Chewievette Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 I've been going over my build list and plans for my projects and I got an idea for the rims on my daily driver. I would like to get them blasted back to bare metal then polish certain areas and have those areas anodized red then powdercoat the rest black and maybe a polish the lip. I was wondering if its acctually possible to combine the processes and what order I should do them in. I have a vague concept of how they are done but I'm not sure about the specifics. I know there are some powdercoat guys around so I was hoping you could give me a rough estimate on the cost of doing four rims. I can provide a picture to give you an idea of what I'm looking at doing. Also, if I need to stick with one process, is there a way to get powdercoat to look like anodizing? I can do it all in paint but these processes give a much tougher finish and for rims that might be a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruez Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 Not sure about the anodizing.. Powder coating I know There are a few colors that simulate anodized finishes... red and blue. The candy colors look similar to anodizing, it all depends on what base coat you put under them. As far as pricing.. the more complicated it gets the higher it runs...obviously. Each color has to be cured individually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger.svoboda Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 i just talked to a powder coat guy. He will do wheels one color for $60 each. Two tone he said probably more than twice because of the extra work. Anodize and powder coat two entirely different processes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2003z Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 $60 is a great price for a single color. The place I refer customers to here is $80 per wheel. Wheels require a lot of work to strip, more than I like, and I'm concerned about future liability if a wheel fails, so I don't do them. If I did, I would have to charge at least 500 per set due to time involved. Chewie, it would probably be costly but you could reduce your costs by doing some of the work yourself. I would Strip Polish Anodize - unless you have removable centers, probably have to do the whole wheel. Mask off the lip and areas you want to keep red and pc the black over the anodized wheel. Sand the anodizing off of the lip and repolish. If you did the stripping/polishing, you would only have to pay for anodizing and pc'ing just a single color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewievette Posted October 28, 2006 Author Share Posted October 28, 2006 I've been looking over the processes for the anodizing and I could do it myself but I just dont want to deal with all those chemicals for a one shot deal. Sure I might get stuff anodized later on but I have no plans to do it so why spend the money on setup. I can do a lot of the work myself, I have access to a blaster and I can do the polishing no problem. I'm going to do some calling around to see what local shops can get this work done, hopefully they wont gouge me too bad. btw, I've always wondered what you use to mask off powdercoat? Is it just masking tape you do you use something special? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruez Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 There are high temp tapes to mask off areas when powdercoating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexideways Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 I'v seen a guy who had what I tought to be blue anodized rims, when I asked, he answered that they were chromed wheels with translucent candy blue P/C over it, my guess would be, polish the whole thing, mask whatever you want to keep polished, then do the translucent red P/C, then mask what you want to keep red and P/C the rest black. My 2 cents, I'm definitely no expert in the subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2003z Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 that would work too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewievette Posted October 29, 2006 Author Share Posted October 29, 2006 I'm going to call around on monday and get prices for each option, for some reason people close up shop on the weekends, amazing right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2003z Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 I don't! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewievette Posted October 29, 2006 Author Share Posted October 29, 2006 Fine, I'll give you a call tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2003z Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 sorry, I don't do wheels. I'm happy to do most anything else, just not wheels. I did just take my last rack of parts out of the oven 10 minutes ago though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewievette Posted October 29, 2006 Author Share Posted October 29, 2006 I was kidding, although there are a few other parts I might need coated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruez Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 Here are a few over chrome and polish. The candy red ATV frame picture is not good... no sunlight on it scroll down for the wheel. http://www.technacolor.com/candy_red.html http://www.technacolor.com/candy_blue.html http://www.technacolor.com/candy_lime_green.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2003z Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Cruez, They all look awesome! Where is that candy lime green from? Columbia? Do you think it would look good on all the fixtures of my engine, given my car color? Currently getting ready to assemble, and have the block painted black, and all the bolt ons in gunmetal, but I think they are too dark. I did do my oil pan in eastwood lime green though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruez Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 I like the green too Kinda reminds me of the "Grinch" green but brighter ! I've done a couple bikes that went to Honda of Charlotte in that Green. If you polish the wheels and NOT use chrome powder, you will get a very nice finish. There are a couple of them on their site now that I did... http://www.motomadness.com/photo_gallery.asp Middle pic on the top... The silver and green CBR and the black, yellow and red bike behind it. Those pics should give you an idea on the candy finishes. Fairly close to the anodized finish, but not flat looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewievette Posted October 30, 2006 Author Share Posted October 30, 2006 Now that's Puuurdy! I'm starting to like those candy powdercoats more than anodizing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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