So.. I told myself that if I ever scuffed my rims or jacked them up in some way, I would get another set and powder coat them black. well such an opprotunity has arisen and I need to know where to go for a professional powder coat (or paint, whichever is going to look better and be less resistant to scratches. Does anyone know of a place I can send the wheels to have them professionally powder coated ?

Also, will someone photoshop my wheels black ?

 

Shipping might be alot but I could do em. e-mail me and we can talk..

Have you looked local in your phone book?

 

id go for it.. im a black rim junky

 

Chris is good at what he does. I bought a powdercaoted TPI from him and I've seen a few other examples. A+ stuff.

Black would look great, I want that too. BTW, he's got this color that shines red or green when the light hits it right but looks black the rest of the time...Dunno if it would look good in huge amounts like a rim but its got possiblities.

 

Im no PS expert. this is my 1st time on a color change.. but here ya go

 

Is it possible to make them black and with the silver lip, kind of like the ZR1 rims ?

 

i tihnk it would look very nice if the spokes were powdercoated and the rest was left silver. or if you can polish the lip and stuff up it would look great. if i had photoshop still i would definantly help you out with a pic, ill see what i can do.

 

I don't know if this is in your price range, but I think those black Z06 wheels with the polished lip would look killer on your car

http://www.westcoastcorvette.com/sho...il.cfm?id=1268

I think they're on ebay sometimes too...

 

Well, I tried, there is a reason I failed the computer graphics course though

 

What do you think shipping will be per wheel ? Dependent upon cost, i might be able to just bring them to you (im in El Paso), about 600 miles.. not to bad really.... dependent upon shipping cost.

 

G!, what do you know so em i

 

most powdercoating shops will do it...aren't there any in your area? i'm personally against black wheels as they look like spares but if i were in love with that style i would go different and do a black transparent coat. much like an anodized look but powdercoated and more durable.

 

Black Chrome would look awesome if He polished Them rims 1st.

Do the centers/spokes In black Chrome powder and leave the lips polished...


As for shipping on a rim.. man I have No clue.. how much do you think they weigh each?
33lbs spindles/brackets and carriers just cost me I belive 28bucks to ship back to FLA.

 

As long as you have boxes that can protect the rims, you can ship them for about $20-$25 per bare wheel UPS ground shipping. Then shipping back of course.

 

Wow, that sounds high. I have a set of 17" WS6 wheels for sale and a guy from TX emailed for a shipping quote. I ship UPS through my job so I get cheap rates. All 4 wheels (4 boxes) from Chicago to Texas was under $40.00

I'm sure you know someone with a business that has daily UPS pickup. You might try shiping them from there.

 

Anyone else care to try photoshoping the wheels ? Im surprised this hasn't been done on the boards already. TPI383, have you done wheels in the past, and if so, do you have any pics of he the wheels might come out in black chrome, or even gun metal grey?

 

(bump) ... sorry to bump this but this is something im seriously considering and I need a better idea of what it might look like. Those pics are are a bit too dark...anyone else want to take a crack at it ?

 

Not really a fan of dark rims, but charcoal with a silver lip could work;

 

go all black , go for the stealth look.