I hear ya...I know the basics behind powder coating..just didn't know exactly how long it takes to bake the paint. I think powdercoating is the only way to go vs. painting

 

ANY powder coating can be done at your home or shop...
It does not take 2 days to bake an item....

It takes 15-20 minutes and can be done in any electric oven and or toaster oven for smaller parts.

You can find an oven on craigs list for 50-75$ and as long as you can fit the rim/item in the oven... you can powder coat it

The gun cost 40-50$ from harbor freight. powder is about 6$ a color

 

i thought forged rims could not be baked only the cast gsr rims could... something about messin up structural rigidity

 

^^^^^ more info on this please, im thinkin about powdercoating my ce28n, WHITE is an incredible PITA to keep cleen, too may spokes tooo

 

i doubt 400degrees is high enough to mess with the integrity of a forged wheel. alot of people p/c forged wheels. im not 100% on this tho

 

Let's think about this for a second... if a 400 degree bake screwed with any type of rim, don't you think they would have some issues on a track? When a set of brakes hits over a 1000F racing, I think parts of the rims will exceed 400F... I have heard this before and its total BS. If someone has some scientific evidence to say otherwise, Im all ears and will happily acknowledge my error.

 

^ I agree, it's probably very, very unlikely that powder coating will weaken the integrity of a forged wheel.

I also think gunmetal would look much better on PB to give the car some contrast.

 

if you are planning to do this at home, DO NOT, I REPEAT DO NOT try to bake any powdercoated items in a gas oven as some of the materials is flammable. Even if you get away with not blowing anything up, you can no longer use a gas oven to bake food. You would need to use a DEDICATED electric oven.

 

thanks protostar1 and evazerone for chiming in, i will be powder coating them soon once i find some dirt cheap gsr wheels for sale, i knew i shouldnt have sold them, lol..

 

anyone know how much it should cost to powder coat rims or brake calipers?

 

Usually 85 per rims (17-18s). However each shop varies in price.