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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 09:05 AM
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Got my Wheels back from the poder coater!!

I am pretty happy with them. The reason I got them done besides wanting black wheels was that they pitted pretty bad from the winter and the Ohio salt.

I couldn't keep running them the way they were, So for roughly 160.00 I got them sandblasted and powder coated. I think they turned out pretty well.

Ill have pictures of them on the truck soon............

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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 09:06 AM
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Apparently I cant spell powder coater either....LOL
 
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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 09:39 AM
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any pics of the truck?

looks good.. notice loss of detail where the detail is?
 
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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 09:51 AM
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They were pitted and rusted pretty bad. To actually get the really good powder coat look they needed to be dipped. Which would have cost me as much asa new set of wheels.

I paid 20.00 a wheel to get them sandblasted. Which they could only get 2 coats of the chrome off. There are 3 coats of chrome, 3 coats of nickel, and 3 coats of copper. I figured get off as much as you can and as long as there is a surface they should be good.

It cost me 20.00 a wheel to get them powder coated. If you are looking at them you cant see any of the pitting, or anything else. If you got down to clean them, you can see it.

Its really not that bad either. They came out better than what I expected. If I could have got them dipped for what I paid to get them coated and stuff I would have done it, but for 160.00+ I cant really complain.

I am getting them put on tonight. I have my Nitto Mud Grapplers (33s) to put back on too. I think they will look pretty sick!! Ill have pics tomorrow.
 
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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 09:52 AM
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The detail on the lip actually turned out well. You can see the stamping and everything good. I thought maybe the paint would fill it up?? But it didn't at all.
 
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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 10:09 AM
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Looks good! "Poder coater"
 
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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 12:33 PM
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Looks good man, I think the gloss will help keep those imperfections from showing through all that much! Can't wait to see pics.
 
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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 01:32 PM
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They look good Poder coated! Cant wait to see pics of them on the truck.
 
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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 01:52 PM
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Those look really good! I wonder how they look with street tires.
 
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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 02:35 PM
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pretty cool. are those fish eyes i see in one of the bottom spokes at about 5 'oclock? hard to tell from the pic.
 
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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 03:31 PM
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Cool. I wonder how they'll look on the truck !!
 
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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 04:51 PM
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they look sweet, lets see some pics on the truck
 
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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 08:35 PM
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X2 !
 
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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 09:48 PM
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they look sweet, lets see some pics on the truck
x3!
 
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Old Jun 19, 2009 | 10:47 PM
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Damn that looks great...I want to see them on your truck!
 
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