powdercoat..
 

how much is it to powdercoat stock ss/sc rims black?

BIG variation in price depending on where you live and where you go to do it. Could be 50 bucks a rim could be 150 a rim.

I paid 100.

I paid $95 a rim to have mine powder coated

dam, lil bit more money and you could jus buy brand new rims

not really the rims I want are $900 a piece

lol wth, a piece or the whole set? id like to see those rims

a place in my area told me 79 a rim for mine

$85 a piece for mine. $500 flat to have them dismount, sand blast, powdercoat, remount and rebalance the tires for you.

crap 500? lol the MSR's are right there at that price! And something a bit nicer isnt far off!

She's talkin 500 with everything (labor and such) included. The labor and extra costs of new wheels is usually in the 200 dollar range (on top of the price of the wheels).. MSRs would end up costing you around 700(ish) by your logic..

over priced cali ftl

Yeah, I heard in Iraq people sandblast for free since it's so abundant. lol

I powder coat I am not in your area however
Its a hobby for me so I do not have shop rental or anything like that.
At most it would take two pounds of powder to do a set of wheels. Powder is around 12 to 15 bucks a pound. as you can see the powder isnt that high cost but The prep If done properly Is what takes the most time and time is money. My stripper can strip powder from a wheel in 10 to 15 min blasting would take around 20 to 30 min per wheel to get them nice and clean. If its only one coat of say black you can coat and cure in about 30 min per wheel. I charge 50 a wheel for most stuff unless you want stuff taped off like a lip its extra because it takes more time and the tape isnt cheap. alum also does this thing called outgassing when heated anything traped in the alum will come to the surface and ruin the finish with a pin hole. They have primers for this to help and also the wheels can be heated without powder on them to help also. for 50 a wheel your not getting primer but you will get outgassing at most places. If you want them to be super nice ask your powder about clear coat thats the hot ticket I think as if they get scratched you can wet sand and buff out like paint. Make sure whoever you use you ask them what they do for prep I have seen and herd of shops doing half ass prep work and it can look ok for a while and then you start having problems with the finish.
FWIW
Josh

hahaha WIN

how would msr's cost 700?

its like 8 bucks to mount and balance each wheel and tires. :lol:

MSR's are ugly anyways and every freakin Cobalt has them

??? i have ordered rims through discount tire. not only did i get a discount on the rims but they install it and balance it for free. what the hell is this 200 stuff?

eh everyone has the 045's and it was just to illustrate a point :cool:

I think he means having a stock tire broken down, sandblasted, then re mounted and balanced

thatd be 12 bucks to have it taken off then put back on and rebalanced.

S0 48 bux... not seeing 200.

I think it was posted up as 85 for powder coating a wheel the blasting and mount and balance was where the 200 came from, If so You guys need to shop around. as I my self Can do them for less then 400 a set any color with a clear with blasting.
Josh

QFT, i usually charge 350-375 for 4 rims powder coated and cleared, customer pays extra for the remount/balance

I found a guy with a speed shop who also powdercoats and sanblasts to, remove tires,sandblast rims,powdercoat rims,remove front Brembos,powdercoat Brembos,remount tires, reatatch Brembos all for 450. Yes I am going to him for my poedercoating needs.

Thats a good deal if its good work for sure. take atleast a hour to do the brembos with having to take them apart blasting and coating them with a 20 min bake thats fast workin.
Josh