Alex Kara

So turns out my car doesn't have black wheels? Not sure how it happened, but now I need to find someone to paint them for me.

Does porsche paint the wheels or do they powdercoat them?
What are everyone's thoughts on the 2?

Thanks

skuplist

I would paint them. I believe that's how the stock wheels are done. They are not powder coated.

CAlexio

Plastidip them.. You can go back to original color easily, you don't have to remove and then rebalance the tires to do it

<3mph

Didn't see that one coming!

NateOZ

Get Porsche to replace them with a factory black set. You shouldn't end up with a half-arsed solution to their mistake.

Lodi

I ordered the platinum wheels and will probably paint them down the road. I think the stock GT3 wheels will look incredible in satin black instead of glossy black. My neighbor just did the wheels on his Q7 in satin black and they look great. If the dealer is responsible for the mixup have him get them painted.

CAlexio

What ab bronze or toned-down gold?

GTEE3

What is the finish like?

CAlexio

Flat black, smooth with a slightly rubbery feel. I think they have glossifiers now which can make it shiny as well, and paints for different colors. Needs to be redone when you change tires as I found on my BMW that the PLASTIDIP wears at the rim tip where the tools are used to pry off the tire. Plus side for me is my 3 year old forged rims still look brand new.

Z356

re: Painted Factory Wheels.
The wheel vendor ('just-in-time' & 'just-in-sequence') for Porsche first paints the wheels and then clear coats them (several times). There is no 'powder coating' involved. There is still an ongoing debate in the 'aftermarket' world if 'powder coating' (which I love in other parts of a restored chassis) might negatively impact a cast and/or forged factory OEM wheels due to the high temperatures involved in the powder coating process. So caveat lector.

Saludos,
Eduardo
Carmel

silverrules

Please refer to your build sheet and see if you paid for painted wheels and Porsche missed it. If you paid then Porsche will get you a new set of wheels.You can always paint them later. Give it chance 1st and see if you get to like the STD color.

Good luck either way.

ipse dixit

I would not powder coat.

Too much risk (and unknowns) with respect to the structural integrity of the wheel in that procedure.

rockitman

Really ? Wheel prep, coat statically charged and bake. What's the structural integrity issue ?

ipse dixit

The heat treating process in powder coating can change the compound composition of the wheel making it weaker.

It can be done safely, but you have to ensure the time/temp cycle is kept low and short enough so as to not affect the heat-treatment of the forgings. The key is to get cure temps down to an acceptable level. It's tricky, especially if you have an aftermarket tuner working on OEM specs.

Just my 0.02 of course.

reidry

Some are concerned about the curing oven temperature affecting the hardness of the wheel.

I have a different concern. Based on some aging powder coat I have observed on other structures it seems that there is some potential for powder coat to hide the start of a crack in a wheel. Paint doesn't have the substance that powder coat has and therefore show the underlying defect more readily.

There are nondestructive methods to test for cracking, however not affordable for the average DIY'er.

Ryan