19” Gemini Wheels - Powder Coating?

[BLKMDL3]

Looks great! Hard to tell but did you dip the barrels too?

Tried my best. I honestly recommend powdercoat. So much better.

 

[steve86]

Bradford Powder Coating in San Diego

Do you mind sharing how much they charged to powder cost all 4 rims? You can PM me if you don’t want to post it publicly. Thanks!

 

[jx45]

Do you mind sharing how much they charged to powder cost all 4 rims? You can PM me if you don’t want to post it publicly. Thanks!

sent you a PM

 

[AnnoyingMYguy]

For anyone wanting a ballpark figure, I priced this out in Northern New Jersey and Bronx NY and the estimates came in between 700-800 for powdercoating the 4 stock wheels.

 

[TomServo]

For anyone wanting a ballpark figure, I priced this out in Northern New Jersey and Bronx NY and the estimates came in between 700-800 for powdercoating the 4 stock wheels.

does that include dismounting, remounting and balancing? That seems like a fantastic deal.

 

[AnnoyingMYguy]

does that include dismounting, remounting and balancing? That seems like a fantastic deal.

Don't know about balancing but yes on the other two. I wont find out because now with the price drop, I will be getting the induction wheels instead.

 

[bjcseven]

For anyone wanting a ballpark figure, I priced this out in Northern New Jersey and Bronx NY and the estimates came in between 700-800 for powdercoating the 4 stock wheels.

Appreciate the info!

 

[AnnoyingMYguy]

Appreciate the info!

No problem! I'm still tempted to leave the Gemini wheels on, pay the $800 for powdercoating them and then pick up the induction wheels at a later date from someone looking to upgrade. Even once Tesla adds them to the shop, they will be premium priced (ie not $2000), based on the other wheels they have there. I was even entertaining some minty Uberturbines (21') for $3000 shipped to NJ from CA with wheels and TPMS. As far as powdercoating, my wife says "now is not the time to be going in and out of shops and getting stuff done, just pay the $2k and get the induction wheels which is what you wanted to begin with" lol.

 

[kingjamez]

I got my Gemini rims powder coated. I then installed Wheel Bands in an attempt to keep from getting curb rash. However, due to the lip on the wheels, I don't think the wheel bands will do any good at all. Any suggestions for a rim protector kit that will work with the lip of the gemini wheels?

-Jim

 

[AnnoyingMYguy]

Jim, that looks great. I also looked at those wheel bands and wondered if the red ones would look good on the gemini wheels (I'm also getting a red MY). The only difference is i was planning on powdercoating in matte black and not glossy. Very nice, enjoy!

 

[bjcseven]

No problem! I'm still tempted to leave the Gemini wheels on, pay the $800 for powdercoating them and then pick up the induction wheels at a later date from someone looking to upgrade. Even once Tesla adds them to the shop, they will be premium priced (ie not $2000), based on the other wheels they have there. I was even entertaining some minty Uberturbines (21') for $3000 shipped to NJ from CA with wheels and TPMS. As far as powdercoating, my wife says "now is not the time to be going in and out of shops and getting stuff done, just pay the $2k and get the induction wheels which is what you wanted to begin with" lol.

Haha! I like your wife’s way of thinking (so does the tire shop)!

 

[TomServo]

I got my Gemini rims powder coated. I then installed Wheel Bands in an attempt to keep from getting curb rash. However, due to the lip on the wheels, I don't think the wheel bands will do any good at all. Any suggestions for a rim protector kit that will work with the lip of the gemini wheels?

-JimView attachment 563993

Check out RIM RINGZ they are one piece that clip between the tire/wheel. I had them on my vettes and even when I tracked them they didn't come loose. Not sure how they will work with the tires/wheels Tesla uses, but they were great on my vette's preventing curb rash.

 

[jjs1]

Are wheel bands compatible with the Gemini's? Abstract Ocean's site says only compatible with the 20" Inductions. Wheel Bands

 

[KJD]

Powder coated with satin black color. Still waiting for the center caps

Are they back yet ?

 

[dale_cooper]

Powder coated with satin black color. Still waiting for the center capsView attachment 557859

Do you have a picture of the full car in view? Also, looks non-performance... unless it didn't have PUP. Do the non-pup cars still have the lowered ride height?

 

[bozer]

I haven't seen any powder coated Geminis yet, but several people have used plastidip to make the rims black. I plan on powder coating in the next 2-3 weeks and have been quoted $120/wheel in the North Jersey area. I love a good dark gray wheel!

Would you mind posting where in NJ you can get them powder coated? I've got 19" geminis and a set of Ubers in my garage. I'm thinking of powder coating the Geminis for winter use, then Ubers come out next spring.

 

[DanDi58]

I got my Gemini rims powder coated. I then installed Wheel Bands in an attempt to keep from getting curb rash. However, due to the lip on the wheels, I don't think the wheel bands will do any good at all. Any suggestions for a rim protector kit that will work with the lip of the gemini wheels?

-JimView attachment 563993

I'm not a huge fan of black wheels but they look great with the red trim.

 

[yossi]

No problem! I'm still tempted to leave the Gemini wheels on, pay the $800 for powdercoating them and then pick up the induction wheels at a later date from someone looking to upgrade. Even once Tesla adds them to the shop, they will be premium priced (ie not $2000), based on the other wheels they have there. I was even entertaining some minty Uberturbines (21') for $3000 shipped to NJ from CA with wheels and TPMS. As far as powdercoating, my wife says "now is not the time to be going in and out of shops and getting stuff done, just pay the $2k and get the induction wheels which is what you wanted to begin with" lol.

you can have my mint uber wheels for $3700 i am in NYC can drop them off

 

[AnnoyingMYguy]

you can have my mint uber wheels for $3700 i am in NYC can drop them off

Did you mean 2700? Otherwise why would I pay you 700 more than my current offer? You probably just wanted to sneak in a classified ad disguised as a reply lol

 

[AnnoyingMYguy]

Would you mind posting where in NJ you can get them powder coated? I've got 19" geminis and a set of Ubers in my garage. I'm thinking of powder coating the Geminis for winter use, then Ubers come out next spring.

Best bet is to go to Facebook Marketplace and search for powder coat. A lot of the places that do car wraps also do powder coating wheels, painting calipers OR they have a shop they send those out to. iLLmatic Wraps is the NJ shop i spoke to, but Bozer's $120 a wheel sounds like a better deal!!