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Mark.W
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2nd Jun 11 at 19:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
For alloy wheels is it worth paying the extra £80-£90 for them to be powdercoated over paint?

Views & opinions please.
shaunmods
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2nd Jun 11 at 19:35   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
£80-90 extra? How much have you been quoted mark?
Corsa_Sport21
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2nd Jun 11 at 19:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
IMO,no.But thats only because i paint my own wheels at a cost of about 30-40quid.
Mark.W
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2nd Jun 11 at 19:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Quoted about £180-190 for powder coated

Thats tyres refitted and balanced.

Or about £100 -120 for paint but then will have to go pay for tyres fitted too so really probably only talking about at extra £40-50 for powder coat.
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2nd Jun 11 at 19:44   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
TJ Wheels, 135 quid all in for 4 wheels perfect powdercoat finish, based in Cradley Heath
Steve
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2nd Jun 11 at 19:45   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
also found paint tends to stone chip, powdercoat much more durable
RCoughtrie
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2nd Jun 11 at 19:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Powdercoat worth the extra all day long.
Mark.W
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I want them to have a good shine too.

[Edited on 02-06-2011 by Mark.W]
craig_s
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powder coat is more durable as steve says,only thing i noticed with mine is that certain chemicals (wheel cleaners) dull the paint and i then have to t-cut them.
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shiny enough?
Kieran
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2nd Jun 11 at 19:50   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Powdercoat over paint! When I had paint on my slabs they stone chipped abit. The d90's are powdercoated and are brill
Mark.W
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2nd Jun 11 at 19:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
That finish does look good steve and its silver the colour id be wanting.
FAZ
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2nd Jun 11 at 20:08   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
powdercoat + lacquer?
Kieran
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That's what mine have had done to get them super shinney
Corsa_Sport21
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My painted wheels past and present haven't suffered from stone chips.Plenty laquer takes care of that.The GF has even kerbed them and it never took the paint off.
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i will be getting some wheels powder coated at some point

i'd vote powder coat
Mark.W
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2nd Jun 11 at 21:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Looking like powdercoat it is + laquer
IvIarkgraham
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3rd Jun 11 at 08:06   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
dont need laquer with powder, its glossy anyway

 
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