Respraying Advan RG Wheels?

[Rob_94]

Hi Guys,

I recently bought some Advan RGs (From k20Lyfe) which have unfortunately been resprayed silver. I want to restore them to their original gold with a blue band round the outside, but I'm struggling to find the colour code for either the gold or the blue. Does anyone know how I could find this info?

What they look like now:

What I want them to look like:

Cheers,
Rob

 

[BigCarlo]

Just go to a powder coaters and they will have a full range of colours that should be there

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[Rob_94]

Just go to a powder coaters and they will have a full range of colours that should be there

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Would really like to get the exact colour code or official Advan paint if possible rather than guessing - the colour seems to change in pictures of them due to the shine/lighting so hard to pinpoint exactly what it should be


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[Honda-atr]

Have a look over here http://www.wheelpaints.co.uk/
They also have the Ray's anodized colour matches

 

[Rob_94]

Have a look over here http://www.wheelpaints.co.uk/
They also have the Ray's anodized colour matches

Good shout- can't see it on the website but I'll give them a call tomorrow. Cheers

Edit.. they don't have it unfortunately

If anyone's got any other ideas would be very much appreciated


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[Kevin85]

I would personally advise against having them powder coated. They will look far better with wet paint, as it's a thinner layer and will allow for the crisp lines of a quality wheel to show through. You'll also probably struggle to get something anywhere near as vibrant as the original Advan colour with powder coating.

Aside from finish, if the mounting faces for the hub and nuts aren't masked properly, there will be a thick layer of paint that will allow the nuts to come loose until the layer is worn or scraped off. Powder coating also weighs much more than paint. I like my wheels to be as light as possible.

 

[Rob_94]

I would personally advise against having them powder coated. They will look far better with wet paint, as it's a thinner layer and will allow for the crisp lines of a quality wheel to show through. You'll also probably struggle to get something anywhere near as vibrant as the original Advan colour with powder coating.

Aside from finish, if the mounting faces for the hub and nuts aren't masked properly, there will be a thick layer of paint that will allow the nuts to come loose until the layer is worn or scraped off. Powder coating also weighs much more than paint. I like my wheels to be as light as possible.

Yeah think I would go standard paint as thats how they were originally painted so more authentic. Have managed to get the colour code for the Advan gold (E31G) from the Australian branch of Yokohama of all places, but it isn't much use as the paint shops I've spoken to can only search by standard car manufacturer colours

 

[SamDC5]

+1 for not having the wheels powder coated, the finish is horrible and would always have them sprayed from now on. If I were you I'd just pick a colour shade as close as possible, no one will know haha.

 

[GIBLETS]

+1 for not having the wheels powder coated, the finish is horrible and would always have them sprayed from now on. If I were you I'd just pick a colour shade as close as possible, no one will know haha.

Nothing wrong with powder coating if done properly, here's mine after 9 months of daily use, finish is perfect....

https://flic.kr/p/XFPiYh

https://flic.kr/p/YhPSLX

 

[SamDC5]

Powder coating is really hit and miss, depends who does it and what process they have followed. I vow never to have wheels powder coated again after mine

 

[Kevin85]

Nothing wrong with powder coating if done properly, here's mine after 9 months of daily use, finish is perfect....

https://flic.kr/p/XFPiYh

https://flic.kr/p/YhPSLX

9 months is a short period of time. Currently it will still be flexible, in a couple of years it will become brittle and more prone to chips.

 

[GIBLETS]

9 months is a short period of time. Currently it will still be flexible, in a couple of years it will become brittle and more prone to chips.

Ive heard some urban myths about powder coat which are mainly from people who've had cowboys do there powder coating however that's a new one, as it's baked on I doubt it will harden up much more than it already is currently, as long as it's prepped, applied and cured correctly it's a stable coating.

 

[Rom]

Have a look over here http://www.wheelpaints.co.uk/
They also have the Ray's anodized colour matches

I used their rays bronze years ago on a set of Watanabes.
It was not rays bronze . Looked more like Subaru gold they use.

Companies keep the paint etc secret. They don't want people to be able to paint a set of Rotas to match etc.

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