does any one know how powder coating is done and how long does it usually last before it comes of the wheels if it does?

 

they spray colored powder and then cook em in the rim mircowave...

 

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hahahah ... WTF? .... i didnt know you can put metal in a microwave

 

they spray colored powder and then cook em in the rim mircowave


this is sort of how they do it..... except for the microwave part...


they powder coat parts by hooking an electrical charge to the part.... then the paint is sprayed and attracted to the part... the powder coating leaves less hazardous waste behind, and the overspray can be vacuumed up and then re-used....

then the finish is baked on......

 

i wonder if you would have been serious about the microwave would some one go home and put the rims on the microwave. man i would love to see that sit.

 

parts gets sand blasted, than chemical etched (sometimes). it is than grounded. A special gun, usually a corona type, sucks powder from a hopper, or the box of powder, pulls it through a tube with a metal rod that has a positive cahrge, usually anywhere from 10kv-100kv. The powder shoots out the gun, now with a positive charge, and finds the nearest ground with least resistance, aka your part. it sticks to the part like dust sticks to your tv screen. It is than cured in an oven for a specified amount of time at a certain temp. Thats it in a nutshell.

 

mine took about a week at spugen. the fastest i think was 3 days depending if everyone does there job on time.

 

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I take it you do this for a living?

 

Yep, i do

 

whats the cost? i am thinking of getting mine done in black or GM, i really can't afford new wheels at the moment

 

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I hear the Private Message feature on this website works wonders, or perhaps email.

 

sorry vap..i emailed spugen

 

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