did anyone ever powdercoat their own rims?

 

The rims on my car came powdercoated from the factory.
Was there something specific you are interested in?

 

well i see these powder coating guns that you can buy for like $100 and i was wondering if i did it myself it would come out just as good. i wanted to powder coat my rims flat black so my car can finally be all black.

 

I have a set of aftermarket wheels (AR Estrella) that are powdercoated stealth black. It's a semi flat wrinkle black finish. PLease ignore the dirty car...

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Not on my car, But I've had alot of stuff on my bike powdercoated.

The gun may only be $100, but the parts would have to be stripped (sandblasted) and I'm 99% sure after it's sprayed with the powder it has to be baked (so you need an oven....that gets very hot)

 

Epic is correct...You will need to have the parts media blasted or chemically stripped. Plus the price of the gun and powder(some are even intended to be used with a clear powdercoat over the base color for UV protection from color fading in sunlight) And you will need some type of oven. A old kitchen oven can be used as long as it will NOT be used for food again but you are limited by the size of the oven. I'm not sure if a household oven would be large enough for wheels. I had mine done by BK Performance out of West Virginia. Ken does a great job and does work for many top atv racing pros along with car parts etc...