Best way to paint wheels?

[nzspokes]

Thinking of painting one of my wheel sets. Is powder or some kind of 2 pack better?

Anybody in Aucks that would be good?

[Grumph]

Largely depends on the end use. Track wheels see a lot of tyre changing - powder doesn't take well to knocks on the tyre machine.

Last set of rims I painted, it was bead blast, etch prime, rattlecan colour then professionally sprayed clear and baked. They've stood up very well.

[AllanB]

Good prep and a decent two pack in my opinion. That's all factory wheels are.

And it's easier to change colour later than if you have power coated them.

Mmmmm metallic Titanium coloured wheels. :cool:

[Graystone]

Horses for courses. Powder is cheap, and wears bloody well within reason (my car's 2 pack wheels have more chips than my bike's powdered ones simply due to harsher use). I'd go 2 pack if you want them too look flash with a nice gloss or metalic finish, otherwise powder for your bog standard colors.

[Owl]

Horses for courses. Powder is cheap, and wears bloody well within reason. I'd go 2 pack if you want them too look flash with a nice gloss or metalic finish, otherwise powder for your bog standard colors.

^^^
This.

If I wasn't a painter I'd powder coat. In fact my boss recently had his Colorado wheels powder coated and he owns his own paint shop.

[nzspokes]

^^^
This.

If I wasn't a painter I'd powder coat. In fact my boss recently had his Colorado wheels powder coated and he owns his own paint shop.

I want to go gold but one that pops if you get what I mean. Can powder do that?

[Owl]

I want to go gold but one that pops if you get what I mean. Can powder do that?

Possibly not, in which case paint. Powder will never have that X factor, but it is durable and cheap.

[Ocean1]

Possibly not, in which case paint. Powder will never have that X factor, but it is durable and cheap.

I was delivering something unrelated to Bert at powder surfaces in upper hutt the other day and he'd been doing bits in a new product, looked like 90% chrome.

I'll be talking to him at some stage about how that'll work with some cherry tints mixed in....

[T.W.R]

A while back I had a good chat with the guy that runs Greystone Firearms (Specialist Gunsmith) & a Cerakote certified specialist. And during the conversation asked what he was limited to working with mainly if motorcycle parts were able to be done; basically his response was the limit was the depth of the pockets wanting a job done :yes:
Pretty awesome stuff with unreal durability (can be used on piston crowns) and nearly any colour can be done

http://greystoneguns.co.nz/cerakote-firearm-coatings/


worth looking at as it makes powdercoat, 2pack etc look stupid ;)

[AllanB]

I want to go gold but one that pops if you get what I mean. Can powder do that?

I was at a power coaters (CHCH) a year or so back and he had a new range of metallic colours that looked pretty good.

[HenryDorsetCase]

I did a single motorbike wheel earlier this year: for my racebike. Its satin black. I had it chemically stripped by an electroplaters then powdercoated. Looks great. Its a shed ornament (now) because the bike its attached to has a dicked motor. But yeah: powder coat: some time and fucking about: $80 total investment.

[Owl]

I was delivering something unrelated to Bert at powder surfaces in upper hutt the other day and he'd been doing bits in a new product, looked like 90% chrome.

I'll be talking to him at some stage about how that'll work with some cherry tints mixed in....

Things are only getting better.

I saw this vid the other day and may be out of a job soon.:yes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY0iNcApC8s

[AllanB]

Things are only getting better.

I saw this vid the other day and may be out of a job soon.:yes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY0iNcApC8s

That's impressive - and took me here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToviVvpSfro

[actungbaby]

Things are only getting better.

I saw this vid the other day and may be out of a job soon.:yes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY0iNcApC8s

Are you a electroplater i was back in the 80,s ;-)

also from parmy hi ;-) yes i whould have been too.

[ojyamaha]

ProCoat in East tamaki . Neil Park drive. recently did my rz pipes. While I was picking up , he was doing some motor bike wheels . Think he told me $120 each. Pipes turned out mint.

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[boman]

Thinking of painting one of my wheel sets. Is powder or some kind of 2 pack better?

Anybody in Aucks that would be good?


A bit late in replying but I powder coated a set of wheels for my road bike. I wouldn't do it again as they chipped very easily within a few weeks of going on the bike. I think Paint would be more forgiving.

[scumdog]

Things are only getting better.

I saw this vid the other day and may be out of a job soon.:yes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY0iNcApC8s


I suspect it would be as durable as a tissue condom:pinch:

And I know it costs a fortune to buy