| Author | Message | ||
     Ustorque |
hey court i'm hoping you could help me out. over the summer my dealer chipped and scratched the wheels from my cityX while doing a tire change. they offered to have them stripped and recoated, i dropped them off today for the repair to begin. in another thread(ongoing)Tramp has brought to light that the powdercoating process of reheating the wheels could effect the integrity of the wheels. is there any way you could check on this for me(maybe an elf knows). and if it is true advice on getting the dealer to make good with a new set of wheels. sorry to ask this of you but i don't feel that asking the dealer these questions will yield any truthful answers. | ||
| Court |
I'd go with Slaughter's advise and contact Pete over at http://www.grandstanddesigns.com/ I know little about powder-coating except that folks do it all the time. I'd be inclined to get the skinny from someone who actually does it and can speak knowledgeably about it. If they were mine and I wasn't comfy with the re-powder-coating, I'd simply paint them. There are a variety of paints and processes that would work great. | ||
| Ustorque |
thanks for the response court, i actually had the pleasure of contacting Buell c.s. this morning to get their opinion. here's what went down because i know you like the info. connected to c.s. immediately 2 minutes of giving my info and details of question. put on hold for 5 min. for a technician to be asked about the wheels. response was that the powdercoating process would in no way effect the integrity of the wheels. and that the cast aluminum XB wheels could withstand dozens of heat cycles before fatigue would occur. case closed and what a pleasure | ||
| Court |
Excellent. | ||
| Returded |
i just read the post and i coulda saved ya some time there, as im an aircraft structures mechaninc, IE metal head but yes hes correct to effect the cast wheels metalurgical state the heat have to be above 930 degrees for a timed soak, to burn off powders its normally in the 380- 500 degree range and curing is normally around 350- 375 for reds and most darker colors.... any questions on metals and alloys id be glad to help |
