Nissan 370Z Forum - View Single Post - Painting Wheels (professionally). Thoughts?

Econ · 05-19-2011, 04:23 PM

Can anyone shed some light on the effectiveness of having wheels Painted.

The price to paint vs. powder coat is half the cost, and i was wondering how they will last.

I've noticed when people do this themselves (they usually do index card trick) they come out pretty crappy or dont last very long.

I would have these done professionally (at a powdercoat shop), and the wheels would not have tires on them.

Do you guys think this is a bad idea. I really don't want to pay double for powder coat, since the color scheme I'm going for isn't "normal" and I may get sick of it....

Thanks fellas.

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Econ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New York City Posts: 2,546 Drives: Fiat? Rep Power: 19	Painting Wheels (professionally). Thoughts? Can anyone shed some light on the effectiveness of having wheels Painted. The price to paint vs. powder coat is half the cost, and i was wondering how they will last. I've noticed when people do this themselves (they usually do index card trick) they come out pretty crappy or dont last very long. I would have these done professionally (at a powdercoat shop), and the wheels would not have tires on them. Do you guys think this is a bad idea. I really don't want to pay double for powder coat, since the color scheme I'm going for isn't "normal" and I may get sick of it.... Thanks fellas. __________________ 2014 Triumph Thruxton 900 2013 Fiat 500 Abarth 2009 Nissan 370z