It ain't my money, so the price is no object. Just need to figure out what machine they should be using and what materials they should be using.

I know it's not ITR specific, but I figured if there's anyone as **** as me, then it's gotta be some of you guys.

So if you've had wheels powdercoated before and they've turned out nice, post some pics and let me know the shop name so I can contact them and ask what machines they use and what process.

Thanks guys..I really appreciate your help. And sorry for being such a nuisance and complete spaz the past two days. I just need to chill out and take it easy. Being this stressed out isn't going to help anyone.

 

the wheels should be clean of any dirt, oils, and grease obviously. Most people sand blast their wheels with a fine media but I don't see anything wrong with paint stripper. Powdercoating is pretty straight forward. I've seen it done and they basically hang the part, preheat it in the oven, take it out, connect a ground to it, spray it with the coating, then roll it back in the oven. It then takes about 30 minutes at around 350 F then they take it out, inspect it and touch it up as needed and put it back in if needed, then let it air cool. The surface quality ends up really nice because the powder liquefies then hardens. I've seen a whole body get powdercoated and areas with filler had pinholes because of the degassing. But you don't have to worry about that. However, you should be cautious about powdercoating forged aluminum wheels as the temperatures are close to the annealing temperature. I've heard of people who's forged wheels have been compromised because they powdercoated their wheels. If I ever paint the wheels for my car, I will opt to paint them instead since I don't want to chance softening them up. If you are not racing on them and don't drive on bad roads I would not worry.

 

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