Powder coat or not to powdercoat?

vortrex · 01-03-2010, 12:19 PM

I talked to my local powdercoater (who is a car guy, does lots of wheels) and he said there would be no issue. he says they would not use the "bake-off" oven to remove the existing finish, since that does get substantially hotter than the powdercoat oven. he said a metallurgist had tested some wheels he had coated before and there was no issue.

fxroar · 01-03-2010, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by vortrex

I talked to my local powdercoater (who is a car guy, does lots of wheels) and he said there would be no issue. he says they would not use the "bake-off" oven to remove the existing finish, since that does get substantially hotter than the powdercoat oven. he said a metallurgist had tested some wheels he had coated before and there was no issue.

Good to hear!

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Originally Posted by Mike

RCZs is the first firsthand case I have heard of that anyone actually had any damage from powdercoating, every other story has been anecdotal. I would like to know more about the damage please RCZ, as I have powdercoated many sets of wheels without problems, including my own wheels that I use on the track in both my corvette and 370. Many wheel companies are powdercoating them right out of the factory.

How did they crack when they did?

I'm interested also! Please tell the juicy detailsss

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01-03-2010, 12:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
vortrex Base Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SF, CA Posts: 199 Drives: '09 370z 6spd Rep Power: 16	I talked to my local powdercoater (who is a car guy, does lots of wheels) and he said there would be no issue. he says they would not use the "bake-off" oven to remove the existing finish, since that does get substantially hotter than the powdercoat oven. he said a metallurgist had tested some wheels he had coated before and there was no issue.