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Offline Sgt_Lemon

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Re: Wheel painting
« Reply #10 on: 25 September 2013, 15:10 »
How much is something like that? I can sand and smooth them beforehand.
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Offline Neo Badness

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Re: Wheel painting
« Reply #11 on: 26 September 2013, 21:35 »
Quote from: Sgt_Lemon on 25 September 2013, 15:10
How much is something like that? I can sand and smooth them beforehand.

TBH I wouldn't bother, If I was doing it I'd chemically strip them, pressure clean, media blast, prep, prime, base, (in this case a butt load of masking and faff) black, clear, refit tyres, new valves, balance and fit back onto car.





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Re: Wheel painting
« Reply #12 on: 27 September 2013, 01:43 »
That looks great, what sort of wear and tear does power coating take? It can't be chipped then start flaking off can it?
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Re: Wheel painting
« Reply #13 on: 27 September 2013, 09:59 »
It will chip and bubble eventually, but it's probably the best you're going to get.
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Re: Wheel painting
« Reply #14 on: 27 September 2013, 10:50 »
Quote from: Diamond Hell on 27 September 2013, 09:59
It will chip and bubble eventually, but it's probably the best you're going to get.
What's a standard time frame not that?
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Re: Wheel painting
« Reply #15 on: 27 September 2013, 10:52 »
Ask an ex-powder coater?  :wink:
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Re: Wheel painting
« Reply #16 on: 28 September 2013, 17:30 »
Took over a week, but guy kept changing his mind. So would have normally taken me about 2days.

General rule of thumb is powder correctly applied is 3 times more resistant to chipping than 2k paint.
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