How to preseve black trim on those white RT4WD rims?

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• greenteagod Moderator

  July 2015

  I can't speak from experience but from what I've read up on powdercoating it seems like what you're going for could be accomplished with careful masking with some high temperature tape. Or like you said, paint it black afterwards, as that would be a hell of a lot easier.
  
  Are you doing the powercoating yourself? If so you could probably take the time to mask it properly, the information is out there on doing that so search around. If by "I'm planning on powder coating" you mean "I plan on getting them powder coated" then I would paint it black afterwards as any shop is going to give you a shit look or they're going to charge you out the nose for something like that.
  
  Unless you have some decent people who really take pride in their work. Most powdercoating shops around here, if you're not doing work on a harley or big block chevy they likely think you're a poof.
• La Zona Imagery New Wagonist

  July 2015

  greenteagod wrote: »

  I can't speak from experience but from what I've read up on powdercoating it seems like what you're going for could be accomplished with careful masking with some high temperature tape. Or like you said, paint it black afterwards, as that would be a hell of a lot easier.
  
  Are you doing the powercoating yourself? If so you could probably take the time to mask it properly, the information is out there on doing that so search around. If by "I'm planning on powder coating" you mean "I plan on getting them powder coated" then I would paint it black afterwards as any shop is going to give you a shit look or they're going to charge you out the nose for something like that.
  
  Unless you have some decent people who really take pride in their work. Most powdercoating shops around here, if you're not doing work on a harley or big block chevy they likely think you're a poof.

  
  
  Yea I am going to have a shop media blast the rims then powder coat it. I think I will just spend the time hand painting the trim since it will be cheaper anyhow. I have used my local shop before to powder coat bicycle parts, and they are nice people...no attitude from them.
• greenteagod Moderator

  July 2015

  Nice, get some good before and after pics and post em up here please.