PAINTING COROLLA SPORTIVO WHEELS

[iced]

Hi guys,

im new here.

just wondering if anyone has painted Corolla Sportivo rims.

i did a search and found a pic of a set sprayed metaliic charcoal. Looks hot.

I couldnt find wheel paint in that colour K&H and VHT dont have that colour wheel paint.

I didnt want to get Engine enamel so i went to get some Whiteknight SQUIRTS , $6.74 a can.

What do you guys reckon?

[iniff]

my friend had his alloys painted and it all just flaked off after a bit of driving.

Ill be getting my wheels powder coated soon. lets hope that lasts longer.

[leasaunce]

My brother spray painted his WRX rims with GOLD.

You need to prime it first then need couple of good decent layers :) Took him about 3 days to do the whole car.

Edited March 27, 2006 by leasaunce

[SuiCid3]

My brother spraypainted our previous Camry stationwagon..

Using normal spray paint... purple...

[shmicko]

What's the best way to go about painting your rims? powder coat? spray?

[selyaT]

If I had a S'tivo I'd paint the stockers white. Do panel beaters/paint shops do that kinda thing?

[BCNYA]

Wouldnt the heat from the brakes make the paint a bit dodgey with pressure pack paint?

[KaZe-]

me and vyet sprayed our stock rims with VHT high gloss black with primer and clear coat and its ok now but powder coating would be much better but ours was a diy so its fun and took a few hours heres some pics

[blue_rolla]

i had my rims painted by the place i bought them, and they did the crappest job... seems to be one thin layer of paint, and half of it has worn off already..

there's nothing wrong with spraying them - i thought it looked good, but make sure you do the right steps.. primer then paint a few coats...

otherwise powdercoating seems to be a great way to go about it to...

[kcorro]

Edited July 25, 2009 by kcorro

[selyaT]

What sort of shops do powder coating though?

Tom what are you gonna do when the rest of the paint wears off yours? Sand it off and go silver?

[BCNYA]

Those black wheels look awesome. Pity they arent a bit bigger. ;)

[blue_rolla]

What sort of shops do powder coating though?

Tom what are you gonna do when the rest of the paint wears off yours? Sand it off and go silver?

no way!! once you go white you never go back! ill get them powder coated white most probably...

[BigBum]

What sort of shops do powder coating though?

Places that do powdercoating of course. Although these places usually specialise in powdercoating all sorts of metal and steel. Stuff like fences, gates, poles, etc. But they also do anything that's metal or steel including wheels.

Just a note if anyone is powdercoating over another layer of paint, it's best to strip the paint off to bare metal/steel first or the end result won't be very good... unless you are going black. I had the problem of white becoming pale white with a tinge of yellow (due to rust) because the new white powder was sprayed over the original white paint. Ended up stripping about 3 layers of paint and redoing the whole process. Costly and time consuming :(

[inlift]

well how much more dearer is powder coating then spraying, and also the amount of time your car will be sitting in your garage on bricks?

if in melb can anyone suggest a joint for powder coating

[RME1]

well how much more dearer is powder coating then spraying, and also the amount of time your car will be sitting in your garage on bricks?

if in melb can anyone suggest a joint for powder coating

Yellow Pages :D

Bell St Powder Coating:

50 bux for sand blast

50 bux for powder coat (per wheel)

[BigBum]

Depending how busy they are, usually shouldn't take more than 3 days.

[selyaT]

Awesome, my wheels were second hand when I got them and they have 2 or 3 scars that make people question my driving when they look at them lol.

I'm gonna look for a place in Canberra that does powder coating. I'm pretty sold on white wheels on a white car... Some like it some don't. What do you guys think?

[inlift]

before i bought my stivo i wanted a dc2r champion white with white rims. atm i have a cascade blue stivo and want to powder coat the rims white. white on white rules! :D

thats my two cents

[BigBum]

White on white is looks great IMO. It's the only matching colour combination I really like (black on black isn't bad either).

Oh yeah, make sure you sand those marks really well too so after the powdercoat is on, you can't see the mark at all. Preparation is the key! :)

[selyaT]

Awesome thanks boys.

Found a number of powder coating places in the yellow pages too.

[HMRacing]

after that foto, the celica ran away!!

[kingky07]

do it right sand primer than paint then it wont flake off like chrome lol