garagemethods Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 gotta make em shine like the truck. gloss no doubt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krambo Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 i dont know why i quoted but oops. kevin you have have to bake that powder coating on right? Yes sir. Two stages, bake at 425 for 10 minutes (called "flow - out") and then 30 minutes at 350. That is of course AFTER you media blast all of the old paint and clear off the wheels and clean the crap out of them. It takes alot of time to powdercoat from scratch. that 10% gets my vote, but do the whole center cap The centercap is plastic and will not stand up to the powdercoating baking temps. What I used was Krylon Fusion black rattle can and sprayed a second coat at a distance of like 2 feet. What that does is allows the paint to kind of dry before it hits the plastic creating "less of a gloss". It actually matched pretty darn well to the powdercoat. Over time, they did chip (the centercaps) and I just resprayed them every few months. The wheels are still going strong (I sold them to a local guy) as I do see them from time to time. Powdercoating is a very durable option so if you hate polishing wheels, this is the way to go for sure. I attached a picture that shows my CAI on my new motor powdercoated in the same powder. It isn't a direct picture however I am sure you can figure out what an intake tube looks like in the picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattshs2005 Posted February 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 thanks guys...im goin get them done tuesday gloss black, i think itll match the truck better. ill post up pics after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delay18 Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 any pictures yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattshs2005 Posted March 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 no i wish...had unexpected bill come up to finish the rebuild on my girlfriends quad. so this will have to wait a couple of weeks to let the funds build back up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mean05 Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 here is gloss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigCountry Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Mean, I love the look of that truck so much... keeps me considering powdercoating some stockers for my ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funceca88 Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 i think a semy gloss black would be better, but it would look good all matte black too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBlack Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 If it was mine I would do gloss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattwizard Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 What about a black chrome look? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sburnsy Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Heres another gloss black powder coat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattshs2005 Posted August 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 heres some pics!!!!!!!! went with gloss black. http://www.silveradoss.com/forums/index.ph...51926&st=75 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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