# Powder coating vs painting wheels

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [August 5, 2010, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/powder-coating-vs-painting-wheels/253736 "2010-08-05T15:27:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![KrazyKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/krazykid/32/6371_2.png) [@KrazyKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KrazyKid)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 11:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/powder-coating-vs-painting-wheels/253736/16 "2010-08-06T11:11:32Z")

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> [@ ~~\*\*End Of The Summer Twizted Bash\*\*~~](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/end-of-the-summer-twizted-bash/33049/109):
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> your a bundle of knowledge and this was what i was looking to get out of you guys
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> and there 15s its a two piece wheel and the faces come off i want to keep the face black with the finsih that is on there. althou the whole thing flat black would be bad ass

Thanks man, I like to bring truth and first hand knowledge to this place.

> [@ReDevil"](#):
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> I think if they were mine, I would paint them. Then at least if they get chipped either from driving or mounting/dismounting tires, you could touch it up.

This is truth. Powdertech will charge you about 150+$ a wheel. 4 barrels just got done by them and the bill was $500 and change. it was also a crazy color powder they had to order. took a month to get them back. It sure would suck to chip them or curb them and need a repair/respray to have to pay that again and wait for ever. File, basecoat blended and cleared again, days work.

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