Input on 17" wheel rebuild
 

I'm looking to R&R my (new to me) set of 17" rims, (Fuch center with BBS hoops>20 hole) I want to soda blast the centers and then have them powder coated. I'm looking for the new center BBS hoop gaskets/and or complete plate with o-rings. Any input, first set I have ever had or needed to rebuild one.
Thx for the input and help in advance!!:D
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agrimmitt@pelican.

Powder coating your wheels is not a good idea. If they powder coater doesn't do it correctly the metallurgy will change. Also, powder coating has a tendency to hide any cracking.

Richard Newton
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Thanks Richard! I was wondering about that, but to be honest "powder coating" is like the first thing you hear from everyone when it come to putting a coating on anything these days. I will do some home work.
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This is from an article I did for Vintage Motorsports magazine. Harvey Weidman (the maestro of Porsche wheels) worked with me on it.


[Paint vs. Powder Coating: There are a lot of reasons to like paint and not too many reasons to like powder coating. The first problem is the heat that’s generated when baking the powder coating. You want something in the range of 3000 to 4000. Higher temperatures tend to magnify the problem. Magnesium is especially problematic because of what’s known as outgassing, which is the release of a gas that was trapped in the magnesium.

Powder coating shouldn’t be applied to the rear contact area or the area that contacts the lug nuts. Your powder coater has to carefully mask these areas off. Also, if the powder coating is too thick it’ll hide any cracks that develop in your wheels. The metal beneath the powder coating may crack and this crack won’t be visible. Whether you powdercoat your wheels or just paint them you always want to use the thinnest possible coat.


Richard Newton