I work with a guy that does powdercoating at home (also does it at work). He
did my VFR wheels for me and they turned out fine. I think his oven bakes
them at 350 degrees or something, but they are only in there for 15 minutes.
He says the wheels probably aren't getting over 275 or 300 degrees in that
short of time which won't do anything to the aluminum make-up.
If you are interested in contacting him, he does a set (front and rear) for
$100 plus shipping in just about any color you want. He can also do the
center part of your rotors for $15 each (I changed mine from gold to black),
or anything else you want that will fit in a 4' X 4' X 6' oven.
E-mail me off the list if you want his contact info.
Ken
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tobin S. Bakner"
To:
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 5:38 PM
Subject: Powder coat wheels
>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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