black wheels

[redrider311]

ive been looking around for a pair of black rear wheels for my 400ex.. i know i can buy black hipers.. but i dont want to spend that much money.. are there any black wheels i can buy or do i need to powdercoat?

[theTman]

you have to PC

[fastkid400]

Cant u get black rims from ITP? ive seen them around, in in dirt wheels. C-series rims

[FasstMidnightZ]

yea there pretty expensive though arnt they i would just pc them

[redrider311]

the only black ITP wheels i found at their site were for 4X4's

[R3Concepts]

If you dont have a powder hook up its gonna be expensive.. people dont realize how much powder each wheel uses. But it looks sweet. My 450R has black wheels and i think it looks sick.

[redrider311]

R3...
how much on average for both of my rear wheels?
do you have any pics of your black wheels?

Powder coating wheels is not that expensive if you compare it to buying new wheels!

[quadrcr161]

just rattle can them, its cheaper, and you can touch them up as needed. then once you get tired of it, spray some paint remover on it and yuo can have shiny wheels again.

[FasstMidnightZ]

Originally posted by quadrcr161
just rattle can them, its cheaper, and you can touch them up as needed. then once you get tired of it, spray some paint remover on it and yuo can have shiny wheels again.

:rolleyes:

[quadrcr161]

Originally posted by hondaexrider
:rolleyes:

and the difference would be?

[FasstMidnightZ]

i was jk . u would have to clear coat them 2 to give them a shinny look

[hill43]

no the only c-series wheel ITP has for black our for sport bikes only ITP has 9x8 and 10x8 in black and should retail for around 80 bucks each.

[redrider311]

right now could i go downstairs.. take my wheels off the bike.. wipe em down with something.. then spray em? how many coats? and do i need something on top of the paint to make it stronger or hold better?

[FasstMidnightZ]

spray about 4 coats then put 2 or3 coats clear coat on it and then thell look good

[Pappy]

Originally posted by R3Concepts426ex
If you dont have a powder hook up its gonna be expensive.. people dont realize how much powder each wheel uses. But it looks sweet. My 450R has black wheels and i think it looks sick.

it costs about .75 cents of powder per wheel.

[ReconRider25]

why bother spray painting wheels? its just gonna come off and they look good polished anyways. my suggestion is leave em or save up and buy some used hypers that will be alot better quality and durability plus they wont look horrible and all scratched up.;)

[R3Concepts]

Not all of us own a PC shop either Pappy. So your saying that I can get more wheels done at 75 cents each..OK, Ill send about 100 next week. Now we know what cost is to PC them now tell these guys what you charge per wheel.

[Pappy]

Originally posted by R3Concepts426ex
Not all of us own a PC shop either Pappy. So your saying that I can get more wheels done at 75 cents each..OK, Ill send about 100 next week. Now we know what cost is to PC them now tell these guys what you charge per wheel.

i merely responded to your statement of how much powder each wheel uses. you stated it i responded.

If you dont have a powder hook up its gonna be expensive.. people dont realize how much powder each wheel uses.

[redrider311]

alright i just found in dirtwheels today.. the ITP 9-series pro wheels can be aluminum.. polished.. and in black.. so i did find some

[44oEX]

so how much would you charge per wheel pappy?

[honda_runner]

Heres some nice black rims from ITP.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid146/p46accb62acc2f709c4b25241053ad0dc/f63dabf0.jpg

[honda_runner]

i painted my rims before, and they last a little bit, but then when i went muddin, the mud dryed on the rims, and went i went to wash it, the mud came off with the paint. Not a good idea, mabye if you're gonna be in the dunes.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid146/p8af7715e31180480e2b712ff52db7e1f/f63dabf9.jpg

[44oEX]

Originally posted by honda_runner
Heres some nice black rims from ITP.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid146/p46accb62acc2f709c4b25241053ad0dc/f63dabf0.jpg

there are nice but they are for a 4x4 not a sports quad.

[honda_runner]

oh, i wasn't sure damn

[44oEX]

Originally posted by honda_runner
i painted my rims before, and they last a little bit, but then when i went muddin, the mud dryed on the rims, and went i went to wash it, the mud came off with the paint. Not a good idea, mabye if you're gonna be in the dunes.


The paint should last better then that. You probably did something wrong. Did you sand and prime the wheels? Then paint and clear coat?

Cause my frame is just painted and the colour last really good. not as good as PC maybe but it'S alot cheaper.

[FasstMidnightZ]

Originally posted by honda_runner
i painted my rims before, and they last a little bit, but then when i went muddin, the mud dryed on the rims, and went i went to wash it, the mud came off with the paint. Not a good idea, mabye if you're gonna be in the dunes.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid146/p8af7715e31180480e2b712ff52db7e1f/f63dabf9.jpg wouldnt sand where them down to it weres everything out

[redrider311]

if you put 2 coats primer.. 3-4 coats of paint.. youll have a stroong cover of paint

any other ideas to make it stronger than that?

[44oEX]

put some clear coats on it.

[honda_runner]

Yeah, i didn't sand them down, but i did prime them.

[44oEX]

yeah sanding is the most important. you need a very clean surface for the paint to stick on.