Moonglow 80s with refinished wheels - pics wanted

[HeadacheManNYC]

Its wheel refinishing time, and before I drop $600 I need to decide whether to go original or some sort of graphite/gunmetal. If anyone out there has a moonglow colored rig with refinished rims, please post up a pic.


Thanks,

Luke

 

[ToddD]

...and before I drop $600

Reach around included?

 

[ftbshop]

Here's mine, painted a silver close to factory. Before they were nasty chrome...

 

[mxvet354]

Here is mine....

 

[darwink1]

Dude, I did mine in graphite, in the drive way, with the tires on, for the cost of 1 can of primer and 2 cans of wheel paint..... They look mint.

600 bones on something thats gonna get scratched in a week you better be getting a months worth of reach arounds.

D

 

[Corbet]

$600 is a lot for the service. Especially if thats only for 4 wheels. I went with 3 colors of powder coat on mine and it was only $95 per wheel. Still quit a bit of money for something thats going to get hammered in the rocks. But I splurged. My powder coater would have done a single color for $50 per wheel for reference. That includes blasting them first.

 

[HeadacheManNYC]

Thanks for the pics thus far, good point of reference.
Yes, $600 is rediculous, but that seems to be the going rate around here. I'm still sourcing other places though. If anyone in the tristate area knows of a place that'll do it for cheaper, I'm all ears.

Darwink1, did you do any sanding or prep work before spraying?

 

[quasi]

poly-stripper, or any good paint remover in a gel state should help remove the clear coat without scratching the rims

 

[Subluxator]

Reach around included?

still laughing at that one.

 

[ERG80]

Not the best angle and theyre dirty

 

[fsung]

Thanks for the pics thus far, good point of reference.
Yes, $600 is rediculous, but that seems to be the going rate around here. I'm still sourcing other places though. If anyone in the tristate area knows of a place that'll do it for cheaper, I'm all ears.

Darwink1, did you do any sanding or prep work before spraying?

Try here. They're located in long island, about ~40 mins from NYC.

Elite Coatings NY - Powder Coating, Ceramic Coating, Coating Specialists

 

[Corbet]

Look into shipping to Streamline Custom Coatings.

Streamline Custom Coatings

That's where I had mine done.

 

[GJCO1970 fj40]

This is mine fresh from the powder coaters. 55.00 each and included them blasting and priming them as well.

 

[BLACKGOLD]

I Powdercoated mine in black recently. ~$50 a rim (IIRC), included sandblast, prep, & PC. Its not terribly expensive.

 

[Trapper50cal]

Streamline Custom Coatings as well:

By trapper50cal at 2011-09-22

same PC on front bumper, sliders, rear bumper as well.

 

[atomicshawn]

This is mine fresh from the powder coaters. 55.00 each and included them blasting and priming them as well.

I like the shade they used. Does it have a name, or a color code? (do they even use codes with powder coat materials?)

Edit: Same question for Trapper... they look great!

 

[darwink1]

I scuffed them up pretty good before paint.

D

 

[SUMMIT CRUISERS]

Not Moonglow but graphite Rustoleum with clear.

 

[HeadacheManNYC]

I ended up having them done 40th/CE style with gunmetal windows. Pretty happy with how they turned out.

 

[BRKLYN1]

I am six years into my Duplicolor graphite three can job with the tires on and they still look great. I do business with a powder coater and could probably get them done for free but I don't think they will be any better and not worth the hassle.