Are Z06 wheels painted or powdercoated?

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12-29-2008, 10:39 PM

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Are Z06 wheels painted or powdercoated?

I need to know if the rims that come from the factory are painted or powdercoated since I will be powdercoating mine in the next few days and need to know if they need to be sandblasted.

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12-29-2008, 11:34 PM

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Painted...from talking with a few powdercoaters, they said they would sandblast them.

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12-30-2008, 09:05 AM

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Yes, definitely sandblast them before power coating.

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12-30-2008, 12:40 PM

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yep painted and sandblasting is a MUST. Otherwise the surface isn't good enough for the coat to stick and be as durable as it's supposed to be

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12-30-2008, 03:19 PM

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Well the guys up there said the wheels are powdercoated adn that it will take fine...We will see what happens.

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