Paint Or Powdercoat .. thats the question.
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Paint Or Powdercoat .. thats the question.
I have a new set of volks that I want in a custom color ... should I have them painted or powdercoated?
I was looking at the Volk catalog at the CE28N Limited Editons and it says "G. Black (Black paint/DC rim)" so dose that mean they are painted or dose it just say that and they are powdercoated?
I was looking at the Volk catalog at the CE28N Limited Editons and it says "G. Black (Black paint/DC rim)" so dose that mean they are painted or dose it just say that and they are powdercoated?
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don't powdercoat.
If you know how they powdercoat, you'll understand that the electricity that runs through the metal weakens the structural integrity of the metal to become brittle.
This goes same as having a metal heat up and not cooled quickly. It completely loses structural uniformity. Powdercoating also heats up internally fairely intense.
That's why when you see how the katana swords are made, they'll hammer it, then put it in the water real quick. There is a name for this process...
but they do that to actually return the structural integrity back into the heated steel.
I say paint it.
If you know how they powdercoat, you'll understand that the electricity that runs through the metal weakens the structural integrity of the metal to become brittle.
This goes same as having a metal heat up and not cooled quickly. It completely loses structural uniformity. Powdercoating also heats up internally fairely intense.
That's why when you see how the katana swords are made, they'll hammer it, then put it in the water real quick. There is a name for this process...
but they do that to actually return the structural integrity back into the heated steel.
I say paint it.
i've never seen a powdercoated wheel crumble, so i'd say go with that. I've heard the rumor of powdercoating making wheels fragile, but have never seen any evidence that it actually effects the wheel, but who knows, never saw anyone with a powdercoated wheel drive for 100,000 miles either so maybe it does hurt it way down the line...
If they were your stockers i woluld say paint em' but you payed top dollar for nice rims so have them proffessionaly stripped and powder coated. There is a low temp process specifically for wheels that will not change the crystaline structure. I'm sure theres a vendor on here somwhere... I remember reading about it.
Originally Posted by forbidden color
don't powdercoat.
If you know how they powdercoat, you'll understand that the electricity that runs through the metal weakens the structural integrity of the metal to become brittle.
This goes same as having a metal heat up and not cooled quickly. It completely loses structural uniformity. Powdercoating also heats up internally fairely intense.
That's why when you see how the katana swords are made, they'll hammer it, then put it in the water real quick. There is a name for this process...
but they do that to actually return the structural integrity back into the heated steel.
I say paint it.
If you know how they powdercoat, you'll understand that the electricity that runs through the metal weakens the structural integrity of the metal to become brittle.
This goes same as having a metal heat up and not cooled quickly. It completely loses structural uniformity. Powdercoating also heats up internally fairely intense.
That's why when you see how the katana swords are made, they'll hammer it, then put it in the water real quick. There is a name for this process...
but they do that to actually return the structural integrity back into the heated steel.
I say paint it.
Your car uses the chassis as a ground to return current to the system.
Electricity will not weaken metal. Heat and stress weakens metal
Dont talk out of your a**
Dipping heated steel in water is called quenching.
