::::Looking to get my iforged wheels powercoated in Chicago::::
02-20-2008, 12:00 PM
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::::Looking to get my iforged wheels powercoated in Chicago::::
Chicagoans, any good place, any recommendation, any hookup's, etc... I have a 3 piece 19" Iforged that's polished and really getting sick of the maintenance. Any help would be great!
02-20-2008, 12:35 PM
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I have used a few Powder Coaters in the burbs. Performance Powder Coating is the best I have used. They are quick, have great color and finish selections and quality is top notch. The only draw back is they are way out in Yorkville, IL. I don't have the number off hand, and I just tried looking them up on-line and could not find much, I hope they are still in business. It's been a couple years since I used them.
02-20-2008, 01:12 PM
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I would have them painted and not powder coated. The powder coating process puts a lot of heat on the aluminum and can potentially weaken the structure and make them brittle.
02-20-2008, 01:37 PM
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I have used a few Powder Coaters in the burbs. Performance Powder Coating is the best I have used. They are quick, have great color and finish selections and quality is top notch. The only draw back is they are way out in Yorkville, IL. I don't have the number off hand, and I just tried looking them up on-line and could not find much, I hope they are still in business. It's been a couple years since I used them.
02-20-2008, 01:39 PM
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good point... Painting is one of my options as well. Man, Pimpin ain't easy!!!!!
Any good place to get them painted??
02-20-2008, 09:43 PM
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Sorry I don't know. I was going to powder coat my HREs and my guy out here in CA said he wouldn't recomend it. I do know the guys at Fall Line Motor Sports in Winnetka and they do a lot of cool stuff. They may be able to point you in the right direction.
02-20-2008, 10:25 PM
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I know those guys as well... They did the K2 install on my E55. I will give them a call. Thanks.
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02-21-2008, 09:32 PM
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Don't do Wheels America. I had them repar some curb rash and repaint. The color was off and flawed. THey said it was as close as they could get. After complaining a lot they offered to paint the other whell on the same side of the car so when you looked at the car you wouldn't notice a color difference. I had a fit and after they had my wheel for 3.5 months they finally painted all 4 wheels to match each other. Poor service and poor ability.
03-08-2008, 08:30 PM
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What was your reasons that you did paint instead of powercoat...?
03-08-2008, 08:43 PM
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Problem was the extreme heat, when doing the powdercoat.... The shop was telling me that the screws on the 3 piece will be permanently fused. Also, someone here (forum) mentioned that there's a possibility that the alloy will be weaker because of the extreme heat.
can't wait to check it out at next meet.
03-09-2008, 06:22 PM
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aren't the wheel supposed to be dismantled anyway?
