Debating if I should powdercoat my track enkeis like these.yay or nay?

 

Your Fit is black - so you can really do whatever you like with your wheels and it will look fine with the color of your car. If you've got the cash laying around and they are your track wheels, why not have a little fun with them?

 

ummm yess why the hell not!!!!

 

I've been thinking of doing this on my TW

 

i'll actually coat them myself,so no expense there other than the color.

haha yeah i can't really think of a reason why not to.

 

If you like the color, go for it.

 

DO IT! i always wanted that color on mine

 

do not powder coat wheels it will weaken the metal. just spray them yourself.

 

How does it weaken them?

 

the powdercoat itself will not weaken the wheel, the heat and the process of stripping the wheel to get it to bare metal will. regardless, i am a strong advocate of safety and i would powdercoat my own wheels so dont worry about it.
also, that color is hotter than the sun! i vote yes esp. since they are on rpf1's.

 

it is actualy the heat that can warp and weaken the metal.
Rare Rims | Rota Wheels UK

 

Yeah i just used aerosol paint stripper and a scrub brush and it got all the paint off the first one.

 

lol rota

350 degrees for 20 minutes isnt that bad, but i guess if you have bubbles in your casting like rotas do, then it may make more of a difference. the way that rpf1's are made, they spin the casting while its still liquid to give the metal consistency.heat wont be an issue. if your wheels are forged, heat is not a problem at all.

bottom line, if you buy shitty wheels and try to powder coat them, well, thats like putting lipstick on a pig.

 

yeah thats what i figured you were talking about.i figure if the heat is low enough they should be fine.i will definetly check the roll out of each rim afterwards though.

 

you need to read the link again they were stock s2k wheels that cracked. i like rota wheels i have had 3 sets with no problems even on my k20 civic track car held up fine. dont get me wrong i would love to have some rays or advans or something like that but they are alot dough.

 

okay well, the bottom line is that any aluminum part will lose integrity after 400 degrees. if you keep the oven between 350-375, there is little to no danger in powder coating a wheel. coming from a guy that has powder coated over 30 sets of wheels and never had anyone damage a wheel after the fact.

 

do a google search on it. alot of people have had the same problems with powder coating wheels. most people get wheels painted rather than powder coated.

 

if he has done over 30 sets of wheels and has first hand experience on the powdercoating, why would he have to look on google where people didnt do it right or were careless and had the over too high.

 

LIKE!!!!!

 

Most wheels are powder coated from the factory, it's more durable than painting especially with the water based eco freindly paint we have now.
Go For It make it "your Fit" ghg78
PS show us some of the other colors you have