(22-12-13, 07:11 PM)Yamazer-92 link Wrote:I think I read somewhere that powder coating certain rims can make them weak and prone to cracking due to the extreme heat they have to use in the painting process. If you google it, there are a lot of cases to back that up. Whether it would affect the fazer rims I don't know but to be safe I would do it the way mickvp suggests. I plan to do mine at some point soon, I cheated on my old Suzuki rims and just sprayed them and lacquered and it was pretty decent but got some stone chips fairly quickly. I think sanding and priming would give a much better and more durable finish.
the actual powdercoating process is a magnetic process, and involves no heat. It is true though that the coating needs baking on afterwards though. Its not the heat thats the issue, but the way the wheels are cooled afterwards thats the issue. if they are cooled too quickly they become harder, and more brittle. the proper way to cool them is to switch the oven off at the end of the day (with the wheels still inside), and let the wheels cool inside the oven overnight, then removing them the next day when they are cooled (which is known as annealing, for those who dont know/care :lol).
to be fair though, the rims dont need to be THAT hot so as to cause issues, but I have heard of companies who put the ovens up full to quicken the drying times.
As long as you make sure beforehand that the powdercoating place you use has some sort of annealing process, and that they dont take the wheels straight out the oven and take them out back of the place outside to cool (which can cause hot/cold spots and warping in extreme cases) it should be fine :thumbup