Anyone know how these were done? Looking to do the same thing to mine.
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I recommend getting them powder coated. Best way to go

 

I beg to differ...

https://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/718...p2v1s-failure/

https://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/670...owder-coating/



YMMV...

 

Yeah I have read those threads. I have had no issue with my powder coated rims. A stock set and a set of rp03s. So take it as you will. I'm sure there's a negative side to everything.

 

You are asking how someone painted a set of wheels? They likely found the paint color they wanted and either painted the wheels them self or had a body shop do it. You know the same way you paint anything? Really not sure what is confusing about this.

 

Powdercoating street driven wheels is not a big deal.

350F for 15mins is not going to substantially weaken the aluminum.

The wheels in that thread could have cracked for a multitude of reasons. I'm sure the powdercoating heat did not help. One question would be...was that an OEM honda wheel? Or a replica replacement?

Painting is the safest way. But is also the substantially less durable. The key is to use multiple coats and to use a very heavy and durable clear coat. The clear coat should be glossy if you want to repel brake dust.

Rattle can jobs come out looking pretty bad most of the time. But that's user error.


The cost of painting professionally is similar as compared to powder coat. Although....a place here will PC wheels with a lifetime guarantee (even if curbed) for $200. I got a set of street wheels (Enkei's for a station wagon) done and they came out fantastic.

 

I was going to post something similar to this. I have read on multiple forums that the powder coating process weakens some aluminum wheels. I have a set of CE28N's coming in that I would be using for track days. I am not confident enough to have them powder coated if they do become weaker because of the type of driving I would be doing.
Either way, I contacted ray's US distributor and asked to see if my wheels could be powder coated or not.

 

I didn't read through all the threads, but is it possible they are not oem wheels? There are a lot of "ap2v1" that were not manufactured for Honda. There was (may still be) a rep company out of Taiwan or something that was selling full sets of ap2v1 reps on eBay for around $500-550. They were hugely popular for a few years. If it was one of these cheap reps, it would have cracked without powdercoating.

With that said, there is no definitive proof if powdercoat is good or bad, so I am going to leave the crappy finish on my track wheel setup, because I do not want to risk it.

 

My rattle can job, looks almost like it was powder coated. I did the inside of the wheel also.

I used VHT high temp gold on my REPLICA Ce28s. About 4 coats of gold and a full can of clear per wheel.

 

I prefer painting the rims. Cheaper and easier to touch up if needed.