powdercoat wheels
#21
Re: powdercoat wheels
i just want white wheels and prefer to sandblast and powdercoat them rather than sand and paint. i may just have them sandblasted and paint them myself when i paint the bike. unless i can get a good deal on powdercoating im not payin over a hundred per wheel lol
#22
Re: powdercoat wheels
Heres my buddy out of Fredericksburg, VA. He just finished my badass supermoto. Dude has sick coating skills and does things that many powdercoaters cant even believe is pcoat. Imma try to put up a pic of a gas tank he did for a V-Rod, it will blow you away.
http://www.myspace.com/showoffms
http://www.myspace.com/showoffms
#23
Re: powdercoat wheels
whats the big disadvantage to painting and clearing wheels? does it really not hold up well? im not rattlecanning anything its good dupont automotive paint i just always heard powdercoat is much better for wheels?
#24
Re: powdercoat wheels
http://media.photobucket.com/image/c...RMULCHROM4.jpg heres the color fellas. its crystal red metallic lits on 08-09 corvette c6. thats for the bike. the wheels gota be white or gold.
#26
Re: powdercoat wheels
see i was stuck between gold and white. i have gold forks and front and rear calipers so i guess gold would be nice as long as it somewhat matches the forks and calipers. ill do my pegs and sprocket gold also
#27
Re: powdercoat wheels
Heres my buddy out of Fredericksburg, VA. He just finished my badass supermoto. Dude has sick coating skills and does things that many powdercoaters cant even believe is pcoat. Imma try to put up a pic of a gas tank he did for a V-Rod, it will blow you away.
http://www.myspace.com/showoffms
http://www.myspace.com/showoffms
#28
Re: powdercoat wheels
it would prolly look similar to this.
i would pc the passenger pegs and rearsets the same flat color as the frame and just do the heel guard in gold as well as the sprocket. could do the stator engine covers in gold too.
i would pc the passenger pegs and rearsets the same flat color as the frame and just do the heel guard in gold as well as the sprocket. could do the stator engine covers in gold too.
Last edited by RROCCO; 06-20-2009 at 10:37 PM.
#30
Re: powdercoat wheels
go to the myspace link and click on bikes... he has a 636 frame that was polished then powder coated half black then half the same red as this bikes fairings...it is pretty ******* pimp..
#31
Re: powdercoat wheels
you cant do a quality job with a craftsman gun. the wheels need to be sand blasted at low pressure 40-60psi with 80 mesh or finer aluminum oxide, NOT GLASS BEAD! Glass bead does not bring you down to "virgin metal" Glass bead will take the surface and fold it down into itself so any contamination like dirt and oils is pushed into the metal and will come back to the surface during the bake. Is $80/wheel just coating and then blasting is separate? there is no way I will coat a wheel for $80 unless its for a friend. I thoroughly blast everything, chemically treat the metal for better adhesion and to wash the metal (rinse away dust) and then I prebake the rims. Once they come out of the oven the first time, I mask all the critical surfaces, masking the rims when they are hot allows the masking to stretch into corners better. There is a bit of labor involved in rims to do them right and make them look like they were done professionally and not done in someones basement with a craftsman gun.
this is what a professional job looks like.....
this is what a professional job looks like.....
#32
#33
Re: powdercoat wheels
you cant do a quality job with a craftsman gun. the wheels need to be sand blasted at low pressure 40-60psi with 80 mesh or finer aluminum oxide, NOT GLASS BEAD! Glass bead does not bring you down to "virgin metal" Glass bead will take the surface and fold it down into itself so any contamination like dirt and oils is pushed into the metal and will come back to the surface during the bake. Is $80/wheel just coating and then blasting is separate? there is no way I will coat a wheel for $80 unless its for a friend. I thoroughly blast everything, chemically treat the metal for better adhesion and to wash the metal (rinse away dust) and then I prebake the rims. Once they come out of the oven the first time, I mask all the critical surfaces, masking the rims when they are hot allows the masking to stretch into corners better. There is a bit of labor involved in rims to do them right and make them look like they were done professionally and not done in someones basement with a craftsman gun.
this is what a professional job looks like.....
this is what a professional job looks like.....
#35
Re: powdercoat wheels
My friend had both his bikes powder coated, spent $1000 on his 600rr getting it done candy, it looked DOPE! But that was for a daily driver, not a full on stunt bike.
His stunt bike though, took it to a local sand blaster, $200 for the entire job. Sure it isn't as good of quality as the $1000 job, but its 1/5th the price, and it still looks damn good.
These pictures don't really do it justice as his bike hasn't been washed in a long time. Also that orange paint job, FREE! Just had to buy the paint and his friend did it
edit I'm embarrassed posting them pictures as my example. Didn't realize all the dirt and scuffs on it, went out and looked at it again, dirt and **** EVERYWHERE
His stunt bike though, took it to a local sand blaster, $200 for the entire job. Sure it isn't as good of quality as the $1000 job, but its 1/5th the price, and it still looks damn good.
These pictures don't really do it justice as his bike hasn't been washed in a long time. Also that orange paint job, FREE! Just had to buy the paint and his friend did it
edit I'm embarrassed posting them pictures as my example. Didn't realize all the dirt and scuffs on it, went out and looked at it again, dirt and **** EVERYWHERE
Last edited by Towlieee; 06-21-2009 at 03:39 PM.
#36
Re: powdercoat wheels
dude if its a stunt bike just get some spray cans of engine enamel and spray the wheels yourself, it'll cost u like $20 my friend did that and it sticks, def not a pro job but who sees detail when ur wheels are spinning? lol
#37
Re: powdercoat wheels
front wheel isnt spinning when you are doing circles or slow wheelies lol. im making the paint look good i fusor (2 part epoxy) repaired my side plastics and my front fender and hugger are perfect the tank is dented and has a few dents that shouldnt be there but im leaving them alone. im taking my time and making the bodywork look good so i just want the wheels to look good too. i still think i might just paint them though it seems like it may be easier than powdercoat. ill just have to keep them clean i guess and keep brake dust off them as much as i can
#38
Re: powdercoat wheels
Heres the gastank my buddy did. This is powdercoat not paint.
(Advanced Coating Solutions. previously Showoff Motorsports-Fredericksburg, Va)
[IMG]file:///C:/Users/E-Loc/Downloads/ACS2.jpg[/IMG]
(Advanced Coating Solutions. previously Showoff Motorsports-Fredericksburg, Va)
[IMG]file:///C:/Users/E-Loc/Downloads/ACS2.jpg[/IMG]
#39
Re: powdercoat wheels
I can see why, dude didnt even mask off the brake rotor surfaces, those are machined from the factory for a reason.
a $900 gun is nothing. A professional powder coating gun costs about $4000+, there is one out that cost over $12,000. Color changes by just pressing a button on the gun... its wicked but too much gun for a shop that is not spraying on a continuous conveyor line.
#40
Re: powdercoat wheels
I can see why, dude didnt even mask off the brake rotor surfaces, those are machined from the factory for a reason.
a $900 gun is nothing. A professional powder coating gun costs about $4000+, there is one out that cost over $12,000. Color changes by just pressing a button on the gun... its wicked but too much gun for a shop that is not spraying on a continuous conveyor line.
a $900 gun is nothing. A professional powder coating gun costs about $4000+, there is one out that cost over $12,000. Color changes by just pressing a button on the gun... its wicked but too much gun for a shop that is not spraying on a continuous conveyor line.