I've had my gunmeal Buddy Clubs for about a month now. While cleaning thwe car and rims, I noticed some chipping of the paint, especially near the lips. They are not big chips and not that noticable, but I took some touch up paint to them.

Does anyone else with painted rims experience this? I guess the streets of LA can spew up some flying rocks sometimes!

rog

 

I dont have painted rims, but I have thought about it....San Diego roads are catching up to LA roads because are city is broke and they like to fund stupid ____.....

 

I guess it is inevitable with extended driving on LA roads that chips are going to occur, much like tey do with the front of the car. It just bugged me that three of my four rims had little chips and nick that exposed the steel. After some mixing, matching, and dabbing, they are all touched up awaiting the next chipping!

rog

 

Mine's factory painted too. I don't have any chipping on mine but I am going to get them powdercoated pretty soon. It will cost around $40 a rim. Not bad at all IMO.

 

It got me wondering about the quality of the paint on the rims. If the paint is not too thick, or the rocks are big, then I can understand them chipping. But mine have multiple chips all over the lip and several on the blades. These are Buddy Clubs, and I love them, but man. Maybe I've been unlucky around the freeways of LA.

Regarding powdercoating. Do they have to strip the paint first before applying the powder coat? Is powdercoat durable?

 

Yes they will have to strip it away first. I think they sandblast them. Here's the place that's doing mine: http://www.southernpowdercoating.com/

And a ittle info on powdercoating:
What is Powder Coating?

Powder Coating is a dry finishing process that uses finely ground powders of pigment and resin to coat the surface. Powder coating uses an electrostatically charged technique in which the powders are charged so that the powder particles adhere to the metal surface and are then melted and fused together in the curing process.

Since its introduction in North America almost 40 years ago, powder coating has become the fastest growing finishing technology, currently representing over 10 percent of the total industrial finishing market. More and more finishing engineers for a countless array of products have switched from liquid finishing to powder coating as a way to produce a high quality and durable finish while maximizing production, cutting costs, improving efficiency, and complying with increasingly stringent environmental regulations.

What are the benefits of powder coating versus wet painting?

Superior Scratch Resistance

Superior Chemical Resistance

Superior Impact Resistance

Why change to Powder Coating?

Greater durability of Powder Coating

Cost competitive to internal wet coating expenses

Eliminates environmental issues for all

Custom colors available

Textured finishes available

Indoor, Outdoor, Harsh environmental powders are available

Excellent silkscreen results over powder

Touch up with powder or paint

 

Thank mate great info....it seems to be pretty affordable too.