Powder coating rims

[TT76]

Guys just gave my arachnid wheels to the powder coating company. Really hope to get a satisfying result. Have to admit that I am pretty nervous!

Now one question: how did you guys colour the center caps?! The company i gave them told me that they will paint them clasically and try to match them to the coating.

Good idea? I don‘t know....

 

[303JeffB]

Guys just gave my arachnid wheels to the powder coating company. Really hope to get a satisfying result. Have to admit that I am pretty nervous!

Now one question: how did you guys colour the center caps?! The company i gave them told me that they will paint them clasically and try to match them to the coating.

Good idea? I don‘t know....

The guys that did my wheels removed the metal cover from the center caps and powder coated them the same color as the wheels.

 

[Bradlmas]

Just be warned that the car will have to sit on lift unless you have another set of rims and calipers. The jack points aren't very favorable on our cars.

How do people typically handle this then? I want to get it done but it seems quite difficult to orchestrate this. They want rims only from me.

 

[Qbenjamin]

How do people typically handle this then? I want to get it done but it seems quite difficult to orchestrate this. They want rims only from me.

I used another set of wheels while the original ones were being powder coated. The whole process was a dreadful pain.

 

[Bradlmas]

I used another set of wheels while the original ones were being powder coated. The whole process was a dreadful pain.

Argh...ok I’ll have to figure this out. Thanks.

 

[mattack4000]

I bought an extra set of wheels and tires for this purpose. I think I paid <$1000 for a set of brand new 20s with tires. The tires alone will make the price worth while

 

[djclint]

Looks awesome!!!!!!!!

I had the same treatment done to my car. I was originally quoted $550 CAD (approx $430 USD) for the powder coating but then the shop tells me after the fact that it's an extra $140 for the special Tesla paint. We settled on $650 in the end ($508 USD). In the end, they did a great job and the colour matched the centre caps I bought from Tesla perfectly. I was going to buy the black plastic lug nut caps from my local service centre, but they ended up giving them to me for free.

The caliper painting cost about $230 CAD ($180 USD) and included painting the inner rotors black and adding the reflective white TESLA decals.

Here's a pic of the result: View attachment 292821

 

[Bradlmas]

I bought an extra set of wheels and tires for this purpose. I think I paid <$1000 for a set of brand new 20s with tires. The tires alone will make the price worth while

And they work for weight requirements ect with the model x? Would you mind posting what you got? Thanks!

 

[wagner1968]

Looks awesome!

Hello you did this 2 years ago, still look goog?

Thanks

 

[wagner1968]

Color code used was T028-GR02


View attachment 270848


This is a fraction of the colors he had to offer

Hello,
This is 2 years ago, the color still good?