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Old 07-10-2009, 04:35 PM   #1
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Default I'm Gonna Give Powdercoating Another Chance!

Well, I was going to have my rims re-painted or just touch them up myself but I decided to take Gasman's advice and go powder coat. I stripped them this morning,after I got my new toy and the guy is going to be here in a few minutes to pick them up. He's going to strip, powder coat and clear coat them for $150. Apparently he has a GM spec coating from Dupont that is said to be 3X more durable than normal PC, so we'll see.

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Old 07-10-2009, 05:03 PM   #2
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going back with white?
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Old 07-10-2009, 06:27 PM   #3
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I'd take the '3X more durable' claim with a big grain of salt, but I'd be interested in hearing more about it & what material it is that supposedly makes it so much tougher.
'Normal' powdercoat is extremely durable IF it's cured properly - it sounds like you had an issue with a prior job? If that's true & your previous finish scratched easily, I bet they didn't get a proper cure (too low temp and/or not long enough).
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going back with white?
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Old 07-10-2009, 06:32 PM   #5
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I'd take the '3X more durable' claim with a big grain of salt, but I'd be interested in hearing more about it & what material it is that supposedly makes it so much tougher.
'Normal' powdercoat is extremely durable IF it's cured properly - it sounds like you had an issue with a prior job? If that's true & your previous finish scratched easily, I bet they didn't get a proper cure (too low temp and/or not long enough).
Yea it's rated by how much salt it can take or something.... I had a bad job that yellowed and chipped. This guy has an incredible reputation here so I'm hoping for the best!
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Old 07-11-2009, 02:15 PM   #6
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Old 07-11-2009, 02:41 PM   #7
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They're definitely white...
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yes they are.

pretty good turn around time.
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Old 07-12-2009, 09:02 AM   #9
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They're definitely white...
Yep.

I saw some white rims once, and they looked just like that.

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Old 07-13-2009, 02:35 PM   #10
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They're definitely white...
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