chasemyaccord

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WOW. You should tell him you got quotes for ~$400 and see how he replies.

The Jewbag

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They're painted. But if you're going to PC or repaint anyways it doesn't matter.

Raven

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for 1100 (and the price of stock akebono brakes) and a bit more you can get the 8pot 14" d2 racing brakes fronts+ 6pot 14" rears.. having problems with stock akebono setup i'd prefer floating 2-pc brakes....

B L U E S L A T E

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Holy crap... powder coating the entire barrels (4) cost $800. That price is just plain stupid.

HamstersG

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Stupid is as stupid does....

37drift

We charge $240 out the door for a set of 4 Akebonos as long as the customer does a good job cleaning them before they arrive at our shop. 2,000 colors available. No group buy necessary.

For $300, we get into multi-layered jobs... Candies and transparents. $325 and we'll even bake your custom logo under the clear coat.

trippen

I work for a company that has a huge powder coat line and we charge $75.00 set up fee and then a per piece price. (this is for industrial parts) I think they are bending you over and letting you have it

gyukang2

What about powder coating calipers for G37x AWD coupe?

37drift

Because of their size, Akebonos start at $60 per corner. Smaller brakes start at $50 / corner.

+ $10 flat rate shipping to return them to you.

beerme986

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Considering places in Philly charge $60 a wheel to powder coat, doing some brake calipers should be even less. run away from them

37drift

That's a STEAL for wheels. I'm not doubting it, but I'd definitely do a little research before I personally left my parts with them. We are in line with the lowest priced shops on the East Coast and we run $85-$105 per wheel.

For reference, a caliper should run at about 75% the cost of a wheel. You may think they are much easier to do due to their size, but any good shop will have a dunk tank full of stripper. A powder coated wheel, on average, takes about 10-12 minutes to strip down to bare metal. After that it requires a very quick blast to give the metal a little profile for the powder to stick to. Calipers are a more intricate, require taping. If they arrive assembled, as in most cases they do, you have to take them apart, then reassemble them after they are coated. They also almost always come with some leftover brake fluid in or on them as well as whatever other mystery residue you find. They require MUCH more cleaning than wheels. After initial cleaning, a good shop will put them through a lengthy burn-off cycle in an oven to ensure that all remaining contaminants on the substrate have definitely been eliminated. This cycle can take as long as 2-4 hours in some cases. After the burn-off, they have to be blasted and recleaned again. Keep in mind, powder may adhere without this burn-off cycle, and it may look awesome, but all it takes is one tiny spot of unnoticed fluid under your coating and it will eventually ruin the entire job over the course of many heating and cooling cycles. (Brake fluid is nasty stuff and is one of the very few substances that will actually eat powder coating.) This is all if you want a very high quality job that will last the lifetime of the vehicle. Brakes are exposed to high heat, bouncing stones, salt, harsh cleansers from wheels, etc. A cheap job will look great for a while, but in a situation like this, you honestly get what you pay for. I can't stand seeing shops cut corners in attempt to save a buck or two.

I'm assuming $60 per wheel is a heavy coat of high gloss powder with no protective clear top coat or primer. Basically a single stage job. We have a couple shops that do that around here. Strip, then coat. They don't even blast. There are severe disadvantages to this type of application... The layer of clear top coat provides 100% of the UV Protection. No separate layer of clear means rapid color fade. No primer equals very little chip and scratch resistance. Most importantly, single stage coating jobs on an exterior application on a vehicle mean you will lose shine in as little as a year or two.

I hope this info helps some of you know what sort of questions to ask your local coater. We specialize in this and do custom powder coating jobs full-time for a living. If anyone has a particular question before dropping off an item with a questionable coater, please don't hesitate to PM me or for a quicker reply, toss me a direct email at plebied@staticpowdercoating.com

Black Betty

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Great info drift. Thanks for the education.

beerme986

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I got the $60 a wheel price from some tint shop that had their wheels powder coated. There wheels were not glossy though, looked more like rhino liner texture, as in looked rough. Did not seem to have a clear coat on them so maybe thats why they gave such a cheap price

rAvi665

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101% rip!! or he better put some gold flakes on them

flagrant

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Im in need of a good powdercoater in or around Long island Ny.....I need my wheels done semi gloss, with a red stripe and my calibers to match.