Thinking of painting one of my wheel sets. Is powder or some kind of 2 pack better?
Anybody in Aucks that would be good?
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.
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.
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.
Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon
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
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
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.
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I saw this vid the other day and may be out of a job soon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY0iNcApC8s
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That's impressive - and took me here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToviVvpSfro
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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