Powder Coating Slicers WHITE [Post pics if you have them]

[CademiaX]

So I found a place locally that will do it for $150 for a set of 4, what do you guys think? My car is white, I thought about doing them in black or black with the rim white..

Also post some pics if you have white wheels

 

[zak]

Did this local place guarantee that their heat treatment of the powder coating would in no way effect the metallurgy (strength, elongation to failure, fatigue strength etc.) of the aluminum wheel?

 

[Phoenix]

Not powdercoated but painted with gun with automotive paint Sherwin williams , base coat clear coat looked like this (My intake got PC'd and it looks better PC'd then regular paint)

 

[CademiaX]

Did this local place guarantee that their heat treatment of the powder coating would in no way effect the metallurgy (strength, elongation to failure, fatigue strength etc.) of the aluminum wheel?

Hmm, hadn't thought about that, I will call them and ask. The intake is aluminum to right? I have never heard of problems with that, but then again they don't have weight of the car riding on them.

Not powdercoated but painted with gun with automotive paint Sherwin williams , base coat clear coat looked like this (My intake got PC'd and it looks better PC'd then regular paint)

that looks pretty good!
Now put it on your car and show me

 

[jon93]

I vote for a rattle can job. If you prep it properly, spray it evenly, and apply a nice layer of clear it will look great. You will save alot of money and also be able to repair them yourself if they should get scraped/curbed/etc.

 

[CademiaX]

I dont curb my car I know where my wheels are at all times..

And it doesn't sound like the heat is a problem.

Bobby,

We do 3-4 sets of wheels a week and there has never been a problem
with the heat. They are baked at 400 degrees F. They cost anywhere
from $125/set to $250 /set depending of condition. The intake
manifold would be $150 plus masking.

Will be glad to do both.

Keith

 

[muzik]

Here are mine powder coated about 3 years ago.

 

[zak]

The safety of powdercoated wheels has been an ongoing concern. I don't have time at the moment to type out all the reasons, but a quick search turned up this picture (scroll half way down, also read comment near bottom):

http://forums.evolutionm.net/evo-sa...oating-wheels-suspension-almost-anything.html

 

[CademiaX]

The safety of powdercoated wheels has been an ongoing concern. I don't have time at the moment to type out all the reasons, but a quick search turned up this picture (scroll half way down, also read comment near bottom):

http://forums.evolutionm.net/evo-sa...oating-wheels-suspension-almost-anything.html

That just looks like a HORRIBLE powder coating job, the wheel wasn't even cleaned before hand, almost looks like spray paint, look at the inner/outer rim, see the spots? and covered dirt?

Nice looking wheels btw, how did you do the center cap?

 

[zak]

Personally, I would not put powdercoated wheels on my car unless someone was holding a gun to my head.

Here is some data to consider:

http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=151053&page=10

zak

 

[CademiaX]

Personally, I would not put powdercoated wheels on my car unless someone was holding a gun to my head.

Here is some data to consider:

http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=151053&page=10

zak

everyone seems to be talking out their ***** except that guy with the facts and numbers to back it up. plus the guy above with powder coated wheels for 3 years and no problems... along with several others around here im sure.

ASM Handbook Volume 2, Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials has the following information:

356-T6: aging at 305 to 315 °F for 2 to 5 hours
Yield stress = 185 MPa
Ultimate stress = 262 MPa
Fracture strain = 0.05

356-T7: aging at 435 to 445 °F for 7 to 9 hours
Yield stress = 165 MPa
Ultimate stress = 220 MPa
Fracture strain = 0.06

Based on these data, a 400 °F treatment for less than 1 hour shouldn't reduce the fatigue strength significantly.

Anyone in here have any information like this for the stock slicers?

 

[yamahaSHO]

I had my Slicers powder coated twice and tracked the weels (and some aggressive canyon runs) and mine did not fail. YMMV.

 

[muzik]

Forums are just full of self proclaimed experts on every topic. I would bet that operator error was involved in most if not all those broken wheels and then blamed on powder coating so not to admit screwing up. I spoke in depth with 3 powder coating companies before doing mine and was assured it would not be a problem. That said however I would also bet that there are companies powder coating that don’t know what they are doing. After 3 years with no problems and many friends with powder coated wheels I feel confident that they are ok.

 

[CademiaX]

The company that is doing them has been around since 1966 and has been doing powder coating for as long as I have lived here(10yrs) and I haven't heard of a single problem, not from the owners of the wheels either, that forum is the first I have seen of powder coating causing wheels to break, and honestly, that picture didn't look like it was a powder coating issue that caused it to break. Looked like a cheap spray painted wheel to me.

 

[ycode90]

450-500 degrees will not hurt any metal .Powder coat away.

 

[CademiaX]

450-500 degrees will not hurt any metal .Powder coat away.

ya, I was thinking about that, it gets around 100F here during july, and im sure the wheels get hotter then that, if that doesn't hurt them I wouldn't see why 10min-1hr would hurt them at 400F.

 

[SHO92]

Keep in mind that the annealing temperature for Aluminum is only around 500F depending on the alloy. 350 isn't that far off...

There is also a reason why Team Dynamics and BBS will NOT cover any warranty on powder coated wheels.

I think it's a personal choice on this matter, since there is evidence for both camps. I won't powder coat my wheels though.

White slicers FTW!!

 

[Wht91+]

Ive had mine PC for 3 and a half years....driven on like any other SHO owner. No problems, clean up nicely and look great.