Powder Coating

I too have had bad results with powder coated wheels.

  1. They coated the inner index hole, i had to sand the crap out of it to get the wheels on.
  2. The back mating surface of the wheel that mates to the hub needs to be flat. I had to sand that too to get down to metal
  3. Sams Club did not protect the wheel or put the center cone on backwards when they balanced the new tires (Wheels only had 1 year of use) and all 4 wheels came away with gouges.
  4. The lug nut hols are all chipped up
  5. And there is an odd wrinkling on some of the centers.
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I say paint. As noted by j_anderson, much easier to repair

And yes they were done by a profesional shop, and sandblasted first.