powdercoating wheels good or bad

milimande · 08-10-2009, 10:01 AM

I am under the impression that powdercoating is more durable then regular paint. How ever i did a quick search on google and saw that ppl were saying its not good for wheels because the process they go through weakens them. I am thinking of getting my wheels paintied this winter but am not sure what route to take

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datbeachb0yJ · 08-17-2009, 06:11 AM

yea ii was plannin on doin the same wit my white n red 01 f4i and paint my wheels red dat looks clean as hell wit that bike somebody leave me some feedback on wat type of paint to use

ajorden88 · 09-17-2009, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by milimande

I am under the impression that powdercoating is more durable then regular paint. How ever i did a quick search on google and saw that ppl were saying its not good for wheels because the process they go through weakens them. I am thinking of getting my wheels paintied this winter but am not sure what route to take

I'm unsure as to how it could 'weaken' the wheels, I've been powder-coating rims for sport bikes for quite some time now and haven't seen anything like that.

I powdercoated the rims on my bike and I'm still confident to run them rims well over 140mph =]

Gixxxer Guy Ed · 09-19-2009, 12:11 AM

hey i wanna powdercoat the lip on my rims black the rims are currently blue what stepps would i take to do that

StuntMing · 09-19-2009, 01:30 AM

powdercoating does not weaken a wheel. that would be like saying rhino-lining weakens a truck bed.

505COS · 09-19-2009, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Gixxxer Guy Ed

hey i wanna powdercoat the lip on my rims black the rims are currently blue what stepps would i take to do that

WELL IF THE BLUE IS POWDER COATING THEN YOU JUST HAVE TO GET HIGH TEMP FOIL TAPE, AND TAPE OFF THE INSIDE PART THAT YOU DO NOT WANT TO GET POWDER ON AND SPRAY THE OUTSIDE OF THE RIM AND RE COOK IT, AND YOU SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO.

never 2 old · 09-19-2009, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by StuntMing

powdercoating does not weaken a wheel. that would be like saying rhino-lining weakens a truck bed.

Not really....because powder coating is baked on at high tempatures.

I've never heard of powdercoating hurting rims though...not to say that means it doesent.
I know that powder coating a steel frame after has been welded is good because it anneal's it....and this is where the heat and even cooling of the frame stablizes it from having brittle areas around the welded spots.

08-17-2009, 06:11 AM	#2
datbeachb0yJ Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Eastside Strong Beach,CA Bike: 01 cbr f4i Gender: Male Posts: 5	Re: powdercoating wheels good or bad yea ii was plannin on doin the same wit my white n red 01 f4i and paint my wheels red dat looks clean as hell wit that bike somebody leave me some feedback on wat type of paint to use

09-19-2009, 12:11 AM	#4
Gixxxer Guy Ed Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: sumwhere pa Bike: 07 gsxr 600 Gender: Male Posts: 324	Re: powdercoating wheels good or bad hey i wanna powdercoat the lip on my rims black the rims are currently blue what stepps would i take to do that

09-19-2009, 01:30 AM	#5
StuntMing Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The C.o.T., ID Bike: 06 636, 07 ZZR600, 03 636 Gender: Male Posts: 124	Re: powdercoating wheels good or bad powdercoating does not weaken a wheel. that would be like saying rhino-lining weakens a truck bed.