Are my expectations too high?

[RaWarrior]

I wish I knew who did the wheels on my bike. A few of you have seen them, but they're a deep, almost quasi-metallic red. Most of the time they're kind of dirty from brake dust in the front, but a quick purple power wipe down always leaves them looking bright and new again.

Been doing that for over 2 years(and I have no idea when the wheels were actually PC, bike came like that) and I have not spotted a single bubble or imperfection.

The only flaw is they PC'ed over the old balance weights, when I got the front tire changed now there's a small square on the inside rim that isn't colored when they were re-balanced, but it's on the "low" side of the bike, and only noticeable if you look for it.

 

[PATMAX]

RA, can you post up any pics of your wheels? I'd like to see the color. I have some candy red PC'd parts and would like to compare.
Thanks, PATMAX

 

[sdt354]

Is there a big diffrence between powder and painting?

No comparison as far as wear, Powder won't wipe off with solvents, is harder and wears a lot longer. Paint with clear coat is always going to look better. The housing cover on my Jeep differential is coated for testing purpose, flat black. Paint would have been long gone by now. P.C. doesn't need the waxing as much. It looks great with just a wipe down.
I'm doing flat black to a lot of chrome from a 2010 Street Glide right now. I'm kind of surprised a HD owner is ditching the bling. I'm warming up to the low maintenance of low bling though, for my self. So far as I'm aware, there isn't a powder for plastics yet. Powder coated parts have to survive 375-400 degrees.

Steve

 

[sdt354]

+1 to the pic request Ryan. These are some 1987 Porshe cam covers before and after. They looked like the moon
after I took all the layers of paint off. A lot of work went into these.
It's a wrinkle powder,supplied by the customer. Ferrari red, it covers well. I like it but it wouldn't
really work on my bike right now. Interesting color though.
Steve

 

[PDWeyand]

So far as I'm aware, there isn't a powder for plastics yet. Powder coated parts have to survive 375-400 degrees.

Steve

I not have used it myself but Plasti Dip comes in a spray can and will coat about anything. http://www.summitracing.com/search/Brand/Plasti-Dip/?Ns=Rank|Asc&gclid=CKr17OLUqq4CFQPe4Aod8nz_QQ There are many places to buy it, Summit racing is one. For more information on what it is and what you can do with it http://www.plastidip.com/home_solutions/Plasti_Dip

 

[RaWarrior]

This is the only picture I can find that gives a decent idea of the wheel color. Somehow every picture I have has the bike at an angle or distance that you can't really get a good look at the wheels. And this one you can just see part of the front. Best I got :confused2:

 

[FootNote]

No comparison as far as wear, Powder won't wipe off with solvents, is harder and wears a lot longer. Paint with clear coat is always going to look better. The housing cover on my Jeep differential is coated for testing purpose, flat black. Paint would have been long gone by now. P.C. doesn't need the waxing as much. It looks great with just a wipe down.
I'm doing flat black to a lot of chrome from a 2010 Street Glide right now. I'm kind of surprised a HD owner is ditching the bling. I'm warming up to the low maintenance of low bling though, for my self. So far as I'm aware, there isn't a powder for plastics yet. Powder coated parts have to survive 375-400 degrees.

Steve

Thanks for the detailed answer. I am really thinking of going this rout for my bike. When I get it running and back home lol

 

[Redbone]

I have couple from the Brownie Run:

 

[FootNote]

Ahh sorry two more questions to add

First painting on powder coat wouldn't be a problem I think? I.e. stripes, detailing

How hard will it to be to strip it off my bike when/if I want to get high quality show paint on it?

 

[bazwell]

It's more durable, so harder to strip!
The chemical stripper is pricey. Physical removal, bead blasting being the easiest.

This is from one of the links I posted before. Gives an idea of the quality that can be achieved on wheels.
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...2013020859.381657.311716665858&type=3&theater


The others I know of that seem to do excellent work are Texas way - Morleys guy seems good (don't hear anyone complaining), and so does Scottrods. Scottrods is prolific on the powdercoat forums, so if anyone is his way I'd look him up for sure. Bit of a hike from WA though.
Steve (MA) and Pat (FL) have posted pics of good work, and they are on here too! (sdt354 and Patmax) You could go direct to the source for info!

 

[MaxMidnight]

first painting on powder coat wouldn't be a problem i think? I.e. Stripes, detailing.

If you are thinking about a decal then the adhesive will stick as it would to a painted surface.
If you are thinking of painting then you would need to roughen the surface to provide a key and for a pin stripe that would be fiddly to say the least!
Without a decent key then it would be difficult to keep the paint on.

how hard will it to be to strip it off my bike when/if i want to get high quality show paint on it?

To use a technical term - it would be a right ****.
Unlike paint which is relatively easy to remove with chemicals, pc is far more resistant.
Have a read of this which explains your options (but not the cost).
Depending on how ambitious your show paint is (i.e. The cost) it may not be that much more expensive compared to paying for PC and then stripping. If you also factor in your time it may be better to go for paint in the first instance?
An alternative for items such as faux tank, mudguards etc. Would be to acquire another set and prep them ready for painting when funds allow. That would also minimise the down time on your bike.

z

 

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Finally got a chance to take the parts back to the shop only to find out the owner is on vacation. I spoke with the tech on duty and he said he would relay the message and I should expect a phone call next week. Hopefully we can get this straightened out.

 

[[email protected]]

Forgot to update this.

The parts were re-done and turned out much better. No hassles from the shop. Mark (owner) spoke with me for awhile about everything to make sure I was happy. We had previouly discussed doing my wheels so he started to show me some things that were just completed and ready to pick up. He had some black chrome, gloss black, and flat black wheels hanging around. It all looked good to me. I will not hesitate to return. Thumbs up for good service at Dylan's Powdercoating in Monroeville, PA.

 

[Bill Kratzenberg]

Forgot to update this.

The parts were re-done and turned out much better. No hassles from the shop. Mark (owner) spoke with me for awhile about everything to make sure I was happy. We had previouly discussed doing my wheels so he started to show me some things that were just completed and ready to pick up. He had some black chrome, gloss black, and flat black wheels hanging around. It all looked good to me. I will not hesitate to return. Thumbs up for good service at Dylan's Powdercoating in Monroeville, PA.

glad it worked out for you

 

[CustomMax]

Mike, do they do chrome work there as well?

 

[Bill Kratzenberg]

Mike, do they do chrome work there as well?

no he dosen't, but did you ever try Bills chrome? He does nice work Ed

 

[CustomMax]

Bill, do you have any info on that place, address, phone# or website? Thanks
Is that the place in Jeannette ?

 

[Bill Kratzenberg]

Bill, do you have any info on that place, address, phone# or website? Thanks
Is that the place in Jeannette ?

ya its in janette 724-527-5119
Bill does nice work, he has chromed many parts for me.
If you go,, tell him Bill with the vmax sent you