to powder coat or not to powder coat

[wortho8]

ok so as im having my new air ride fitted soon  ive also decided to have some new alloys, these beautys. the fifteen52 tarmac`s






but my problem is i have a friend who has a bodywork repair shop who ive had some alloys sparyed b4, which look awesome, really top job    but they dont do powder coating  :s

now do i take the alloys for a standard paint spray and get mates rates  or do i pay that bit extra and go elsewhere for a powder coating?

im going for a lime green colour lol  not to everyones taste, but i need to be different and they would look pretty sweet on my slammed candy white

i dont rerally know what the advantages of having powder coating would be so any help would be much appreciated

[Tfsi_Mike]

Doesn't help you decide but I like them!  How much do they weigh?

[RedRobin]

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Someone will correct me if I'm wrong but I think that powdercoating is much more durable than just paint.

[Tfsi_Mike]

Paint does seem to chip / flake more easily

[wortho8]

mike: when they came out i was like oooooo i gotta get me some of those    i believe they weigh 27 lbs


robin: so is it how the powder coat paint is actually applied determins the durability of the paint?

[PDT]

Powder coating involves spraying a powder onto the item and baking in an oven, wet painting isnt as durable as powder coating.

A powder coatec wheel will stay looking good far longer than a wet painted wheel as it doesnt tarnish by hot brake dust and small stone chips etc...   

[jaffa]

iv had both painted and powder coated wheels and id go powder coat every time.
paint seems to chip where as powder coat gets more of a dent

Great choice of wheel and the colour you have decided on  ( bit biast as i have kawasaki green wheels too  )

[big al]

Love the tarmacs, a great set of wheels that are still pretty rare over here.
Don't know about your paints but I do look forward to seeing your car with them on!

[stevw1]

Took my "winters" for powder coating today. I must admit the ones he had on display looked pretty good.

[tony_danza]

I wouldn't bother painting, however - make sure you remove any powdercoat from the bolt hole tapers and the back of the wheel that meets the disc. It has a tendancy to melt, causing your wheels to undo themselves.

BTW - they're a superb wheel