Painting or powder coating wheels

yssttk

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My 13' Trail needs to have its fixed. The dealership scratched them when mounting my BFG AT's.
My trail has to go into the shop to have a little body work done as I messed up the rear quarter panel so I'm thinking of having the shop paint the wheels black while it's there.
How does paint hold up compared to powder coating?
The shop said they can paint them with no issues and the scratched will be gone. The body shop however does not want to remove the tires from the wheels prior to painting as he doesn't have the proper equipment to ensure they won't get marked up when he remounts them. Is painting a wheel while it's still on the tire ok or is it a bad idea?? The shop want 400 to do all 4 wheels black.
Would I be better served by powder coating?
Any advice is greatly appreciated
 
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I'm thinking about getting mine done as well. I'm leaning toward powder coating because I've been told it's more durable and will hold up better when hot brake dust lands on it, but I have no first hand knowledge. Looking forward to see which route you go and how they turn out. Good luck!
 

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