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Hello all,
Wanted to get some wheels for my molten orange FiST, but coming from a s2000 its shocking how little options we have in regards to wheels. I feel the only way to get a good fit, and unique look is probably going custom wheels (looking at fifteen52). But can't justify the price on those wheels with a FiST.

So i've decided to stick with OEM wheels for the next year or two and just powdercoat them over the winter season. I'm just having a real hard time trying to find a rim color that suits the molten orange!

i saw this photoshop of a green envy st and actually liked it
http://www.fiestast.net/gallery/data/501/medium/Green-Envy-Fiesta-ST.jpg

wondering what thoughts you guys have on what color powdercoating (solid of even two colors like the above pic) would look nice on a molten orange.
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Tires were mounted after the coating? Machine didnt scratch the coating?

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I can say after having my new Team D wheels mounted with new tires and my Blue SVT poweder coated wheels mounted I had NO scratches at all And the Team D wheels were mounted on the "OLD" style tire machine infact the guys did not want to do them till I said lets try just one and see after all what I am going to do to these rims a lil smirch won't matter . If they use lots of lube (LOL I know) and go easy it will be fine or at least it worked for me.. My Powder coated blue SVT wheels I took to wally world as they were the only place open at the time and they had a newer machine with plastic rim gaurds or something I didn't get to watch but they came out with NO marks either ..
Would platidip wheels survive on the newer machines?

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Would platidip wheels survive on the newer machines?

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I don't see why not and the joy of PD is it can be redone for little or now added cost vs Poweder coating.
Tires were mounted after the coating? Machine didnt scratch the coating?

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Correct. Most shops these days will have tire mounting machines that do not require a pry bar to touch the rim when putting on the tire.


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A tire wouldn't survive a powder coating oven. You have to mount tires after coating.

I would not expect plastidip to survive tire mounting but I could be wrong. On the other hand, the best way is to get tires mounted, then plastidip. No oven required and no chance of mounting damage that way.
I just bought 4 cans of black and a aerosol spray gun adapter from home depot. Tomorrow im goin to pepboys to pickup either glossifier, metalizer or pearilzer. Havnt decided yet.

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A tire wouldn't survive a powder coating oven. You have to mount tires after coating.

I would not expect plastidip to survive tire mounting but I could be wrong. On the other hand, the best way is to get tires mounted, then plastidip. No oven required and no chance of mounting damage that way.
I can tell you first hand that the Plastidip fared better that I expected when I had my winter tires swapped for the Direzza ZII's. It did rub off the very outer edge about 1/4 of the way around. I was able to trim the peeled section and touch it up without having to redo the whole wheel.
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How is everyone doing, new here. I used PlastiDip on my rims last weekend, I'm very happy with the way they turned out.
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Just a FYI, when I choose a color to powder coat something that will be exposed to daily wear & tear, I pick a color that I can get a rattle can of engine enamel (which usually has a fair amount of polyurethane in it) to make touch up easier.
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