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So, my test wheels are some 14” Toyota alloys that I bead blasted with glass beads with a friends cabinet. It works pretty well but it does take some time. Kind of fun though.
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I see. The graphite color looked fine but I also didn't want them to be super shiny.Mainly for some extra protection but the paint didn’t look completed before either.
My local powder coater charges $30 per wheel to blast and coat whatever color you want
Did a great job on the rusty junkyard wheels for my Road Runner
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Waited until today to mount the tires to let the paint harden. A little chipped off in the center from the balancer but otherwise went well.View attachment 1815889
Just an update on the paint. It appears to me that it may be a week to fully cure with curing temperatures in the 60s. Definitely glad I haven’t taken them to the tire shop yet. That being said, the back side where I didn’t coat with clear seems very hardened and high quality wheel paint. The clear isn’t as shiny now that it’s dryer and I probably wouldn’t purchase it again. But this is why I wanted a learning curve on the these practice wheels and wanted to report back here.
Les Schwab will sand blast and powdercoat wheels. Typically for around 30 bucks a wheel. They offer 6 or 7 different colors fyi.That is a steal of a price, I think up here there would be an extra zero behind that price. It would almost be cheaper to ship them there and back.
Roadrunner looks good BTW!
Les Schwab will sand blast and powdercoat wheels. Typically for around 30 bucks a wheel. They offer 6 or 7 different colors fyi.
I have been contemplating colors for the 80 series rims and ran across this thread that shows one option I like:
Old wheels, New tires