68 z28 ralley wheels powder coat or paint gun

[foster]

15x6 DF 68 z28 wheels powder coat what would be the correct mix, or what is the best paint on the the market for the outer ralley wheel and the inner [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/scholar.gif[/img]

[enio45]

Foster - personally i like the powder coat approach - but you still need to paint the silver on the front after the black to get the blow-thru of the silver onto the black to have a correct look - that is if your going for the right process/look. However, with powder coating, the parts need to worked to remove imperfection, pits etc.

With paint, you can fill the pits, sand and do the paint process as stated above.

Depends on what your after.

As far as the correct powdercoat silver.....someone here will have to weigh in - there are numberous brands of powdercoat and each brand has its own shade - and you need to depend on the powdercoater to get the right gloss as well.

IMO - painting you can manage the process and quality of the outcome better.

[m22mike]

I bet if you would ask some top end resto guys you would get about the same response that I will share. Powder coat has it's place, garden tractors, farm implements, tooling, school desks, etc.
Properly prepped steel that is painted with high quality &quot;Epoxy&quot; primer like PPG DPLF series is a great choice, and IMO, looks better too. And offers the best corrosion protection.
And like Eddie stated, any defects in the base metal will show, also the powder coat film is thick, and if it does chip it is not easy to repair.
As far as the Argent Silver, I have been using PPG 8568, or PPG OMNI line in acrylic enamel. It sprays out nice and thin and looks more OE than using Urethane.


Mike

[foster]

hello ed yes iam working on the color of silver now we did two cars in 2008 for the camaro nationals those were powder coated and we used semi gloss black on the inner wheel went threw the judgeing very well just wanted to put the conment out there to see what other guys think,,, thank you

[Jack_Tar]

It all depends on what you are going for. If you are looking for points at the shows, I agree with Mike. He is right on point for the original look. Powder coat my have great rust protection, but whats the chance that this car is ever going to see weather for months at a time again? Powder coat is good for daily drivers and outside cars. To me it is a little overkill for garage kept show cars.

[Nova Research Project]

One thing I observed on power coated frames is that the power does not seep into the overlaps in the metal. Water will seep in and allow rust to seep out.

IMO powder coat is for non assembled clean steel. Not assembles where metal is lapped and welded like wheels and frames.

I did have two sets of steelies powder coated black along with a frame, but the wheels have not seen any weather yet. The frame does see weather as it is on a driver and rust appeared at the laps rather quickly.

Greg

[foster]

hi guys sorry iam going over kill iam going with the powder coating i have done inner wheel wells, radiator supports and many other items they seem to hold up alot longer than any other kind of paint so case is close thank you [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/youguysrock.gif[/img]