Cafe_to_go
Coast to Coast
Here is my second question regarding powdercoating rims, do the spokes have to removed powercoat them? If so, what type of spokes are recommended?
ProTeal55 said:When powdercoating wheels they have to be COMPLETELY dis-assembeled prior to coating.
I strees this becasue it can be a mess/fiasco if you have the wrong person do it.
EXAMPLE: My buddy Chris is in the proccess of doing a wicked white-walled cafe CB750, and wanted his
wheels powdercoated black. He found this smuck online offering powdercoating services for cheap.
He gave all the parts to the guy to have coated, and when he got them back little bits and pieces
were missing/lost/etc...When the guy tore everything apart to have it sandblasted he wasnt careful/aware/
didnt care about the bearings, clips, retainers, axle, etc..How someone looses a friggin axle I dont know ?
So now they are in a pissing match trying to find the lost parts and so on.
MY ADVICE would be to find a shop that has done motorcycle wheels in the past, so you know a simple
thing like powdercoating wheels wont turn into a nightmare like my buddy is going thru..Having a pro job done is 1/2
the battle , then you need to purchase new spokes and have a decent shop lace and true the wheels..
This is why I rattlecan'd my wheels while they were still on the bike ;D
Looks fine to me - and a hell of allot less hassle...
ProTeal55 said:Pretty much that entire bike is coats & coats of Dupli-color low gloss engine enamel rattlecan paint.
For the wheels I did allot of sanding to dull the chrome down the best I could, A few lite coats of
etching primer, LOTS of masking tape and then the above mentioned paint (goes on thick as hell).
For a rattlecan job done in my driveway I can't complain.
It's not perfect, but either is that bike ;D
magikphun said:ProTeal -
How did you prep your wheels before rattle canning? Did you etch primer as well. I was thinking of doing my cb350 wheels in red but am not really in to the powder coat thing and don't currently have the time/resources to totally dissasemble and relace. I may do a total rebuild if I like my preliminary cafe project when I am done with it and amnot on the road so much.
I was going to unmount them, glass bead blast, etch prime, and then red dupli-color.
Thoughts?
Tintin said:Nice rims - essentially the same look I'm going to do for my xs650 project, but I'll likely keep the hubs polished. Where did you pick up the rims and spokes? Buchanans?