im thinking about powdercoating the stock 18's..and im curious if the heat from powdercoating will make the rim weak?...also does anyone have pics of gunmetal powdercoat?

thanks

 

I've posted this a number of times, but yes powder coating non forged rims CAN make them prone to cracks around the lug holes. There was a guy on My350z that had his crack and break all 5 lug holes.

 

jeez...so much for that i dont wnat to risk my wheel breaking...especially driving.

 

Aw crap, i just powder coated my stock 18's. i recently changed the lugs on them from the stock to black one's i bought off of ebay. i noticed that when i was tightening the lugs (at 80 ft/lbs) i heard some weird sound... like sand grinding on each other. please tell me that that noise is something else.

 

dont give up your hopes yet. I have no clue, but hopefully someone will tell you it's nothing.

 

Man I really hope it's nothing, the thing is PC ovens are at like 425 degrees it makes metal/aluminum brittle.

 

i just found out my wheels were pc'd at 375. i hope that's low enough to not affect it.

 

Hey I wish you the best, I really do.

I'm on the process of uploading some new pics of mine to photobucket.

I'll post a couple when they upload.

 

Tinted tails....

 

Is that a film on the tails or plastic? Whats the tint %?? Looking at doing the same on my white g35.

 

Its paint, I took it to a shop told them I wanted my tails black, but still able to see the lights.

They said ok, pick'em up tomorrow.

Thats how they turned out and I love them.

 

I had a set I use for winter freshly powdercoated thru my bodyshop with no problems at 400 deg. It has alot to do with prep

 

KevcoG35 has powdercoated sport SEDAN 18s.

 

i painted my tail lights, its a translucent paint called VHT nightshade, you have to to light coats and it comes out nice. and if i were you i would get ur stock 18s painted im doing mine now. powdercoating is thick and when u put ur tires back on ive heard cases that its hard to get the tire to bead or the tires dont fit. paiting chips and powdercoating peels.

 

how much is it usually to powdercoat a rim?