip red. Quite a few people on here have done it, and I think I would look fantastic on yours. :icon_wink:

Then of course you would have to paint the chevy emblem black to match the rims too... :icon_teeth:

Thanks!!

I was thinking about that.. i don't like chrome at all..

its the only thing on my truck that's chrome lol...

i eventually wanna paint the entire truck black..

i actually did a set of chrome 18's i sandblasted them first then painted them with a smoked color lasted about a summer which was all i was hoping for

Looks really good Brian...nice job! I agree with painting the grille. I painted mine black to match the rims (not sure if you saw that in my build). I left the main chrome piece (I do plan on keeping it even though I don't like chrome, it suits it) but I will be taking the chrome off the top of my bumper piece sooner or later.
When you take the back rims off to paint them you should do your bowtie to match. It makes the truck look a hell of a lot better with a black bowtie. Something so small dresses the truck up nicely. It's held on with 2 bolts.

thanks man i might do that im gonna head out side in a few and get started :)

Very nice end result! You need to undercoat the frame now and paint the tow hooks to complete the look! :)

X2 on that.

We're gunna having you going from project to project for months!!

Yeah...Brian since you're new you'll learn pretty quick people will keep you going on this forum lol. Almost all my mods were inspired by other rides or by comments people had to my build. It keeps you wanting to do more, thats for sure!

thanks!

yeah tow hooks are next weekend lol...

and perhaps a few other things.. im thinking about painting the
chrome part black and my blazer decal on the sides

De-badge FTW. You should just take them off all together. Makes the truck look sooooo much cleaner IMO.

i sorta like them lol but more painting will be done for sure

Cool. Just keep us updated with pics.

of course !

Looks fantastic! I think the center star would look good in red :D

or black perhaps? :icon_couchhide:

Yeah..they look good all black IMO. I wouldn't change them. It would be hard anyway to get the lines looking right with these rims. You'd have to be pretty good at taping.

? huh lol

i thought you where talking about the bowtie in the front.

was he talking about the rims? lol they are staying black!! hehe i love them

il prob paint the chrome part on the bumper black next weekend and the hooks in the front also. well its not really a "probably" i will be painting them lol

im already addicted to this forum and doing stuff to my truck..

the only reason i havent yet is because i been out of the job but now
i got a great job so its all gonna come together from now on :)

What I understood from what he said was painting it like this (excuse my awesome paint skills lol):

The inside of this red line he was thinking would look good red..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...r/rimsedit.jpg

ahh i c .. yeah it might look cool but im way into the all black look atm

Yeah...I agree. I don't think 2 tone red/black rims would look good at all. Not this style anyway. If you wanted to incorporate red into that at all then I'd do a pin stripe around the edge or something.

i agree, but its straight black for the time being.

Are you painting the chrome strip and the bowtie black? Or the chrome strip black and bowtie red?

I think the red bowtie on black would look awesome. It'd really pop out at you. Im just curious, hope Im not coming across as demanding, or trying to tell you what to do.

I planned on painting my chrome strip and bowtie black, but after I saw how well the black bowtie popped out on the chrome I had to leave it at that.

hmm haven't really decided yet haha