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Powder Coating Rims?
started by Dekk
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December 25th 2009 at 10:32 PM
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Dekk
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Well I have always like the look of a bike with black rims. My question is it worth getting them powder coated or will it just chip off and look like crap? Can they just be painted and still hold up?
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December 25th 2009 at 10:42 PM
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MX86
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Anodizing would probably be a better option
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December 26th 2009 at 10:11 AM
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Kawi_Rider_316
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I know quite a few people who have powder coated them. You can get it done pretty cheap. Anodizing would def be a better option, Im not sure how much it cost though.
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December 26th 2009 at 5:00 PM
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Dekk
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How about having a body shop paint them with the same stuff they use for car rims?
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December 26th 2009 at 11:06 PM
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Kawi_Rider_316
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Might work, one of my friends is going to school for auto body and used some paint, not sure what it was but I can find out, on the tunnel of his sled. It didn't chip at all so might be an idea too, he is considering painting his rims with that also.
"Jump for show, Corner for dough"
"In ball and stick sports they give you the balls, In Motocross you have to bring your own"
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December 27th 2009 at 12:46 PM
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Dekk
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Alright, thats kinda what I wanted to do. Didn't have much luck finding someone in this area who did custom powder coating.
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December 27th 2009 at 3:49 PM
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Savage-CR
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I got some handlebars powdercoated black over top of the gold anodize and its waaaay tougher than the original anodizing was, and it goes on pretty thick. What I liked about it was it didnt really scratch it just kinda left like whiter streaks and when you rubbed a finger across the mark it disappeared. I would do powdercoating all the way.
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December 27th 2009 at 7:39 PM
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Kawi_Rider_316
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I had rock valley powder coating do some 125 frames for me a few years back. It was a green with flakes of blue silver and gold looked wayy sik. But check with them, I know there is a place close to FC Mods is sioux falls that does it also. And in Spencer there is a place too. I think they only run about 10$ a rim, then you have to true it and stuff yet.
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"In ball and stick sports they give you the balls, In Motocross you have to bring your own"
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December 28th 2009 at 9:41 AM
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Dekk
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That's way cheaper than I thought it would be. Where at in Rock Valley is it?
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December 28th 2009 at 12:43 PM
[ Modified December 28th 2009 at 12:50 PM
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Kawi_Rider_316
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Um well you come in from the east I think, on that highway that goes through, its towards the edge of town on the north side of the highway. It was pretty easy to find when we went ha ha. I think they have a web site. http://www.valleypowdercoating.com/index.html just found the site. Not the best pic of the frame. The pics of the frame itself are on the other computer, but thats one of the frames I got done there. I think it was 70 or 90$. I think it was supposed to be 70 but since I got the flakes of silver and gold in it it was more.
"Jump for show, Corner for dough"
"In ball and stick sports they give you the balls, In Motocross you have to bring your own"
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Glens Sport Center, FC MODS, MSR, Sunline, Tag, Filtron, Six Six One, Steel Mx, Dunlop,
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December 28th 2009 at 3:11 PM
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Dekk
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Yep, I gave em a call. They said it's about $25 a rim.
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December 29th 2009 at 12:55 PM
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Kawi_Rider_316
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Alright thats not too bad. I'm pretty sure the place in Tea, Sd by FC Mods does em for 10...
"Jump for show, Corner for dough"
"In ball and stick sports they give you the balls, In Motocross you have to bring your own"
Sponsors:
Glens Sport Center, FC MODS, MSR, Sunline, Tag, Filtron, Six Six One, Steel Mx, Dunlop,
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January 6th 2010 at 3:37 PM
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Rhythm
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Reguardless of the kind of paint you use your better off to powder coat. It just last longer and holds to the Aluminum better then anything else. With a bike rim it's always going to see sand, dirt, mud, rocks, and water which are all hard on most paints and even powder coat.
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