Powder Coat wheels in Los Angeles?
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03-04-2010 | 06:55 PM
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Powder Coat wheels in Los Angeles?
Any recommendations in the greater Los Angeles area? Preferably the SF Valley?
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Are the edges polished or powdercoated silver?
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Are the edges polished or powdercoated silver?
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03-04-2010 | 09:24 PM
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Thanks Jason. Can you give me a quick idea of how powder coating works? In the rim above is the silver edge polished or a powder coat silver? How difficult is it to powder coat with this level of detail? What's a ballpark price? $100 per wheel? less? more?
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03-04-2010 | 09:36 PM
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I can't tell without seeing the wheel in person but good coaters mask off wheels all the time with nice results.
I am not a coater so I can't speak to the price but typically the wheels need to be stripped before coating. As with painting the difference between a good job and a so so job is in the prep.
Give Scott a call and he can give you an idea of pricing. The price would be cheaper if you just coated the whole wheel.
I have some glow in the dark powder if you want a set of crazy looking wheels!
The glow powder retails for $120/lb!!
I am not a coater so I can't speak to the price but typically the wheels need to be stripped before coating. As with painting the difference between a good job and a so so job is in the prep.
Give Scott a call and he can give you an idea of pricing. The price would be cheaper if you just coated the whole wheel.
I have some glow in the dark powder if you want a set of crazy looking wheels!
The glow powder retails for $120/lb!!
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07-26-2010 | 03:01 PM
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Funny, that's actually a photo right off of our web-site: "If" that is exactly what you want then get it exactly where you saw it......
Visit the rest of our wheels at: www.fastforwardwheels.com
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We are located on the out-skirts of Los Angeles, Monterey Park, CA (323) 262-7365
Visit the rest of our wheels at: www.fastforwardwheels.com
-Elvis (call me anytime)
We are located on the out-skirts of Los Angeles, Monterey Park, CA (323) 262-7365
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07-26-2010 | 03:14 PM
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Yeah, don't go the "cheapest" route. Time is money and cheap usually means less prep...that's a bad thing with powder coating.
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07-30-2010 | 12:16 PM
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Can this been done except with the lip polished?
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07-30-2010 | 07:32 PM
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Thanks for the feedback..... Thanks for supporting the site sponsors! 
Here's a photo of one gloss with brush finished lip, sorry for the Iphone photo....
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Here's a photo of one gloss with brush finished lip, sorry for the Iphone photo....
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10-15-2010 | 02:41 PM
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Really interested in getting my wheels done. From the website, Fast Forward Wheels don't do powder coating. How will the paint hold up. I have forged wheels and from what I hear, powder coating will weaken the wheel. So I might go the other route of painting instead