I may be opening a big can of worms here but I need to have the rear wheel on my 98 VFR refinished. I have found a few sources on the web that claim powder coating is bad for aluminum wheels. They claim it ruins the heat treatment when the aluminum exceeds 300 degrees fahrenheit. I have talked to a lot places and they all claim it's fine. I talked to Trans Wheel corp they powder coat their wheels and claim it actually makes the wheel stronger. They claim their repaired wheels will meet or exceed all oem and government crash standards. They claim to have done testing on the wheels they have remanufactured. Trans Wheel is a nationwide company that fixes automotive wheels sort of like Maco. I'm making an assumption that the alloy used in cast car wheels is the same as the one used in motorcycle wheels. I talked to Dymag and RC components and they both offer powder coating although Dymag said their powder cures at 375 degrees. I tried contacting the manufacturer of the VFR wheel!
s Asahi tec but they refuse to answer. Doesn't suprise me as they don't sell to the public. I know I'm not the first to do this. I'm wondering if anyone else has come up with better information.
Thanks
Tobin
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