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| jimbob7 Member Since: 06 Jul 2013 Location: uk Posts: 2055  |
A proper job would be powder coat. Pov.spec,ftw. 2006, 110,TD5.
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11th May 2014 9:01pm |
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| Paullr90 Member Since: 06 Feb 2011 Location: Derby Posts: 93  
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Is it expensive to get a special colour like Limestone white? All the places round me are used to JCB yellow or black!
Paul. 2003 Td5 90XS 1970 Series 11A 2.25TD 2013 Freelander 2 HSE Lux (the wife's)  |
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11th May 2014 9:14pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17448 
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Beg to differ. A proper job on a classic would be wet blast (or grit blast), acid wash, prime and paint. Then you'll have wheels which will look as they did when they left the factory but will stay looking that way indefinitely.
Powder coat is too modern and often disappointing for durability. |
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11th May 2014 9:16pm |
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| Cuthbert Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: Up North Posts: 1535 |
Powder coating can often chip easily - especially if your local tyre fitter is a 16 year old who was flipping burgers for a career last week.
Just like painting - unless the prep is done 100% and the QA is thorough - powder coating can deteriorate rather quickly. |
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12th May 2014 2:31pm |
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| Chris86 Member Since: 15 Jul 2014 Location: South Yorks Posts: 789 
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Hi,
Did a home refurb on a set of wolf rims a month or so ago- as has been said its all in the prep, but also the paint makes a big difference too! On ours we did the following Wire brushed off all the loose flaky paint Emery cloth completely by hand Paint any bare metal with rust treatment Masked very very carefully, using a butter knife to force the tape into edge of the rim Degrease/wipe off any dust/muck Two coats of primer-rattlecan Two coats of topcoat- brushed Its all about the prep and getting a decent couple of coats of primer on too then a good quality topcoat. I used hycote primer and chawton white from the paintman and the finish is superb.- there are a couple of little runs that only me and my partner see- nobody else would notice unless they were specifically looking for them. Having tried to do the spare with a generic metal paint and the finish was awful I would plump for decent paint every time. It takes quite a bit of time (we did ours over the course of about a week) and is a massive faff but the finish was worth it in the end. All in i think it was bout £50 of materials if you include a couple of good quality brushes masking tape etc. Chris (p.s you can also then make a reasonable job of touching any scrapes/marks you pick up- one of ours has already had a minor altercation with a large rock) |
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1st Sep 2014 3:14pm |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610 
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I'm with Jimbob on this. I don't know how long people expect powdercoating to last on wheels that are by nature in the harshest conditions? If done correctly it's certainly more resilient than standard paint. I've had a set of steel powdercoated wheels on my Defender for over four and a half years when they were initially fitted and they've never been off. Realistically they are only just beginning to show signs of deterioration and that is predominantly around the area the weights were fitted.
I recently purchased a second set from Matt at FCX. They had been well-used with some deep scoring on the inner rim paintwork. Trip to the powdercoaters for stripping, washing and recoating. Dependant on where you go expect to pay £30-£40 per wheel for this service. If you wish for an 'usual' colour that they don't stock, expect to pay more. The RAL (or from whatever colour chart you decide) amount of raw material they will have to buy will coat a damn sight more than 5 wheels and if nobody else wants it it is a waste, pick a colour they have in stock would be my advice. The coaters I used had loads of choices. From..... Click image to enlarge To..... Click image to enlarge If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!! Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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1st Sep 2014 3:44pm |
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| kipperthedog Member Since: 27 Jun 2013 Location: Down South Posts: 403
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http://craftmaster.myshopify.com/collections/land-rover-colours
Limestone is listed in the 70's range. Excellent quality paint, use their primer and undercoat for best results |
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4th Sep 2014 1:59pm |
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| munch90 Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: guildford Posts: 3558 
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if blasting standard series rims , one thing to watch is if you have them metal grit blasted is that the metal chippings get wedged down in the joint where the inner part of wheel joins the outer rim , and start rusting very quickly , if you have them done by a proper wheel refurb company they may dip them which is better
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4th Sep 2014 3:02pm |
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