Forgestar F14s: I want some feedback from the club!
02-28-15, 08:03 AM
#16
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I like Yakuza's idea of the tinted brushed finish - that finish is proving very popular lately.
But it won't look like the wheel in the pic if you sandblast them - sandblasting will basically make them look bright silver/almost white and if you use a candy powder over them it will still have a textured or rough look to them. The finish in that pic is brushed first and then shot with a tinted clear. By the time you cold strip the wheels (DO NOT HAVE THEM HOT STRIPPED), have them brushed, and then powdercoated, it gets pretty expensive - just a heads-up! Be prepared to spend ~ $150/wheel as a starting point.
I am anti-chrome and anti-all-black wheels. Both have been done to death! Us west coast guys don't do chrome, and you can see black wheels on every set of stock Prius and Range Rover wheels out here. It's 2006 all over again!
But it won't look like the wheel in the pic if you sandblast them - sandblasting will basically make them look bright silver/almost white and if you use a candy powder over them it will still have a textured or rough look to them. The finish in that pic is brushed first and then shot with a tinted clear. By the time you cold strip the wheels (DO NOT HAVE THEM HOT STRIPPED), have them brushed, and then powdercoated, it gets pretty expensive - just a heads-up! Be prepared to spend ~ $150/wheel as a starting point.
I am anti-chrome and anti-all-black wheels. Both have been done to death! Us west coast guys don't do chrome, and you can see black wheels on every set of stock Prius and Range Rover wheels out here. It's 2006 all over again!
03-04-15, 07:21 PM
#17
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I like Yakuza's idea of the tinted brushed finish - that finish is proving very popular lately.
But it won't look like the wheel in the pic if you sandblast them - sandblasting will basically make them look bright silver/almost white and if you use a candy powder over them it will still have a textured or rough look to them. The finish in that pic is brushed first and then shot with a tinted clear. By the time you cold strip the wheels (DO NOT HAVE THEM HOT STRIPPED), have them brushed, and then powdercoated, it gets pretty expensive - just a heads-up! Be prepared to spend ~ $150/wheel as a starting point.
I am anti-chrome and anti-all-black wheels. Both have been done to death! Us west coast guys don't do chrome, and you can see black wheels on every set of stock Prius and Range Rover wheels out here. It's 2006 all over again!
But it won't look like the wheel in the pic if you sandblast them - sandblasting will basically make them look bright silver/almost white and if you use a candy powder over them it will still have a textured or rough look to them. The finish in that pic is brushed first and then shot with a tinted clear. By the time you cold strip the wheels (DO NOT HAVE THEM HOT STRIPPED), have them brushed, and then powdercoated, it gets pretty expensive - just a heads-up! Be prepared to spend ~ $150/wheel as a starting point.
I am anti-chrome and anti-all-black wheels. Both have been done to death! Us west coast guys don't do chrome, and you can see black wheels on every set of stock Prius and Range Rover wheels out here. It's 2006 all over again!
I just heard back from my body shop guy, he quoted me $1,500 to have them cold stripped and clear coated. That would set me back $2,500 total for the rims. That seems a little steep for me, but what do you guys think?
03-25-15, 07:00 PM
#20
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Is it possible to powder coat them a similar color to what Yakuza posted?
03-26-15, 08:34 PM
#21
Similar COLOR yes, finish though wouldn't have the depth or abrasion to it like brushed aluminum has. They have color chips as far as the eye can see in regards to powder coat. They'll do other finishes too like brushed, machined, chrome plating, anodizing. All those special finishes or finishes besides powder coat are sent out to people who specifically do only that like a machinist for instance.
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