In your opinion what are the pros and cons powder coating steel wheels vs just using a real good wheel paint based on experience?
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Powder Coating vs Good Paint
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79bonanza
1/2 ton status
powder coating it hard to remove or clean the metal under it, cost more and you cant touch it up
DieselWarrior
1/2 ton status
Powder coating is way more durable, but also very particular. You need a NON FOOD COOKING OVEN to bake it in (350 deg for 20 minutes), so check Craig for a cheap oven you can park on your OUTSIDE patio.
The material must be very clean. Sand blast the entire rim, then clean it real good with some Eastwood PRE and you should be ready to coat and bake.
If I were you, experiment with a usless piece of steel to get the feel of the process before you do your final product.
Harbor Freight has an el'cheapo PC gun setup, but I really think Eastwood's Hot Shot PC setup is a lot better, although it does cost more.
Eastwood also carries all the PC powders you may want, look for ones that take a bit of heat, since being right at the brakes, some heat will be there.
GL,
Andrew
The material must be very clean. Sand blast the entire rim, then clean it real good with some Eastwood PRE and you should be ready to coat and bake.
If I were you, experiment with a usless piece of steel to get the feel of the process before you do your final product.
Harbor Freight has an el'cheapo PC gun setup, but I really think Eastwood's Hot Shot PC setup is a lot better, although it does cost more.
Eastwood also carries all the PC powders you may want, look for ones that take a bit of heat, since being right at the brakes, some heat will be there.
GL,
Andrew
The Pumpkinator
1/2 ton status
Agreed
I have done some powder coating before, if your doing it yourself make sure you have a booth that you can hang the rims in (note that PVC and plastic sheets will make a fine booth) also baking gloss powders is a little more tricky, I usually have gloss in the oven at 450~425 for 5 min so that the powder will flow evenly and then back it down to 350 for 20 min to actually bake it on, if you get gloss too hot it will yellow or cloud up
the end results are worth while, good luck
pre heat the wheel.
What about the outside edge of the rim where the metal bar rides when you install a tire...will powdercoat hold up to that?
no, just install the tire without scratching it! noob!
just use a towel folded over a few times under the bar so you dont scratch the wheel.
just use a towel folded over a few times under the bar so you dont scratch the wheel.
