Picking up my Pedrini wheels tomorrow from the machine shop. Thinking about powder coating. One shop says run away. Not for aluminum wheels. Another said they have to be "pre-heated" and then powder coat. That costs more due to more oven time???


Has anyone here coated these wheels? Any issues? Is it a Yes or a No? Is it worth coating over painting?

Thanks guys.

I wouldn't powder coat aluminum, to much heat to many things could go wrong and warp your wheels

This seems to be an intelligent discussion about powder coating aluminum wheels.

http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/forum/index.p...rims-dangerous/

I have seen bubble problems with soft metals like zinc and brass when powder coated. The emit gasses that bubble under the paint. They would bake them once to let them gas off then apply the powder coating and rebake. I have not done any aluminum parts to know if that is a potential problem.

I have been told that taking aluminum to 400 degrees changes the temper of the part. Could ruin your wheels, or require another heat treatment.

I like paint anyway

Don't paint over/around the lug holes!

id reccomend against it.

thanks. I'd not thought of that. How did you polish the lip? Good looking Red wheel too.

Thomas powder coated my old Mahles and made them look great.
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...=194485&hl=

It's not, it's painted. Two tone Mahle rim, silver lip & center, phoenix red middle.

Hi Mark,
Yea, wheel porn
The first post said Aluminum on his Pedrini's??? I thought all Fuchs, Mahle & Pedrini are of another better material, not aluminum??
Tom

Wheel's hit my hot button.
Wheels I should have kept.
Tom

It's fine to powdercoat aluminum wheels. The key is not overheating...so choose a shop that knows powder coating wheels specifically....not just any industrial powder coater.

I have powder coated many wheels...some of which made it onto track cars with no issue at all.

Over the years I have had many sets of aluminum wheels powder coated without ever an issue. Even did a set of original minilites for the race car. Most new OEM wheels are powder coated.

This has been my experience.

You need to find a PowderCoater that knows wheels. Aluminum Wheels need to be done at a Lower Tempature and there are Special Powders for this

Heating the aluminum does harden the temper, but you should have no problem with these wheels as they are about as hard as they will get after 40 years. The key is finding a powder coater that does this professionally. It's no different than any other aluminum wheel.

You'll probably die, just like I did.

My fuchs are powder coated, pretty convincingly done as well!

Those death trap wheels look sharp!

You can do a lot for the looks with painting Pedrini's.
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