i would like to powder coat my rims.. but i dont want them to chip and look trashy. i want to do it right so any suggestions on the steps that i should take to make them rims look good and keep from chipping?

 

Powder coating them yourself??

 

Get the kit from Eastwood company. You will need an electric oven and your wife may not let you use hers.
http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?i...ORY&itemID=458

 

Father-in-law has the Eastwood kit and they work great, we coated a D44 cover for a buddy's trail rig to see how durable it is and he actually dented the cover and the coating is still stuck fast. We did two coats chevy engine orange then a dark metalflake on top thinking that it would make chips really visable but they never have appeared.

 

What about Line-x on wheels? I thought about this, but would throw off the weight/balance.?? Off road aluminum wheels only??

 

granted its only been a week, but i painted mine and only the caps have a few flakes and i kind of half assed those because im planning on some aftermarket wheels soon. but ive driven on some dirt roads at good speeds, gone muddin, got em washed and scrubbed down good and more. thats just some rustoleum primer, rustoleum paint and one coat of clear coat.

just an idea but powder coating can get expensive