gangzoom Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 Having had black alloys on the car now for a few months I really like the look of them, and even my wife! So I'm thinking of changing the colour of the 'winter' set of alloys to matt black. Not looked into things like Powercoating etc for a long long time, any advice on which way to go? The wheels are currently off the car and will get new tires mounted this autumn so no issues with sending them off some where etc, but am keen to get a finish as close to OEM as possible and that will last day to day use - Car is currently doing 15K per year and will get kerbed so the finish needs to last well. Any experiences of the best way to do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRF4N Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 Loads of finishes available with powder coating, pop into a couple of local wheel refurb places and they’ll show you finishes and prices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_83 Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 +1 to the above advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 No matter what finish you go for it will not be protected from kerbing I am afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_83 Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Correct neither are factory finish alloys OP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanski Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 You get those knatty plastic rim protectors but I doubt they are really that effective? Best thing get some smaller rims and super high profile tyres (taxi stylie) keeps the rim off the kerb , car wont look very stylish though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valy Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 powdercoating is probably your best bet but yeah ...nothing will protect them from kerb damage apart from maybe having a tyre with rim protection which kind of works sometimes... it is not expensive and recon you will pay for your wheels roughly £50 each I had my 3 piece done recently and guess what...no matter how carefull I have been until last week with them I still managed to scratch one of the rear wheels (car is really wide and trying to park correctly in a tiny space was the end of it) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gangzoom Posted August 4, 2019 Author Share Posted August 4, 2019 (edited) Thanks for the comments, I know kerbing damage is down to the driver (ie: Me), just want to make sure its not going to end up with some tacky finish that half peels/falls off. Current 22s look fab, but low profile tyres and 2 meter width makes avoiding kerbs not easy, they have picked up more kerb damage in 6K than the 20s did in 20k!! Ride is also harsh, and less efficient by about 5-10%, add in 275 section all round isn't half loud at M-way speeds, come winter I'm going to put the spare 20s back on which are currently silver. Had play with PhotoShop with 20's in mat black, the car will look almost as good as on 22s but without the drawback :). Will go and get some quote locally for powercoating. Edited August 4, 2019 by gangzoom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortPaul Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 3 hours ago, stanski said: You get those knatty plastic rim protectors but I doubt they are really that effective? Best thing get some smaller rims and super high profile tyres (taxi stylie) keeps the rim off the kerb , car wont look very stylish though. Or keep your distance from kerbs and get a taxi to the pavement 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRF4N Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Or use your mirrors properly and park a few inches away without catching the kerb and no need for taxis 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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