painting rims

[W45H1NGT0N]

hey guys,
anyone know of any good painters in mandurah area to do my vy ss rims black?
and a rough price?

cheers

[vysute]

why not just paint them yourself if your desperate enough! took me half a day to do all 5 of my rims, just cleaned them, sanded them back with some 360 grit wet dry sand paper then gave it a coat of primer, gave it a light sand, 3 coats of black paint (120 degree heat proof) and then sanded off any runs and coated again, then gave it 2 coats of clear, turned up the money! A lot cheaper then taking them in and getting them professionally done. This is all under the assumption you like to do things yourself and don't have the cash to splash around. from memory it took me 2 pressure packs of black paint (cans), 1 pressure pack of primer and 1 pressure pack of clear, which together cost me about $60 and then 2 sheets of sand paper, which were $1.20 each from memory! Hope this helps you mate.

[Cobez]

And just make sure you knock each coat back with some real fine paper and wipe before applying another coat IF you use a pressure pack. This should ensure a smooth surfaced finish. I PERSONALLY would save and get it done by a pro, just for peace of mind, as they should come out perfect, provided you go to a trusted painter who does good work.

[W45H1NGT0N]

yeh nah i dont think ill do it myself, to much mucking around
anyone know the cost of getting them painted?
cheers

[vysute]

i agree to get a perfect job i would go to a professional painter as well but i wasn't going to lay out real money to get some vt ss 17's painted haha! i don't know of any painted but i could expect the cost to be hefty in comparison to the d.i.y job. good luck getting those painted, they look fantastic in black!

[excalibur]

why not get them powder coated would be cheaper than painting

[W45H1NGT0N]

who does powder coating in my area and how much

[W45H1NGT0N]

OMFG when i was driving up to tafe (freo) yesterday i was at one of the lights on south street and i saw this fkn sweet orange vz maloo i think it was the ford focus xr5 orange and it had black accent pieces and black senator rims!
i was like wow then gave him the thumbs up and drove off. was a risky combination but looks so fkn sweet

[vysute]

oh my lord i am seeing it in my head and it sounds fantastic!

[W45H1NGT0N]

does any one know what 2-tone would go well with my ute? red vy ss ute?

[W45H1NGT0N]

hey guys
who does powdercoating the the mandurah/ south western reigon
cheers

[Villan_au]

who does powder coating in my area and how much

If you get them done in powder coating black you need the black that has the uv protection in it. Or it will look like flat black in about 6 months.
ROH Wheels 17 years service.

[bloodyricho]

powder coating is great if done very carefully. 2-PAC looks great even if done a bit dodgey.

[Vt_vic]

i got told around 500 to powerdercoat rims professionally.and two tone has been done to absolute death dont go red and black two tone on a ss ute looks crap

[ARATIC]

If you want to get them powdercoated ring around and get some quotes you will be surprised how much of a price difference there is between places. I recently got my SS rims done for $80/wheel. One place quoted me $195/wheel!

One word of wisdom, make sure they dont P/C around where the wheel goes around the hub, otherwise they wont fit on! (I learnt the hard way...)

[STEALTHY™]

OMFG when i was driving up to tafe (freo) yesterday i was at one of the lights on south street and i saw this fkn sweet orange vz maloo i think it was the ford focus xr5 orange and it had black accent pieces and black senator rims!
i was like wow then gave him the thumbs up and drove off. was a risky combination but looks so fkn sweet

You saw a stock VZ Maloo. Those black wheels were an option on them new.

If you get them done in powder coating black you need the black that has the uv protection in it. Or it will look like flat black in about 6 months.
ROH Wheels 17 years service.

Never heard of this before? Mine were done years ago, and still look as good as the day they were done, guess the guy i used only used the uv protection stuff?

i got told around 500 to powerdercoat rims professionally.and two tone has been done to absolute death dont go red and black two tone on a ss ute looks crap

Ask around. It shouldn't be anymore than $50 a rim. Thats what mine cost, which included being acid bathed to get the old paint off.

[W45H1NGT0N]

vt_vic: hey man yeh umm wut r u talking about?!?!?!? im trying to find out where a can get my rims p/c or painted cheaply. Not a black/red paint job on the body.
STEALTHY: i never knew they did VY senator rims as an option? and yeh the best i can get in mandurah is just p/c for $80 or bead blast and p/c for $130. but the guy there didnt seam like he wanted to do it. they do more stuff like concrete trucks and handrails not little things

[STEALTHY™]

Oh i didn't see the senator part.

The orange maloo's had the option of black wheels, but different design to the normal maloo wheels, i just figured it was those.

[Vt_vic]

vt_vic: hey man yeh umm wut r u talking about?!?!?!? im trying to find out where a can get my rims p/c or painted cheaply. Not a black/red paint job on the body.
STEALTHY: i never knew they did VY senator rims as an option? and yeh the best i can get in mandurah is just p/c for $80 or bead blast and p/c for $130. but the guy there didnt seam like he wanted to do it. they do more stuff like concrete trucks and handrails not little things

didnt you say you were thinkin bout two tone??

[W45H1NGT0N]

yeh was thinking about what colours would look good together on a ute, theres no way i would waste money on that

[Vt_vic]

yeah theres no way id waste money on a two tone. i was told 500 for a full pro job for painting rims i know theres a lot of places that will do it cheaper.if theres just your ss stockers id just paint them yourself

[brrock]

Hey mate im a professional spraypainter and i will clean and prep the wheels properly and paint in 2 pac they will last 10+ years! $ 100 a rim! Drop them off i will have them back in 2-3 days!!
Contact James 0403254766 call after 2.30 pm weekdays any time weekends ! text any time (cant answer phone while spraying)
Cheers

[STEALTHY™]

Hey mate im a professional spraypainter and i will clean and prep the wheels properly and paint in 2 pac they will last 10+ years! $ 100 a rim! Drop them off i will have them back in 2-3 days!!
Contact James 0403254766 call after 2.30 pm weekdays any time weekends ! text any time (cant answer phone while spraying)
Cheers

Would be cheaper for him to send them to SA to be powdercoated lol

[W45H1NGT0N]

all good guys i just finished painting them last nite. will get the first photos up soon as there on the ute, thanx heaps for all your help