Looks awesome!

 

Those hoops look great. How much did it cost you to remove the bearings and everything before powder coating?

 

$240 labor - remove wheels, pull tires on rims, remove bearings, reinstall new bearings, mount tires again, reinstall wheels. Not bad I don稚 think.


New bearings cost around 100 bucks.


So total
Powder coat - $200
Bearings - $100
Labor - $240


So $540 total everything

 

 

I've had several sets of mag wheels and hubs for spoked wheels done using this method:

I use a piece of heavy allthread along with two nuts and large flat washers to replace the axle. I seal the washers to the hub flanges with clear RTV (powder coat ovens don't bother RTV) I leave the bearings, inner spacers/shims and seals in place if installed for convenience. The heat doesn't bother those either and the RTV ensures no lube drooling. RTV also keeps blasting sand out of the hub. It peels off easily when you are done.

I take my wheels to a monument company for blasting. They all have large industrial sand blast pots (for cutting names on tombstones) and blast on the side for cash or barter. I tell the blaster to make them frosty white. That leaves plenty of tooth for powder coating.

I tell the powder coater to coat the entire wheel including inside the rim That protects the rim from the usual corrosion caused by moisture in compressed air and doesn't cost extra.

Used wheels are cheap enough at swap meets that you can buy a pair for convenience, coat, replace bearings and seals (check bearing end play if tapered roller bearings per service manual!) then bolt them on with little downtime.

 

there is no doubt that looks slick as heck! Nice going.