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kitemare:
It looks like my car is going in for paint next month & I want to have the wheels refinished as well. I've found a local company that can do this work here in Seattle but they want me to have the wheels powder coated to a color that is close to the stock gold rather than painting them to the original color specification. My question to you all is that is powder coating a far more durable finish to paint that it's worth not getting the color exactly right? or, are you better off just painting them to the color specification?

KM

turbota400:
It depends on whether or not you want to keep it totally original. 

Hitman:
The powdercoating is more durable than the paint and should last longer.  The only problem I see with powdercoating is that yes the color is a little off, but they can get it close.  The second problem I have with powder ocating is that it is like ceramic.... if you knock it or ding it, it will chip like a China plate.

kitemare:
Thanks for the advice. Hitman, do you know what is the correct paint & color for the gold snowflake wheels. I think I'm leaning that way. I'll probably have the wheel restoration company strip & repair the dings in the rims & then have my painter paint them if he still insists on powder coating.

KM

Hitman:
The PPG color code is 82352.

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