Had my wheels done in black

[jamiep]

No sprayed and baked, im away tomorrow on the bike but ill get you a close up pic sunday

[stigmundfreud]

nice one, I'm after powder coating for mine simply for the hardness. Had too many issues on previous alloys with paint

have to say black wheels really suit thes black cars

[jamiep]

Ive had wheels powder coated black by another place in high wycombe called spray blast engineering and for some reason they lost there shine very quickly and went a dull almost matt black so i thought id try spraying this time

[_AJ_]

Nice to see a pic of these on a black Monaro. I had just decided to go anthracite on mine next week, because I'd always thought black wheels on a black car make the tyres look very grey. Yours look ok though, so I'm not sure now lol. Hmmm...

[stigmundfreud]

I think antracite is the colour I fancied, or black bronze/gold

[Well_Fans]

problem with powdercoated wheels is when they invevitably get scratched the water gets beneath the plastic coat and starts to lift it off in big bubbles/chunks - I'd stick to a good paint job everytime. Apart from anything else the powdercoated wheels I've seen have been quite varied in quality of finish. Some have almost a "Hammerite" type surface finish. Get a decent paint job with a few coats of clearcoat to protect it, then polish and wax regularly to keep the worst of the crap off the surface.

[Monnington]

Interesting stuff this, just had a quote from these guys of just under £300 for powder coat www.thewheelspecialist.co.uk/ (Going for Charcoal grey, but my car is blue!). They can also do a one day turnaround at extra cost..

Not entirely convinced by the powder though, had some bike wheels done a while back, and although they made a really nice job, they chipped up pretty badly, and went dull as mentioned earlier, it's certainly not a very hardy finish. Problem is, spraying onto alloy isn't that successful either normally, more research needed....

[bigwheel]

It all depends on who your powder-coater is... I know, stating the obvious.
I had a '95 Prelude for 11 years, (loved that V-Tec) and the factory alloys had bubbled up really badly after a few years.
Found a one man business in Possilpark (quality area, eh Bob?!) Glasgow and his powder-coating lasted longer than the original Honda finish!

[Well_Fans]

you seriously suggesting taking a Monaro into Possilpark?? And leaving it there while the wheels get done!!!! Lol no chance not even with 2 armed guards and a couple of rottweilers to protect it.

[bigwheel]

Saved them the pleasure and went with wheels only

Edited by bigwheel on Sunday 20th April 00:25

[jamiep]

Gave her a polish and fitted some black plates this morning.

[stigmundfreud]

one hates you sire! That car looks mint, I wish I had the time/arse to go and wash/polish/wax mine too and those plates look stunning on it!

What washing gear did you use?

[jamiep]

Thanks mate, i always use the 2 bucket method with meguairs car wash to cut down on swirls and the polish is a stuff i get off a mate that is a valleter, gives a nice wet look, just ordered some of this aswell as its ment to be very good.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...

Edited by jamiep on Sunday 20th April 11:35

[stigmundfreud]

I've used the meguires before, the clay bar was a treat too! Out of interest when getting rid of swirl marks what do you do? Also if you dont mind me asking whats the best way to wash/polish to avoid them during application? Cheers

[_AJ_]

Now black plates I've ALWAYS wanted, but I don't think I'd stand a chance of having them on for more than 5 mins without getting pulled!

You'll have to let us know if the police take any interest!

[bigwheel]

"Also if you dont mind me asking whats the best way to wash/polish to avoid them during application?"
Don't own a black car
Sorry, couldn't resist. Odyssey is so good.

[jamiep]

stigmundfreud said:

I've used the meguires before, the clay bar was a treat too! Out of interest when getting rid of swirl marks what do you do? Also if you dont mind me asking whats the best way to wash/polish to avoid them during application? Cheers

When i first got the car it had a few swirls and i got my mate the valleter to get rid of them with a machine polisher, im not that up on all this tbh but i have been having a look around on http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/ and find it very interesting what some of these guys can do with bad paintwork, have a look in "The studio" there is a good write up on S600 VXR's car.

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.p...

[Paul--C]

jamiep said:

Gave her a polish and fitted some black plates this morning.

I must say that it looks AWESOME with those plates on!

[jamiep]

_AJ_ said:

Now black plates I've ALWAYS wanted, but I don't think I'd stand a chance of having them on for more than 5 mins without getting pulled!

You'll have to let us know if the police take any interest!

I dont think ill have a problem, seems the norm on black range rover sports around here, they all have them.

[anonymous-user]

I got pulled last week for having a small plate on my bike. As it didn't comply with the law I was told they could confiscate it for evidence and force me to re-register it at a cost of about £1k. I think you'll find the same thing applies to you.