Black Powder coated wheels

[TexasChopper]

I saw a 4-dr Sahara in this forum yesterday somewhere with 18's powder coated a flat black that looked awesome. Anyone else have them? Lets see the pics.

[Silver JK]

here ya go:

http://www.jk-forum.com/showthread.php?t=1302

[bigjeepin]

Looks good anymore pics of the jeep with the wheels full size shot

[St. George Jeepin]

I am looking into doing the same thing. Any idea how that would hold up??

[Kachad]

I am looking into doing the same thing. Any idea how that would hold up??


There are quite a few variables that would need to be taken into consideration in order to answer this question properly.

First Question: On the factory aluminum rims, there should be a clear coat. Did the shop coat directly over the clear, or did they remove the clear coat first?
a) If the shop recoated over the clear, there is a chance that inter-coat adhesion issues could occur.

Second Question: If the shop removed the clear coat, how did they remove it- chemical or blast?

Last Question: If the shop removed the clear coat, a full treatment of the aluminum should have been conducted. This would typically consist of an alkaline cleaning, chemical etching, and a passivating sealer applied as the last stage (with appropriate rinsing in-between).
a) One of the most important steps here is to insure that the shop is using high quality rinsing stages and the final passivating seal.

The best case scenario would be for complete removal of the clear coat, followed by a quality pretreatment of the substrate and full cure.

If the proper procedures were followed, that coating should hold up very well. The only drawback to a satin\matte finish versus other finishes would be a tendency to chip a bit easier than a full gloss or clear coat.

I've been contemplating re-finishing my wheels in the same way, and again, following proper procedures the final coating properties would be more than adequate.

(However, I'm still awaiting the delivery of my vehicle)

Kachad

[atvin411]

i am getting my wheels coated gloss black at a shop my wheels are due in on fri morning I will post pics before and after

[PJRedd]

I have the stock 17" Sahara wheels being powdercoated gloss black. They are supposed to be done tomorrow, I'll post some pics as soon as I get them back on the JK.

[atvin411]

What was the turn around for you I would love to see the pics

[osclib2]

For those of you doing getting powder coat, can you tell us what they are charging a wheel to do it?

[PJRedd]

Mine came to $45 per wheel, including dismount, remount, balancing and tax. I dropped the wheels off Monday and they are supposed to be ready Thursday.

[PJRedd]

Only bad thing about it is not driving it for a week:sad: , especialy since I've only had it 1 week. I'm already going through withdrawls and its only been 3 days.
The upside is, at least I have a TJ to drive in the meantime:toung:

[atvin411]

I have polished m/t 2's so they don't have to strip them and its $50 a wheel then again I am on the east coast and PowderCoating is not very popular yet.

[PJRedd]

Well, it looks like it's gonna take at least a week for the wheels to be done. Guy that I dropped them off with told me I'd have em back yesterday, called and they said "hopefully" Monday.
Nothing worse than going home and looking at the JK on jackstands in the garage. I should have planned some other mods around this :banghead:

[PJRedd]

Finally got them back! I'm very happy with the results, especially for the cost.

I'll put up some pics tonight.

[PJRedd]

Well, just one crappy pic for now, it won't stop raining long enough to get any good ones.

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o293/pjreddjk/PICT0004.jpg

[rgsjeep]

can't wait to see better pics, I would love to do that...From what I do see looks great..