Powdercoating
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DO NOT POWDERCOAT ALUMINUM WHEELS!!! (at least, not cast wheels. Forged wheels should be ok)
To quote someone else from a racing forum:
the moral of this story: paint your wheels or get a paint shop to paint them. DO NOT powdercoat them at some body shop, unless the shop has a multi-stage, multi-temperature powdercoating machine (95% of powdercoaters do NOT have this type of machine)
failure of powdercoated (by a shop, not by manufacturer) aluminum wheels is fairly common compared to failure of non-powdercoated wheels.
you realy want this to happen?
DO NOT POWDERCOAT ALUMINUM WHEELS!!! (at least, not cast wheels. Forged wheels should be ok)
To quote someone else from a racing forum:
The curing process for powdercoating is typically between 350-450F. This extra heat cycle is extremely detrimental to the integrity of most cast aluminum alloys. They get brittle, crack, and snap when under heavy load, like what a wheel experiences. Most powdercoating shops do not have the $100k equipment needed for controlled temperature increases and decreases and this is extremely stressful on the metal. A mass produced wheel will have it's original coating done and cured by such a machine, if it is even powdercoated at all.
failure of powdercoated (by a shop, not by manufacturer) aluminum wheels is fairly common compared to failure of non-powdercoated wheels.
you realy want this to happen?
Originally Posted by SurraTT
wow,
what about my SSR??? idk if cast or forged
what about my SSR??? idk if cast or forged
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