Custom Powder Coating - Powder Keg Custom Coatings

Sky White Wheels

 

Gloss Black Porsche Panamera Wheels

 

More Sky White Wheels!

 

I have a set of 17's that are already P.coated white and want them redone a different color. Would I still be looking at $70 a wheel? I just won a $100 gift card @ the Morries event! Let me know

 

Congrats on the win! 17s are actually $75/ea and the way we treat previously powder coated items is we will give you an estimate when you bring them in of the worst case scenario price wise. For example, $20/ea for additional stripping and the way it works is if the previous powder coat comes off fairly easy (it all depends on the previous coating quality etc.) we won't charge anything additional and at the most $20/ea additional. Let me know if you have any other questions!

 

Good deal! It looked like a great turn out, I wish we could have made it out. Let me know whenever you're ready to get going on them!

 

There's no way to just put a different color on top of the current w/o blasting?

 

Wrinkle Black Harley Parts & Boat Throttle

 

Metallic Gold BBS Wheels

 

Satin Black Bike Parts

 

The guy that did my wheels said that he could just put them back into the oven to clean them surface and then just scuff them up a bit then lay a different color right over it. Does it depend on the company of the powder? He says he does it all the time...

 

Sweet satin black bike parts

 

Some places will do it but I know companies don't like coating over other peoples work. If we were to coat over another company's coating then our finish would only be as durable as the coating underneath. Starting with bare metal is the only way we coat to provide the best possible finish and durability for the parts.

 

I've never really heard of mixing in a clear. Mainly because most colors will have a different chemistry and cure schedule than clears so I'm not sure how they get around that. We apply our clear as a whole other top coat so we fully cure the base color and then fully cure the clear top coat.

 

Most colors (exluding most metallics, candies, specialty colors etc.) have some component of a clear in them as far as exterior/UV protection. There are some formulations of powders that are rated for indoor use only so they will fade if you use them for exterior purposes or at least not hold up as well. None of the colors I have posted so far have had a clear applied to them with the exception of Black Chrome which requires a clear. The Porsche wheels were done with just our Gloss Black powder. Feel free to post up any other questions you have, I don't mind answering them at all!

 

Just thought I'd drop into your vendor thread and say I was very happy with my experience with Powder Keg.

They were easy to work with and very friendly; didn't mind taking the time to answer several of my questions. They have a huge selection of little color cards to look at (but I think you guys should paint one of these slightly larger cards that you have - http://i.imgur.com/vwrFv.jpg - with every new color you do, it's easier to visualize how it'll look with an actual painted item that's a little larger ). Their pricing is also clearly laid out, and seems reasonable - I personally appreciate that a lot.

The wheels they had in the shop on the days I stopped in looked great, and I'm very happy with how mine turned out, too! Thanks again!!

Here's my 5zigen original FN01R-C 17x7's in Kingsport Grey:

 

^^^^^+1 on a good experience. Stopped in today to pick up the motorcycle parts I had done(see post #103) and they turned out great!

 

They look great! In person how does the Kingsport compare to the Crystal Grey?

 

I was able to see the Volk's they had done in Crystal Gray when I dropped my wheels off. The Kingsport Grey is a bit lighter and it has a bit more of the metallic silver fleck in it. Both are on the darker end of the spectrum imo.

 

Thanks, they both look great but it's hard to tell the differences from a computer screen.

 

I agree, colors need to be seen in person. For example, the Black Chrome looked very different from what I expected. The photo of a wheel done in black chrome looked very dark, but in person black chrome was very silver.

 

We actually do do that with all colors we shoot. We have a book of about 50 of those bigger swatches, we just didn't have a Kingsport swatch until after you!

 

Tiffany Blue Lug Nuts

 

Black Chrome Subaru Wheels

 

Zesty Teal Puch Moped

 

Kingsport Grey Wheels

 

Neon Pink

 

hey guys. love the kingsport grey and am thinking of getting my wheels done. will probably stop by soon to get a quote.

do you guys also buy wheels for display purposes or trades? like do you have a set that would go on my scoob that we could trade the my wheels for and id pay for pcing or are all of these customer wheels?

 

Do you powercoat intercooler piping? Can I get a quote?

 

From the two times I've been there I'm sure these are all customer wheels.

Looks like $1.50-2.25/inch
http://www.powderkegcoatings.com/ourpricing

 

All of the pictures posted are customer wheels, we did buy a few sets of wheels that will be used for display when we get some time to work on them. Let me know when you'd like to stop by!

 

Your work looks outstanding! Are powdercoated wheels more or less prone to chipping than having them painted? thanks

 

Thank you! Powder coated wheels are much less prone to chipping etc. than traditional paint.

 

Would i need to fix my scratches on my wheels before powder coating?

 

It depends on how deep they are, blasting will take care of surface scratches etc. but deeper gouges will show up in the final coating. The cleaner/smoother you bring them in the quicker we can get them back to you as well as the better they will look. We ask that you bring in wheels clean (no dirt, brake dust etc.) no valve stems and no weights.

 

(sorry for the poor lighting)

Satin Black Rota Wheels

 

More Satin Black Wheels

 

How much to blast a drivers side door?