Powdercoated Wheels - Pros & Cons?

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by Gas Man

what are you talking about tigger? I think I'm about 50/50 on agreement with you.



They don't powder exhaust. They ceramic coat them.

I'm joking of course! I won't argue about weight as things may have changed, new materials or techniques. I've actually weighed parts as a QC step in a factory and PC added a lot of weight. For the record, that was a long time ago.
As far as color choices and brightness, again I have older experience but I've never seen powder coat have that deep glow that a really good paint job does IMHO. Of course, that is subjective.

Yea, I was wondering about powder coat on exhaust as well...

[Gas Man]

Oh yeah I'm sure it does add on weight. Its thick shit and can take a beating without any marks due to its thickness.

[Digifox]

Hmmm, I say Go for it, If you keep it clean it looks a Hell of a lot better then Paint.

And if their Aluminum i say have them Sand blasted Smooth and Then have a Hard Anodize on them!
That stuff is the Shit!
And looks Amazing

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by Digifox

Hmmm, I say Go for it, If you keep it clean it looks a Hell of a lot better then Paint.

And if their Aluminum i say have them Sand blasted Smooth and Then have a Hard Anodize on them!
That stuff is the Shit!
And looks Amazing

It costs a mint to have it done, last I knew anyway.

[Dnyce]

dude over here had his chop powder coated metalflake siilver(fenders, tank, frame) looked almost sweet as a paintjob, was way cheaper that what they woulda charged him for the same paint job with paint, probably because the prep is easier.

cons-it had a chip from riding, cant color match it, had to redo the whole thing to fix it, its thick as fuck so if you do manage to chip it, it looks kinda bad, and while it looked gd, it was a custom bike, and it shouldve had a deep wet paint job imo. it had the quality of a factory paint job. which isnt bad, unless you compare it to a good custom job. it had a long teardrop tank, that was where you could tell it wasnt glass smooth. but thats just stuff a show judge would notice, average person wouldnt give a shit.


anodizing looks really fuckin sweet

im pretty sure you can powdercoat exhaust(its metal, why not?), you just dont get any benefit from it other than looks, like if you ceramic coat em

just my op. if im factually wrong, whatev lol

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by Dnyce

dude over here had his chop powder coated metalflake siilver(fenders, tank, frame) looked almost sweet as a paintjob, was way cheaper that what they woulda charged him for the same paint job with paint, probably because the prep is easier.

cons-it had a chip from riding, cant color match it, had to redo the whole thing to fix it, its thick as fuck so if you do manage to chip it, it looks kinda bad, and while it looked gd, it was a custom bike, and it shouldve had a deep wet paint job imo. it had the quality of a factory paint job. which isnt bad, unless you compare it to a good custom job. it had a long teardrop tank, that was where you could tell it wasnt glass smooth. but thats just stuff a show judge would notice, average person wouldnt give a shit.


anodizing looks really fuckin sweet

im pretty sure you can powdercoat exhaust(its metal, why not?), you just dont get any benefit from it other than looks, like if you ceramic coat em

just my op. if im factually wrong, whatev lol

I think that the exhaust gets too hot for pc.

[Dnyce]

Originally Posted by TIGGER

I think that the exhaust gets too hot for pc.

hmmm gd point, ceramic coating is done at a wayyyy higher temp.

total failure or it just would turn dull like a cheap spray can job would?

[Homeslice]

Powdercoating is more durable than paint, and stands up against rock chips better, but cannot be polished up to a nice shine like glossy paint can. My wheels were re-painted gloss black and look sweet when they're freshly washed.