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painting sti wheels black
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 4:34 pm
by ammarX786
Does anyone have a local place that will paint my stock sti wheels black?
I want a semi gloss nearly flat look.
Thanks.
Ammar
photoshop
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 4:36 pm
by ammarX786
This is a photoshop of what I want them to look like.
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 5:23 pm
by Sabre
Maybe "Ya Old Wheel" shop in VA?
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 6:03 pm
by complacent
Have you asked any of the local body shops (Wagenwerks, etc)? I would think they should be able to handle that as well.
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 6:08 pm
by Mr Kleen
a friend of mine back in Lexington had a set of wheels powdercoated and they looked great. obviously a shop name from KY isn't gonna help you here, but I would go the powdercoating route. spray paint is for stock
WRX wheels, not STi wheels...
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 6:24 pm
by sirwilliam
I think this place does powdercoating but haven't had any experience w/ them:
http://www.amstuning.com/amsservices/
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 6:35 pm
by zaxrex
Don't you have to heat the powdercoat to bake the particles together? How hot does it get?
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 6:57 pm
by ammarX786
I called AMS and they don't recommend the powdercoating option, they say that it is too expensive and that it will not be good for the wheels.
Might bend in the future.
They say to just take it to a body shop and it might cost me like $100 per wheel.
I guess that is what I am gonna do.
Thanks guys.
Ammar
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 9:42 pm
by tenaciousd
How did the wheels turn out and what did it cost? I was thinking about doing the same thing in a gunmetal.
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:29 pm
by spazegun2213
welcome to the forum. He has not done it yet, and i think he actually sold his wheels.
if you want to see some painted wheels, these look great, i have seen them!
http://www.iwsti.com/forums/showthread. ... 089&page=5