Powder coated alloys
Powder coated alloys
Just thinking about what to do with the ones on the stagea they are looking a bit tired now
Ok so what's the view on powder coated alloys
Just thinking about what to do with the ones on the stagea they are looking a bit tired now
I had a set of TSW Hockenheims on my MX5. I bought them off Ebay but when I picked them up I realised that they weren't pretty. All the way around all 4 wheels had been lightly curbed, some of the spokes had brushed high curbs, Corrosion on the inner faces of the barrels...... In short, They were a total mess. The only reason I accepted them (Despite the sellers concept of what "Light paint damage" meant) was because I'd been looking for 4x100 16" Hock's for ages and I didn't know when another set might surface.
I cleaned up all the scaggyness around the rims and dressed out the scuffs on the spokes and all the furry corrosion. Then (With a few sheets of 120 grit wet and dry) I popped to an understanding tyre fitter I knew and got the balance somewhere near by spinning them up on his wheel balancer and sanding aluminium off the barrel in their heaviest area (Learnt in the past that if you don't do this you can end up with 60/70/80g of wheel weights together on a wheel).
When I was happy I took them to the powder coating plant I used to work for and had them chemically dipped to strip off the remands of the paint. They then painted them in satin black (Ral code 9005 if your interested). While that was going on I painted the centre nuts yellow.
And this is what they looked like (With my greasy fingerprints all over them.
).......As you can see, They still had a few marks on the rim from where I was worried that dressing it back any further would show up even more than a slight nick, But all in all they looked brilliant.
Those wheels were on my car when I sold it (3 or 4 years later) and on the rare occasions I actually cleaned them, they always wiped clean easily and came up like new. Brake dust would accumulate on them, But never stuck to the surface.
Hope that helps.
Scotty B.
Air filter by K+N, Exhaust by Japspeed, Brakes by Mintex......... And a scuffed rear arch by my sister.
I used to work in a powder coating plant and my opinion is if they're done properly the paint stays put for years.
I had a set of TSW Hockenheims on my MX5. I bought them off Ebay but when I picked them up I realised that they weren't pretty. All the way around all 4 wheels had been lightly curbed, some of the spokes had brushed high curbs, Corrosion on the inner faces of the barrels...... In short, They were a total mess. The only reason I accepted them (Despite the sellers concept of what "Light paint damage" meant) was because I'd been looking for 4x100 16" Hock's for ages and I didn't know when another set might surface.
I cleaned up all the scaggyness around the rims and dressed out the scuffs on the spokes and all the furry corrosion. Then (With a few sheets of 120 grit wet and dry) I popped to an understanding tyre fitter I knew and got the balance somewhere near by spinning them up on his wheel balancer and sanding aluminium off the barrel in their heaviest area (Learnt in the past that if you don't do this you can end up with 60/70/80g of wheel weights together on a wheel).
When I was happy I took them to the powder coating plant I used to work for and had them chemically dipped to strip off the remands of the paint. They then painted them in satin black (Ral code 9005 if your interested). While that was going on I painted the centre nuts yellow.
And this is what they looked like (With my greasy fingerprints all over them. ).......
As you can see, They still had a few marks on the rim from where I was worried that dressing it back any further would show up even more than a slight nick, But all in all they looked brilliant.
Those wheels were on my car when I sold it (3 or 4 years later) and on the rare occasions I actually cleaned them, they always wiped clean easily and came up like new. Brake dust would accumulate on them, But never stuck to the surface.
Hope that helps.
Scotty B.
Air filter by K+N, Exhaust by Japspeed, Brakes by Mintex......... And a scuffed rear arch by my sister.
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[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] [COLOR="DarkOrchid"]That symbol on the side of my door.. Definition by FirebirdPhil 'Translated it means -
"try to overtake - go on give it a go I dare you......." [/COLOR]
I'm not an Outlaw; I'm a Poutlaw! Purple Supras are the bestest! I love purple .. a lot lot lot
purplewitch
30-01-2020, 11:29 AM #6talc n superglue
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] [COLOR="DarkOrchid"]That symbol on the side of my door.. Definition by FirebirdPhil 'Translated it means -
"try to overtake - go on give it a go I dare you......." [/COLOR]
I'm not an Outlaw; I'm a Poutlaw! Purple Supras are the bestest! I love purple .. a lot lot lot
purplewitch talc n superglueNo, That's how you make cheap filler for decorative porcelain. You make powdercoat by grinding up heat reactive epoxy and a solid pigment to a fine powder.
Close, But no cigar. :tongue_smilie:
Scotty B.
Air filter by K+N, Exhaust by Japspeed, Brakes by Mintex......... And a scuffed rear arch by my sister.
purplewitch talc n superglueNo, That's how you make cheap filler for decorative porcelain. You make powdercoat by grinding up heat reactive epoxy and a solid pigment to a fine powder.
Close, But no cigar. :tongue_smilie:
Scotty B.
Air filter by K+N, Exhaust by Japspeed, Brakes by Mintex......... And a scuffed rear arch by my sister.
Still not fully decided on a colour for them but will be keeping the chrome lip that's for sure lol
Lol well Im doing the outside of the car this week and next might get into the wheels towards the end of next week.......
Still not fully decided on a colour for them but will be keeping the chrome lip that's for sure lol
IS200 Sport - Sold
Mazda 6 MPS - Zoom Zoom!
Modifications
Completed:
Currently 280bhp/295lbft; 3" Meercat custom exhaust; KW Suspension; FMIC; SSP; HPFP; Custom Stainless Steel Dials - for the moment, the only set in the world!! (Till the group buy for MPSOC anyway :lol: )
In Progress:
E-Tuning remap ongoing via Cobb Accessport; Braided brake lines; Stubby aerial; Tinted repeaters and sidelights; 3 Port Boost Control Solenoid; 3" HTP Intake
Thought you fancied the dark blue I shopped them to on Facebook? Or were you too busy giggling at the Mr Blobby style RX-7 I posted on Oli's wall to pay attention?
IS200 Sport - Sold
Mazda 6 MPS - Zoom Zoom!
Modifications
Completed:
Currently 280bhp/295lbft; 3" Meercat custom exhaust; KW Suspension; FMIC; SSP; HPFP; Custom Stainless Steel Dials - for the moment, the only set in the world!! (Till the group buy for MPSOC anyway :lol: )
In Progress:
E-Tuning remap ongoing via Cobb Accessport; Braided brake lines; Stubby aerial; Tinted repeaters and sidelights; 3 Port Boost Control Solenoid; 3" HTP Intake
Rabster but will be keeping the chrome lip that's for sure lolAhh. Unless we're talking about split rims here, Powdercoating might not be the best option then. Because masking tape would need to come off before it goes into the oven (With wheels, It has a tendency to unstick and fall right into the molten paint surface) most places would see it as a bit too much of a faf with a high possibility of mistakes, So they wouldn't want to do it.
If it's just a polished lip then you can get them coated and then spun up on a (Large) lathe to get back to the alloy lip, And then you can get busy with the polish, Or if they're 2 or 3 piece rims you can just split them and get the centres done.
But if they're one piece rims with an actual chromed rim, Your best bet would probably be getting them resprayed in 2K paint with the rim's masked off.
Hope that helps.
Scotty B.
Air filter by K+N, Exhaust by Japspeed, Brakes by Mintex......... And a scuffed rear arch by my sister.
Rabster but will be keeping the chrome lip that's for sure lolAhh. Unless we're talking about split rims here, Powdercoating might not be the best option then. Because masking tape would need to come off before it goes into the oven (With wheels, It has a tendency to unstick and fall right into the molten paint surface) most places would see it as a bit too much of a faf with a high possibility of mistakes, So they wouldn't want to do it.
If it's just a polished lip then you can get them coated and then spun up on a (Large) lathe to get back to the alloy lip, And then you can get busy with the polish, Or if they're 2 or 3 piece rims you can just split them and get the centres done.
But if they're one piece rims with an actual chromed rim, Your best bet would probably be getting them resprayed in 2K paint with the rim's masked off.
Hope that helps.
Scotty B.
Air filter by K+N, Exhaust by Japspeed, Brakes by Mintex......... And a scuffed rear arch by my sister.
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