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Is there a forum preferred or highly recommended powdercoater in the socal area? Also, how long does the process take? Are you carless for a few days?

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Old 04-23-2012, 08:01 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Is there a forum preferred or highly recommended powdercoater in the socal area? Also, how long does the process take? Are you carless for a few days?
So most Powdercoating shops I called up don't specializes in cars so to say. They prolly will do a good job but it's hard to find one that has needed tools to unmount/mount and balance the wheels for your car. Most places need you to figure that out on your own - they only want the Wheel itself.

So be sure you're factoring that in your price. I think normally that process easily could cost $30+/wheel.

I called up 5 places and only 1 shop in south bay area, Nor cal (which I previous took my motorcycle wheels to powdercoat) allowed me to drop off the car and will take care of all this in 3 business day turn around time. They're pretty quick. They'll repair, sandblast, powdercoat.

Most places vary in time....so far my response for turn around time was 3-4 days, 1 week, or 10-12 days. It really depends I guess. But I also heard some places will say as fast as 1 day turn around. But don't kid yourself, most places don't have the bandwidth for that.

Nice ride MattP725, is that Gunmetal body color or is it the 40th Anniversary Quartz?

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theres a place in downey that i usually go to. 50-60 per wheel, but you have to take the tires off before taking them in.
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