Powder Coating

[ladderman]

Hi,
       I want to dress up my wheels, was thinking of powder coating them, leaving the color neutral or as is.  Anyone have an idea how this will look?  The other alternative is to chrome the wheels.  I read other posts from members and a lot of them were not satisfied with the chrome after some time had passed, flaking, chipping, etc.  Thanks for any input in advance.
                                         Ladderman

[Udo]

Mine is polished and clear powder coated. Have it a few years....so far, so good....have a look...

[Momz]

Ladderman,

Most reputable powdercoaters can coat your wheels with clear powdercoat if the wheels are cleaned, sanded, then polished. There are also silver coatings that are at least as nice as what the wheels looked like when new (without the cleaning issues). Or you could go for a color that matches your bikes color (there are literally hundreds of shades available). I just had a bunch of parts (head light, handlebars, fender struts, cam end covers, timing belt and cam covers, rear brake master cylinder cover) powercoated for a grand total of $160.00.

Powdercoating will not disappoint you!

[Ricky-D]

Bright coat and anodizing would be the ultimate solution.  Hard to get dirty and cleans perfectly.  Good hard surface treatment.

[Momz]

These wheels were coated to resemble color anodizing. A three tep process with a silvwe base coat, a candy rasberry color coat, then a matte clear powdercoat.

[pekardo]

I powder coated my wheels silver 5 years ago. Looking still good.
Today I prefer polishing the wheels.

[Black Dog]

My youngest son just had the wheels of his '03 AE GTI Powder Coated, and the result was fantastic 

They are OEM, 18", very wide, wheels with lots of spokes.  The car is black (fastest) and he went from the light silver look of the original , to a Gun Metal Dark Grey, and they are awesome!  All four wheels were bead blasted before Powder Coating, and when done, they were like something ordered brand new.  I can't say enough about how nice they look.

$300 for all 4 wheels.

Black Dog