powder coat on OE wheels?

[seventwozero]

Is the tan'ish looking color on the stock wheels a powder coat? Or is it some sort of paint with a clear? I'm lining up a date to run my wheels up to a powder coater and the guy doing the work said if its a powder coat he can hot tank the wheels to strip them instead of having me get them blasted locally.

Thanks fellas!

[Scarsman]

Originally Posted by seventwozero

Is the tan'ish looking color on the stock wheels a powder coat? Or is it some sort of paint with a clear? I'm lining up a date to run my wheels up to a powder coater and the guy doing the work said if its a powder coat he can hot tank the wheels to strip them instead of having me get them blasted locally.

Thanks fellas!

I have a set that I took to the sand blaster. I thought they were paint/clearcoat finish, but when he started blasting them he said it is a really thick powder coat. Ended up costing a bit more because it took longer to blast the powder coat off. I would let the powder coat guy tank them.

[seventwozero]

Originally Posted by Scarsman

I have a set that I took to the sand blaster. I thought they were paint/clearcoat finish, but when he started blasting them he said it is a really thick powder coat. Ended up costing a bit more because it took longer to blast the powder coat off. I would let the powder coat guy tank them.

I think its your thread that I was reading that made me double check. My powder coat guy is doing the work for cost of materials (next to nothing!) so I figured I'd double check before spending the coin at a blaster

[scottminor]

I tried to strip my factory wheels using aircraft stripper. It is a serious baked on clear that I spend almost 100 bucks in stripper on. Its a waste of time to try and strip them your self. Take them to a good powder coater. I used Miller Custom Coatings here in Atlanta. 65 a wheel. 2 coats of powder and the blasting was included.

[scottminor]

Satin black powder coated.

[seventwozero]

Nice lookin wheels! I got a little lazy over the holiday and didn't get around to getting them out to my guy so the wheels will have to wait till next week when I'm done with my shift. I think I'm going to go with a black 'crinkle' finish, identical to the coating on Mid Atlantic equipment racks, wrapped in some Toyo MT's... I get a little bothered just thinking about it

[guruerror]

Originally Posted by scottminor

Satin black powder coated.

Sweet! I like the look without the caps!

I don't know much about powder coating...so I'll ask some dumb questions:

1. Would this work on the chrome rims?
2. How does it hold up to abuse?
3. Any problems with it scraping off during tire mounting?

Thanks in advance.