Reasonable price for wheel painting? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Cheeseballs · 08-26-2013, 10:38 AM

Local highly reputable body shop quoted me $150 per wheel. Anyone have a more reasonable estimate?

Not interested in powder coating so let's not get into that.

whaap · 08-26-2013, 10:43 AM

Off hand I don't and it's possible his estimate is high but you have to keep in mind that the biggest part of that project is preparation and not the painting itself. They will first have to physically clean and prep the surface to receive the paint. Next they have to chemically clean the wheel to rid any debris from the physical cleaning and finally the paint which should be applied in several coats. Talk to a few more shops and get more estimates. For sure it's not going to be cheap.

infinite012 · 08-26-2013, 10:48 AM

Labor rates will depend on location. Asking the world population what their local rates are isn't smrt.

For reference, I've been quoted $60-80/wheel to powder coat my 2008 STI BBS (forged) wheels. Why wouldn't you want to powder coat your wheels? Unless they're $$forged$$, there's no reason to choose paint over powder.

Cheeseballs · 08-26-2013, 11:01 AM

The wheels are forged, but let's not turn this into a debate about whether powder coating forged wheels is safe or not.

infinite012 · 08-26-2013, 12:09 PM

Bah. My STI wheels were powdercoated and I drove on them like that for at least 30,000 miles.

Anyways, the cost is entirely dependent on where you live.

mad_sb · 08-26-2013, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cheeseballs

Local highly reputable body shop quoted me $150 per wheel. Anyone have a more reasonable estimate?

Not interested in powder coating so let's not get into that.

What was included, was that just paint or also strip and prep?

I paid a little over 200 to have my ssr's painted (all 4), but i did all the prep.

Chee-Hu · 08-26-2013, 06:41 PM

$150 is fair IMO. I've had a couple of wheels painted and paid $150 for each wheel. While shopping around, I was quoted $125-200 each.

LtS720 · 11-08-2013, 08:24 AM

Plastidip them, peel it off if you dont like it

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CivicEx13 · 11-08-2013, 11:58 AM

Where you located at if Tristate area I will paint them

gabeg86 · 11-08-2013, 12:21 PM

i got quoted including a lifetime warranty against flaking, etc. for $100/wheel including all prep work and paint from a very reputable shop in town. that price seems a little steep unless you're going with some special paint that they have to charge you extra for

RehabJeff86 · 11-08-2013, 03:10 PM

Which shop in SF??

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NWFRS · 11-08-2013, 09:28 PM

I'm sorry Cheeseballs. I gotta share a powder story. And I gotta ask what wheels you are rolling with. I wouldn't hesitate to powdercoat anything. The last wheels I had done were magnesium. Our local guy bead-blasted, powdercoated and clearcoated my wheels for $65 each and they came out beautiful. I was terrified they would ignite or become brittle, but I thrashed that car like mad for a year and they held up great. What wheels are you painting? Are they really thin? Looking at aftermarket myself but I'm stumped. :-(

BlaineWasHere · 11-11-2013, 10:37 AM

Cost will very a lot depending on where you live.

dsgerbc · 11-11-2013, 10:51 AM

Totally depends on the price of the paint and how much of it is needed. Some paints are really thin and require a crapload of layers and, hence, time.

08-26-2013, 10:38 AM	#1
Cheeseballs Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: Really slow Location: Over there Posts: 87 Thanks: 41 Thanked 88 Times in 39 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Reasonable price for wheel painting? Local highly reputable body shop quoted me $150 per wheel. Anyone have a more reasonable estimate? Not interested in powder coating so let's not get into that.

11-08-2013, 12:21 PM	#10
gabeg86 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2013 Raven FR-S Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 324 Thanks: 139 Thanked 81 Times in 55 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	i got quoted including a lifetime warranty against flaking, etc. for $100/wheel including all prep work and paint from a very reputable shop in town. that price seems a little steep unless you're going with some special paint that they have to charge you extra for __________________ Perrin (LWCP) - Blox (shift knob) - HID Powerhouse (LED's and HID's) - Eibach (sportlines) - Muteki (lugs) - SPL (LCA's) - Rays Engineering (57dr's) - Dunlop Direzza ZII (tires) - Greddy (Evo3) - Full Race (turbo kit) - Ecutek (tuned)

11-08-2013, 03:10 PM	#11
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08-26-2013, 10:43 AM	#2
whaap Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Drives: '13 FR-S firestorm, 6 mt - '11 CR-V Location: Tucson Posts: 2,133 Thanks: 243 Thanked 1,387 Times in 657 Posts Mentioned: 36 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Off hand I don't and it's possible his estimate is high but you have to keep in mind that the biggest part of that project is preparation and not the painting itself. They will first have to physically clean and prep the surface to receive the paint. Next they have to chemically clean the wheel to rid any debris from the physical cleaning and finally the paint which should be applied in several coats. Talk to a few more shops and get more estimates. For sure it's not going to be cheap.

08-26-2013, 10:48 AM	#3
infinite012 Banned Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: 13 DGM BRZ Ltd Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 974 Thanks: 294 Thanked 470 Times in 255 Posts Mentioned: 17 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	Labor rates will depend on location. Asking the world population what their local rates are isn't smrt. For reference, I've been quoted $60-80/wheel to powder coat my 2008 STI BBS (forged) wheels. Why wouldn't you want to powder coat your wheels? Unless they're $$forged$$, there's no reason to choose paint over powder.

08-26-2013, 11:01 AM	#4
Cheeseballs Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: Really slow Location: Over there Posts: 87 Thanks: 41 Thanked 88 Times in 39 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The wheels are forged, but let's not turn this into a debate about whether powder coating forged wheels is safe or not.

08-26-2013, 12:09 PM	#5
infinite012 Banned Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: 13 DGM BRZ Ltd Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 974 Thanks: 294 Thanked 470 Times in 255 Posts Mentioned: 17 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	Bah. My STI wheels were powdercoated and I drove on them like that for at least 30,000 miles. Anyways, the cost is entirely dependent on where you live.

08-26-2013, 06:41 PM	#7
Chee-Hu Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: BRZ Location: Elk Grove, CA Posts: 964 Thanks: 360 Thanked 323 Times in 221 Posts Mentioned: 12 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	$150 is fair IMO. I've had a couple of wheels painted and paid $150 for each wheel. While shopping around, I was quoted $125-200 each.

11-08-2013, 11:58 AM	#9
CivicEx13 Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: swp brz Location: reading pa Posts: 79 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Where you located at if Tristate area I will paint them

11-08-2013, 09:28 PM	#12
NWFRS Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: ‘13 FRS Location: USA Posts: 1,296 Thanks: 3,945 Thanked 1,502 Times in 634 Posts Mentioned: 17 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I'm sorry Cheeseballs. I gotta share a powder story. And I gotta ask what wheels you are rolling with. I wouldn't hesitate to powdercoat anything. The last wheels I had done were magnesium. Our local guy bead-blasted, powdercoated and clearcoated my wheels for $65 each and they came out beautiful. I was terrified they would ignite or become brittle, but I thrashed that car like mad for a year and they held up great. What wheels are you painting? Are they really thin? Looking at aftermarket myself but I'm stumped. :-(

11-11-2013, 10:51 AM	#14
dsgerbc Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: BRZ(sold), STI Location: A2, MI Posts: 1,915 Thanks: 176 Thanked 419 Times in 241 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Totally depends on the price of the paint and how much of it is needed. Some paints are really thin and require a crapload of layers and, hence, time.

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