Painting Wheels
Discussion
Of course you can. Plenty of people paint theirs and the cars still stay on the roads. Plenty of people on SELOC have done home resprays and got good results.
The later black wheels are powder coated from the factory and I prefer that finish, but painting gets perfectly good results too.
May be worth a post on MLOC to get a local recommendation from Leic area
The later black wheels are powder coated from the factory and I prefer that finish, but painting gets perfectly good results too.
May be worth a post on MLOC to get a local recommendation from Leic area
Wheels are difficult to paint because to get good paint coverage round the spokes, rim and front and back you have to spray from all angles. This can lead to 'flat' areas. However, properly prepared and properly done, wheels can be painted very successfully. Mine were done in black before I took delivery of the car and the results are excellent.
The wheels come powder coated from the factory so I'm not convinced there is a genuine issue with powder coating. The temperature is just what is enough to melt a paint polymer and should be well short of anything capable of affecting the alloy of the wheels. Mind you, you pays your money you takes your choice. I had mine powder coated by a place in manchester and they did a great job.
powder coating is fine - had loads done for many tens of thousands of miles...the panic arose after a particular type of wheel, with magnesium in it I think, was powder coated somewhere that didnt really know what they were doing and cooked them far too hot leading to a fracture later on ..not good!
paint wont be as durable and last many years IMO
paint wont be as durable and last many years IMO
bogie said:
powder coating is fine - had loads done for many tens of thousands of miles...the panic arose after a particular type of wheel, with magnesium in it I think, was powder coated somewhere that didnt really know what they were doing and cooked them far too hot leading to a fracture later on ..not good!
paint wont be as durable and last many years IMO
it was S1 Exige wheels that were prone to cracking after baking wasn't it?paint wont be as durable and last many years IMO
My exige wheels were changed to silver from the standard black. Via bell and colvill (Surrey) contact them for details- you could find someone near you who uses the same technique. They charge just under £400 which is good bearing in mind the cost for a high street refurb is ~£80 for a good place.
You can do it yourself but if you want a long lasting factory finish I just wouldn't bother- the paint and materials plus the time required doesn't make it worth it IMHO
You can do it yourself but if you want a long lasting factory finish I just wouldn't bother- the paint and materials plus the time required doesn't make it worth it IMHO
Mr_C said:
bogie said:
powder coating is fine - had loads done for many tens of thousands of miles...the panic arose after a particular type of wheel, with magnesium in it I think, was powder coated somewhere that didnt really know what they were doing and cooked them far too hot leading to a fracture later on ..not good!
paint wont be as durable and last many years IMO
it was S1 Exige wheels that were prone to cracking after baking wasn't it?paint wont be as durable and last many years IMO
My S1 Exige wheels were re-powder coated. Is there any foundation to this story or is it an urban myth???
clanger said:
Mr_C said:
bogie said:
powder coating is fine - had loads done for many tens of thousands of miles...the panic arose after a particular type of wheel, with magnesium in it I think, was powder coated somewhere that didnt really know what they were doing and cooked them far too hot leading to a fracture later on ..not good!
paint wont be as durable and last many years IMO
it was S1 Exige wheels that were prone to cracking after baking wasn't it?paint wont be as durable and last many years IMO
My S1 Exige wheels were re-powder coated. Is there any foundation to this story or is it an urban myth???
Memories of Andrew Walsh's old blue S1 Elise with those awful yellow wheels. Whoever did them (previous owner to Andrew) really cocked them up.
Edit:
Liam Crilly had a set of late S1 Elise wheels (Rimstock?) powder coated and three out of the four ended up with cracked spokes.
Edit:
Liam Crilly had a set of late S1 Elise wheels (Rimstock?) powder coated and three out of the four ended up with cracked spokes.
Edited by anonymous-user on Thursday 22 January 23:09
I'm currently looking at a couple of 07 Elise Rs with the black lightweight alloys. I prefer the silver ones, but am I right in guessing that repainting them silver would not achieve close to the quality of finish of new silver wheels?
Maybe a better option would be to try and do a swop with someone who preferred the black wheels.
Maybe a better option would be to try and do a swop with someone who preferred the black wheels.
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