03-18-2011, 12:05 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: McConnellsburg,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA FIA #2124
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Originally Posted by RodKnock
I'm a fan of the black wheel club and was wondering what percentage satin/semi-gloss did you specify or whatever did you tell them to get the proper shade of black? Do you know if they rough up the entire rim first, then fine sand it before powdercoating? I'm curious about the entire process. Thank you.
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Rod:
The process is pretty straight forward. They place the wheel in an automatic (rotary) blast cabinate that totally strips the wheel of surface gunk, which also has the effect of "keying" the surface, then they hand clean, then place the wheel in the oven at semi-elevated temperature for a period of time to "de-gas" the aluminum, then electro-statically powder coat, then bake. Some of these steps may be out of sequence, but in all, that's how my local shop did it.
As far as the coating goes, I just went with the satin black he had in stock. When you go to your local coater, he will have some samples of what to expect...kind of like paint chips. Every shop may follow a little different process, so just give yours a call and see what they say regarding their process. It will probably be pretty close to what I described. There are two coating shops in my local area, and both of them shared similar processes.
- Allen.
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