Powder Coating??
Burning Brakes
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From: Newberg OR
Talk to Jeff Flint (forum handle jeffvette - you can email him, but not PM him). He does a lot of powdercoating. He's down in the Vancouver/Battle Ground area, but it might be worth your time to ship them. If you have problems getting hold of him, PM me.
Jeff
Jeff
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From: Sammamish WA
Please be careful. Improper Powdercoating of wheels have lead to catastrophic failures.
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Here's a link which describes what happened to this expensive Kinesis wheel after powdercoating http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/g...ent-stuff.html
And here's some more info on powdercoating wheels http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.c...151053&page=10
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[/IMG]Here's a link which describes what happened to this expensive Kinesis wheel after powdercoating http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/g...ent-stuff.html
And here's some more info on powdercoating wheels http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.c...151053&page=10
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From: Lacey WA RVN 68-69
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Please be careful. Improper Powdercoating of wheels have lead to catastrophic failures.
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Here's a link which describes what happened to this expensive Kinesis wheel after powdercoating http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/g...ent-stuff.html
And here's some more info on powdercoating wheels http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.c...151053&page=10
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[/IMG]Here's a link which describes what happened to this expensive Kinesis wheel after powdercoating http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/g...ent-stuff.html
And here's some more info on powdercoating wheels http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.c...151053&page=10
There are a lot of people using aftermarket wheels for racing activity that are powder coated (AFS for one example) and I have not read anything on the CF about specific wheel failures where the wheels are powdercoated. I have 4 years worth of trackdays and autocross on my AFS wheels and there is no visible indication of cracking.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 950
Likes: 1
From: Newberg OR
Please be careful. Improper Powdercoating of wheels have lead to catastrophic failures.
[IMG][/IMG]
Here's a link which describes what happened to this expensive Kinesis wheel after powdercoating http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/g...ent-stuff.html
And here's some more info on powdercoating wheels http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.c...151053&page=10
[IMG]
[/IMG]Here's a link which describes what happened to this expensive Kinesis wheel after powdercoating http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/g...ent-stuff.html
And here's some more info on powdercoating wheels http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.c...151053&page=10
So the moral of the story is do it right the first time
Jeff
