Fffffffuuuuuuuuuuu. You pretty much just confirmed exactly what I was worried about. Its funny you mention it being laid on too heavy, the chips the have come off look a solid .5mm thick, I originally thought it was a chunk of spot putty. They are only a set of TSW’s that I got for $200 (likely because of the finish), so I don’t know how much I’m willing to throw at them. They look great on the car, are pretty light (weigh the same or less than the stock wheels), and are supposedly pretty strong for a cast wheel.
It sounds like I might be better off just chipping off everything that’s loose, then sanding/filling/sanding some more before a repaint, at least to see how they look in a color I like. I was hoping to use these as a sort of “winter project” that I could pop down to the basement for an hour and work on every so often.
Your prices are more than fair, especially considering the quality of work I’ve seen and how much of a bitch these are gonna be. And if I do decide to hang onto these for a long time, or I buy some nicer wheels, I’ll probably go that route, but for now it just doesn’t quite make financial sense.
Thanks for the info, I really wanted to get some insight from somebody who has actually worked with powder before.