A few questions about Wheels
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A few questions about Wheels
OK so I have been looking for a set of wheels for a long time and just can never make up my mind on what I want them to look like for my truck and the rest of the work I have done to it. I have been toying with the idea of a used set of wheels and cleaning them up and then getting them powder coated to the color I want. I found a set of Helo wheels that were not properly maintained and are being sold for $100 for all four. They have a fair amount of pitting on them but since i was thinking of powder coating them didn't think it would matter.
My questions are if I get these and clean them up really well and then lightly sand the rough areas will the powder coating fill in the areas damaged from the pitting? Would I have any issues with the pitting again once the coating is done or will that seal the problem? And is there anything else i would need to do to rep them for the coating?
Thanks for any help you can provide.
My questions are if I get these and clean them up really well and then lightly sand the rough areas will the powder coating fill in the areas damaged from the pitting? Would I have any issues with the pitting again once the coating is done or will that seal the problem? And is there anything else i would need to do to rep them for the coating?
Thanks for any help you can provide.
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Drew my only concern with the pitting would be how clean you can get the corroded areas. Like rust, pitting often spreads if not properly treated and contained. I'm no expert on the matter, just throwing in my $.02 so take it for what you want.
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Well I figured use an industrial degreaser on the wheels and then sand the areas with pitting down to the bare aluminum if needed and then have the coating applied over top of them. The pitting from what I have seen is in the corners of the inner part of the wheels and should be fairly easy to work on. I have seen other people with pitting issues do powder coating to get some more life out of the wheels but I was curious as to how much life I could get out of them.
After the purchase price of $100 for the wheels and my own time which is free the coating should only be about $100 - $150 from a friend who does it for a living so the cost for all four wheels is still only about the cost for one Helo Maxx wheel on average.
After the purchase price of $100 for the wheels and my own time which is free the coating should only be about $100 - $150 from a friend who does it for a living so the cost for all four wheels is still only about the cost for one Helo Maxx wheel on average.
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Well I figured use an industrial degreaser on the wheels and then sand the areas with pitting down to the bare aluminum if needed and then have the coating applied over top of them. The pitting from what I have seen is in the corners of the inner part of the wheels and should be fairly easy to work on. I have seen other people with pitting issues do powder coating to get some more life out of the wheels but I was curious as to how much life I could get out of them.
After the purchase price of $100 for the wheels and my own time which is free the coating should only be about $100 - $150 from a friend who does it for a living so the cost for all four wheels is still only about the cost for one Helo Maxx wheel on average.
After the purchase price of $100 for the wheels and my own time which is free the coating should only be about $100 - $150 from a friend who does it for a living so the cost for all four wheels is still only about the cost for one Helo Maxx wheel on average.
Hmmm not sure honestly, above my knowledge base at this point.
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I got some good information about powder coating from another forum so I am going to pick the wheels up on Monday morning and get to work on prepping them for the coating. Once I am done they should look damn nice.
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What about taking one of your wheels, or all of them and taking over to your powder coating friend and letting him look at and suggest what to do to prep the wheels and if the process will end up how you envision it. sounds like a great plan and will look fantastic when done
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Oh I already did that and as long as I neutralize the oxidization and get the corrosion cleaned off well then I should have no problems. So its now time for some elbow grease to be put to good use on these wheels as I picked them up on Monday.
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Oh I will post before during and after. I hope to get started on the sanding and cleaning tomorrow and have it finished by next week so they can head off to the coater. I want these babies on yesterday.
Picked myself up some 320 grit sanding blocks and some 150 grit blocks. They should knock off the rough stuff and then give a smooth surface once I am done. Also have some other supplies to keep myself moving.
I am also going to send a picture back to the guy that sold them to me once I am done to show him what they look like with some care put into them. Although I think he bought them used with some of the pitting already happening so I blame the original owner for neglecting his wheels.
Picked myself up some 320 grit sanding blocks and some 150 grit blocks. They should knock off the rough stuff and then give a smooth surface once I am done. Also have some other supplies to keep myself moving.
I am also going to send a picture back to the guy that sold them to me once I am done to show him what they look like with some care put into them. Although I think he bought them used with some of the pitting already happening so I blame the original owner for neglecting his wheels.
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Yeah I will post one up in the morning sometime. They are not pretty now but hopefully I will have at least one wheel done and prepped for paint by tomorrow night and will also post one of those too.
