Alloy Wheel Refurbishment

Post by **RattyMcClelland** » Mon Apr 07, 2014 11:09 pm

Personally never been a fan of powdercoating. Can he brittle and high heat on lightweight wheels is risky. But I have seen some amazing finishes too.

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Mon Apr 07, 2014 11:21 pm

I had my old OZ Racing Cronos powder-coated. I ran them for a couple years and they were still mint, no stone chips or anything when I sold them to Ste (Wherever the hell he is).

mart609 · Post by **mart609** » Tue Apr 08, 2014 8:27 am

I had my mugens powder coated by a different company and the laquer has gone milky.
I've heard powercoating on lightweight wheels is a bit suspect too so I'll have them painted inthe future.

Post by **RattyMcClelland** » Tue Apr 08, 2014 11:14 am

mart609 wrote:I had my mugens powder coated by a different company and the laquer has gone milky.
I've heard powercoating on lightweight wheels is a bit suspect too so I'll have them painted inthe future.

I recently found out it's the matting agent in the Matt lacquer that goes milky. Basically cheap lacquer.

bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Tue Apr 08, 2014 1:45 pm

£160 a set sounds like great value to me, but what condition do the wheels have to be in for that price? Do they need to be already fully stripped of paint etc?

I looked at a refurb down here (in Cornwall) and I was quoted £200 for media blasting and one colour powder coating. So I spent a tenner and painted them myself in my dining room instead and ended up with this:

The backs have since been painted black too.

Post by **SPYDOR** » Tue Apr 08, 2014 1:51 pm

Bargain! Looks like you did a good job there.

bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Tue Apr 08, 2014 1:54 pm

Thanks mate, they aren't perfect but for a £10 refurb, I'm not complaining!

Post by **SPYDOR** » Tue Apr 08, 2014 2:06 pm

I wouldn't worry, my attempts at painting wheels would probably look like this...

nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Tue Apr 08, 2014 2:10 pm

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Tue Apr 08, 2014 6:58 pm

bb1boy wrote:£160 a set sounds like great value to me, but what condition do the wheels have to be in for that price? Do they need to be already fully stripped of paint etc?

I looked at a refurb down here (in Cornwall) and I was quoted £200 for media blasting and one colour powder coating. So I spent a tenner and painted them myself in my dining room instead and ended up with this:

The backs have since been painted black too.

I would be very quickly single if I painted something in the house