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  • refinishing my iForged wheels

    getting tired of the look i've had for a few years, but dont feel like droppin a couple G's on new wheels (even with my hookup), and mesh is my fav style anyways, so i'm gonna refinish these completely.

    I'm going with a color called "blue raspberry" on the lips. it's a candy/anodized looking powdercoat, similar in color to my car, yet different. the centers will be in either a semi-flat or gloss gunmetal (leaning more towards semi-flat)

    I began disassembling last week, and now have them all pulled apart and in for powder as of yesterday. Some may not like the look, but I believe it will give it an agressive new look, and it's definitely gonna be different than most anything else.

    Here is a quick photoshop.


    here is kinda an idea of the color (well, similar)


    and a picture of what the lips SHOULD look similar to (color will be a bit darker)



    here is a pic of the wheels pulled apart.


    The guys at Class Act PP are going to blast the wheels down, then lay a chrome powder over the lip and barrel, then the blue raspberry powder over top of that to give it the anodized look.

    The faces will be done in a semi-flat gunmetal. I decided on semi-flat because a high-gloss lip mixed with a high-gloss center would just look too cheap IMO, and the flat colored face will make the lip pop out even more.

  • #2
    Cant wait for the finished results of this!

    Will be badass on your B5

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    • #3
      I'd have to see a before shot.

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      • #4
        cant wait to see it, refinishing my iforged as we speak

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        • #5
          Don't powdercoat forged wheels. If you do, make sure they use a low temp powder and the oven stays around 275-300F.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by SeeClass View Post
            Don't powdercoat forged wheels. If you do, make sure they use a low temp powder and the oven stays around 275-300F.
            its called over-aging, and its not that simple. The amount of time it stays in there will also make a difference. General consensus is that while it is possible (depending on the material) to weaken the wheel, when the numbers are run its a very small difference. This isnt internet bullshit, i can give a reference.

            ig: @jonnie86

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            • #7
              General consensus? ok, give me a reference then.

              Most forged wheels are 6061-T6 aluminum which starts to age at 325F. Shops powder coat at 350F or 400F, if it's under 40min it should be fine. Aluminum is annealed at a certain temperature and baking the wheels again at too high of a temperature can alter the structure of the aluminum and make it softer which can make the wheels crack from fatigue.

              Point is, talk to your powdercoater and ask him about the process and bake times.

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              • #8
                why not just color match it? colored lip wheels dont look very good if they dont match the paint. just my opinion tho


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