Teflon Coated Wheels

[Bad Dawg]

Just got my new Four Wheeler mag last night. A couple of pages near the front are two adds for American Racing teflon coated wheels. This may not be new to some folks here but I haven't seen them talked about yet. They are also listed towards the rear in the new products section. They are BLACK for all you folks out there looking at ways to powder coat, black chrome or paint their wheels. If they are as tough as I would think they would be then all that mud and crud would be soooo easy to clean up and keep the wheels in balance. Check them out:

You can never have enough horsepower! Yellow LUX, Airforce intake, stainless headers and exhaust, Gobi rack and ladder, roof mounted off road lights, full wrap brush guard, rear light guards, outside tire carrier, Rancho 4" suspension lift, Ultra "EN4CER" 17x9 wheels, Goodyear 37/12.50R17 MT/R tires, removed side-step bars, 9.5ti warn multi-mount winch.

[Bad Dawg]

I'm surprised that you found out that it peels off "easily". I'm not into the bed liner look on my H2 (or any rig. I've seen entire trucks painted with the stuff). I was just thinking that if folks are constantly doing heavy wheeling that will chip the PC all the time it would end up costing a lot. I've had nerf bars, bumpers, side steps etc. all covered with PC and it only takes one rock kicked up to chip the PC in nothing flat. It does look good though before it chips. Truck bed liner won't chip at least. (wow, it really does peel off huh?? Amazing). So I guess I shouldn't use it on my race rig wheels?

You can never have enough horsepower! Yellow LUX, Airforce intake, stainless headers and exhaust, Gobi rack and ladder, roof mounted off road lights, full wrap brush guard, rear light guards, outside tire carrier, Rancho 4" suspension lift, Ultra "EN4CER" 17x9 wheels, Goodyear 37/12.50R17 MT/R tires, removed side-step bars, 9.5ti warn multi-mount winch.

[DRTYFN]

I told you, but you wouldn't listen.
Plus, you won't find any PCers that will warranty the job without stripping the wheel first.

S&B Member since '03

[FrgMstr]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Spike:
FrgMst,
Any special pricing outside of ebay for forum members?

S&B Member<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I have to get cost down solid first, but I will give you guys first shot at them. I sanded and painted my own centercaps and need to get them done professionally for others and I am unsure as to the cost. My garage has been doubling as a paint booth lately and my wife is not too keen on that. I can only imagine if she finds me prepping 88 endcaps on the kitchen table.

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Black 2003 H2 - Just like most of yours, just possibly with less crap bolted on.

My job: http://www.HardOCP.com

[Dan]

I like that slightly textured look in that pic a lot.

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S&B Member Since 2003

[FrgMstr]

You have a great idea there, and I fully looked into it before PC and did follow the idea up with professionals in my area with both Rhino and Line-X.

Bottom line is this. The stuff peels off fairly easily if you do any kind of wheeling. Should you not mind repairing the stuff all the time and having a bed liner finish, then more power to you.

There is a H2 at a local dealer that has had every black part on it covered in Rhino. It is novel, but in the end the PC looks much more professional in my opinion and is a more enduring finish without a doubt.

I would suggest just spray painting them black yourself before using bed liner, that would be even cheaper and probably more durable.

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Black 2003 H2 - Just like most of yours, just possibly with less crap bolted on.

My job: http://www.HardOCP.com

[FrgMstr]

Took them 26 to 30 minutes per wheel to blast them with a number 4 sand then go back and polish with a number 5 sand.

The cost to me was $48 per wheel.

Knocking off the polish as the finish that is shown is textured, knocked 5 minutes off the job, so the dollar impact was not that big of a deal.

After talking to the blasters, he explained that the stock finish, considering the durability, may be acceptable to PC over. He referred me to two more PCers to talk to.

If I can find a PCer that will warranty his work without blasting the wheel, I will offer it. I think we will sell one that is blasted as well.

I will keep you guys informed as I have to meet with the PCers tomorrow.

If nothing else, this has been educational. FYI, I do have 86 wheels that will be inbound next week, so we will do it one way or another. (Hehe, "No Bling" stickers on the way too.)

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Black 2003 H2 - Just like most of yours, just possibly with less crap bolted on.

My job: http://www.HardOCP.com

[SOCRATES]

I have no problem paying a bit more for higher quality work.

Keep us posted!

Thanks!

Black '04 H2 w/ Adventure & Luxury Packages. GOBI Ladder, Genuine Hummer Step and Driving Lights, Corsa on the way!

[Centerfire]

Cool looking wheels, still prefer my bling wheels

MIke

[Spike]

FrgMst,
Any special pricing outside of ebay for forum members?

S&B Member

[FrgMstr]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by DRTYFN:
I told you, but you wouldn't listen.
Plus, you won't find any PCers that will warranty the job without stripping the wheel first.

S&B Member since '03<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Thanks for your input, it is greatly appreciated. I would much rather do my own homework and make my own decisions when I am spending my money though. Not properly prepping the product and seeing a bunch of bad inventory because "some guy in the forum said it was OK" is not how I like to do things. I am sure you understand.

Hehe, I think you made your own argument there though. For me personally, I don't want them if they are not prepped properly first. Should any PCer be willing to warranty their work without the blasting (and back that warranty up with quality product), then I would be willing to sell that, but I fully agree with you that is not likely to happen and the reason is because it NEEDS to be done for it to be a top shelf job.

Quality is my concern here and if we have sacrifice quality for price, I will not worry about selling them at all. Life is too short to have to hire extra help to handle returns.

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Black 2003 H2 - Just like most of yours, just possibly with less crap bolted on.

My job: http://www.HardOCP.com

[SOCRATES]

Me likey! Sent you an e-mail!

-J

Black '04 H2 w/ Adventure & Luxury Packages. Mod-free for now, but not long!

[DRTYFN]

Have you ever seen someone use a fork to stir something in a teflon coated pan? It scratches.

Those wheels look great, but the price is probably much higher than powdercoating. Cleaning might be easier. Before you go wheeling you could spray them with Pam cooking spray first so the dirt would just slide right off.

S&B Member since '03

[Hummerdad]

DRTYFN

What tires are you running?

[Bad Dawg]

DRTYFN - I had the same thoughts, but something tells me American Racing has worked this out better than a cheap frying pan. The add says they have been working with Dupont to get it right. I would volunteer to test them.

I was just thinking that if someone was in the market for a new set of wheels and wanted black ones these sounded interesting. They are painted first then coated with the teflon. I like the idea of them doubleing as a camp skillet though (if I could figure out how to keep stuff from falling through the holes.

You can never have enough horsepower! Yellow LUX, Airforce intake, stainless headers and exhaust, Gobi rack and ladder, roof mounted off road lights, full wrap brush guard, rear light guards, outside tire carrier, Rancho 4" suspension lift, Ultra "EN4CER" 17x9 wheels, Goodyear 37/12.50R17 MT/R tires, removed side-step bars, 9.5ti warn multi-mount winch.

[DRTYFN]

Is that finish textured?

S&B Member since '03

[hinten]

Hey FrgMstr,
I'd be interested in a set. How can I contact you to get a deal done?

Hinten

[Bad Dawg]

Just got my new Four Wheeler mag last night. A couple of pages near the front are two adds for American Racing teflon coated wheels. This may not be new to some folks here but I haven't seen them talked about yet. They are also listed towards the rear in the new products section. They are BLACK for all you folks out there looking at ways to powder coat, black chrome or paint their wheels. If they are as tough as I would think they would be then all that mud and crud would be soooo easy to clean up and keep the wheels in balance. Check them out:

You can never have enough horsepower! Yellow LUX, Airforce intake, stainless headers and exhaust, Gobi rack and ladder, roof mounted off road lights, full wrap brush guard, rear light guards, outside tire carrier, Rancho 4" suspension lift, Ultra "EN4CER" 17x9 wheels, Goodyear 37/12.50R17 MT/R tires, removed side-step bars, 9.5ti warn multi-mount winch.

[Bad Dawg]

Oh, they come in 16" 17" and 18"

You can never have enough horsepower! Yellow LUX, Airforce intake, stainless headers and exhaust, Gobi rack and ladder, roof mounted off road lights, full wrap brush guard, rear light guards, outside tire carrier, Rancho 4" suspension lift, Ultra "EN4CER" 17x9 wheels, Goodyear 37/12.50R17 MT/R tires, removed side-step bars, 9.5ti warn multi-mount winch.

[H2 Bill]

Another use for the bedliner is for your removable side steps. If yours have started peeling it works great as a refinish PLUS it makes it non-slip! My wife complained about how slippery they were all of the time until I re-finished them.

2003 H2 Hummer, Yellow,Polished Whipple Supercharged, Edelbrock ceramics, catback,18" Ambush w/mudders,lots of goodies!
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