Guest Anonymous Posted May 24, 2003 Share Posted May 24, 2003 i bought a 74tii that came with a set of panasports that are in OK condition. . . a few flaws in the paint. whats the best method to go about stripping and re-painting these wheels? a silver powder coat? TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted May 24, 2003 Share Posted May 24, 2003 i had a set of Momo basketweaves bead blasted and powder coated silver and they came out pretty well. Certainly better than what i can do by hand ( i did a set of BBS basketweaves with o.k. results). Panasports should come out really well: they dont have a lot of little spaces and crannies to deal with. cost to me in northern cali was 125 per wheel including mount/balance of new rubber. /// Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted May 24, 2003 Share Posted May 24, 2003 URL: http://forums.mye28.com/e28/messages/35015.html Also, I just went back and forth about powder coating my M5s wheels. Powder coat is a great finish, but it's nearly impossible to remove and it must be done right the first time to avoid an uneven finish. If you ever want to refinish the wheels again you'll have to have them chemically stripped as bead blasting will be futile. Also, in my case I had to match to the factory silver plastic center caps. After going through at least 20 paint chips I could only find a close approximation... not good enough. Lastly, with powder coat it's difficult to touch up curb rash due to the difficulty of finding a good paint match. I was told that there is one company that makes a rattle can touch up paint for their powder coat, but there color range is very narrow. I am a huge fan of powdercoat for anything else, but wheels are prone to rash and chips. But, if you are looking for quick and easy, powder coat is the way to. Check out the link to see results of the $50. per wheel job. I think it's unparalleled. I wish I would have known about this guy two weeks ago. Ethan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted May 24, 2003 Share Posted May 24, 2003 Sand blast them to start. You can get a sand blast kit fairly inexpensive I saw one last week around 20.00 for the gun and I think the silica sand starts at 20 a bag and I think you can get different grits. You can make a box with a door and tempered glass so you won't loose sand and the sand will drop to the bottom of the box and gun will pick it back up. You can get the heavy duty rubber gloves and install those in front of the box. going this route will save you some cash in the long run if you plan on doing alot of restoring and cleaning of parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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