operation powdercoat
01-10-2007, 08:56 PM
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straight from the keyboard of trackbird:
"DO NOT powdercoat wheels (at least not aluminum ones). I know of a couple failures after powdercoating. The baking of the powdercoating can anneal the aluminum (it loses it's temper and gets soft). I've seen them bend, and I saw the hub section (center) crack completely out of a 1997 Corvette "wagon wheel". I'd pass on the powdercoating."
AKA, get them painted, not powder coated
"DO NOT powdercoat wheels (at least not aluminum ones). I know of a couple failures after powdercoating. The baking of the powdercoating can anneal the aluminum (it loses it's temper and gets soft). I've seen them bend, and I saw the hub section (center) crack completely out of a 1997 Corvette "wagon wheel". I'd pass on the powdercoating."
AKA, get them painted, not powder coated
01-13-2007, 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by REDHOtTransAM
ok, where would be a good place to get them painted??? is that more expensive? or less
typically less, get the tires off and just take a wheel to a few diff local paint shops for estimates..
