Can anyone give me an estimate on how much a professional would charge to podercoat my EX wheels gunmetal? Like this accord...

 

just spray it with Duplicolor and save some $$ its the same effect.

 

i was quoted $25 a wheel, $10-15 each for sandblasting, plus powder since they didn't have the color i wanted in stock. ~$200-225

another place just told me $250.

in the end i said screw it cause i couldn't decide on a shade of gunmetal/steel gray from the samples.

 

$25 a wheel at $200 to $225? even if you add $15 each wheel for sand blasting, are you doing your math wrong, or is the powder THAT expensive?

 

Wow, by the time you do that, you might as well just go ahead and get some aftermarkets. That's a lot for simple powdercoating.

- Nathan

 

Yea I wasnt expecting that much $$...I may as well just use that and save some extra money to buy aftermarket wheels.

 

Can i get mine powdercoated, or somthing else to fix the small imperfections on them there ane no scrathes, but like where its not a shiny and stuff in spots...but i have the gold color so gunmetal wheels whould look gay, but some silver powercoat or somthing?

 

why not just buy the equipment for powdercoating and do it yourself. you need:

- kit w/sprayer and power supply - $125The Eastwood Company Caswell Inc.
- air compressor & tank - borrow one or under $100
- powder of your choice - $ depends on finish and quantity? link
- old, used electric oven - $ 50? or less

after you're finished, you can sell it all, or charge your friends to do their parts for them.

 

DIY!

 

the problem is if you need to special order powder, which you may have to if you are picky. most shops have standard colors in stock, but when you want something like a gunmetal or steel gray you'll need to buy powder. depending on the brand there are different minimum buys. i think the cheapest was $25 for powder. also, the price for blasting is for taking the wheels myself to a shop. the guy said he could take it to the same place, but then charge me 20% more. honestly it was more trouble and time than it was worth.