# Refinishing powder coated wheels.  KK chime in on this.

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**Created:** [December 4, 2013, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/refinishing-powder-coated-wheels-kk-chime-in-on-this/268001 "2013-12-04T18:07:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 9:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/refinishing-powder-coated-wheels-kk-chime-in-on-this/268001/3 "2013-12-05T09:42:23Z")

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> [@WTB: Valentine One or Escort Radar Detector](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-valentine-one-or-escort-radar-detector/53684/6):
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> If the powder wasn’t failing, you could scuff and base/clear them with autobody paint. But since its already cracking, that means it was under cured and probably put on way too heavy, so it will just continue to happen over time. The chips would have to be filled with body filler and sanded flush then spot primed, then scuffed and painted.
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> But that’s a lot of “band aid” work.

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.

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