rxm6

iTrader: (5)

on bare aluminum wheels, should you clear coat the wheel or anodize it? i don't really understand what the difference is. well, i mean, i wikipediad it and i understand what anodizing is, but what i mean is, what is the difference in how the wheel will look?

BLACKonBLACK98

iTrader: (42)

that's a pretty general question.

clear coat over metal in what state vs. what color anodize?

what look are you going for?

rxm6

iTrader: (5)

the look i'm going for is the bare aluminum, but i don't know how to protect it.

BLACKonBLACK98

iTrader: (42)

for bare aluminum you will want clear coat/clear powder coat. anodizing creates a reflective finish.

BlackDUBS

iTrader: (1)

To protect it you would want clear coat. Which is obviously clear, and anodized like ^ he stated is a color finished product with a reflective see through finish

Examples:

Clear


Anodized


You get the idea.

Torgus

iTrader: (10)

neither imo...

what wheels are you talking about exactly?

rxm6

iTrader: (5)

350z track wheels, i stripped the godawful bright blue and orange off and i really like the look of the bare aluminum, it goes better with my car than silver.

right now on my car i have machine-faced aluminum with clear coat. looks really good IMO, so i'm going for something similar with the tracks.

Torgus

iTrader: (10)

fill in the stupid dimples and fix any curbage at the same time. use some duplicolor clear coat it should be fine, use a ton of coats though... i'm sure if you google it you can find a nice write up.

BUT fill in those dimples they are

jockewing

When I used to have a Accord, I had these rims that weren't chrome, but alloys. Do you figure those were covered with a clearcoat? They were called QT Alloys. I liked alot of there styles. Anyone know if they're still in business?

Torgus

iTrader: (10)

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thomatt12

If you plan on painting the rims, I would say powdercoat would be a better option.

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