bieransri
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Registered: 13th Apr 06
Location: Kidsgrove, Staffordshire
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yes i have used search but im a cheap skate non preem at the moment so i get a crap search feature.
few questions
is it alot more har wearing than paint, abit more stone chip resistant?
is it affected by the heat from the brakes?
is the finish as good ie shiney smooth finish?
thanks all
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Vaux Lad
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Registered: 15th Dec 04
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Yes
Not sure, depends how hot.
Its a deep gloss finish yeah.
What do you want powder coating thats near to the brakes? Wheels?
[Edited on 06-08-2007 by Vaux Lad]
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
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Yes
No
Yes
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bieransri
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nice one ad n cheers robin
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Vaux Lad
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Wheels are fine to be powder coated if thats what your thinking of.
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bieransri
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yea just wasnt sure if it was worth it compared to painting. getting a few quotes now for the mistrals
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Vaux Lad
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Its much better than paint for not flaking off.
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bieransri
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mine have bubbled cause i had a sticking caliper one side, its sorted now but left its mark on the wheel 
think im gonna go for it, not sure if white again though
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Vaux Lad
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White wheels are cool tho
[Edited on 06-08-2007 by Vaux Lad]
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DAZ1985
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Cant go wrong with powder coating, Wont chip like paint and is alot more hard wearing.
I've had my wheels hot enough to cook eggs and it has not effected the finish of the rim and yet i know it gets hot as the calipers have gone a shit colour red the red they were when i brought the car.
I'd go darker on yours bieran
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ad-sport
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i thort you had to be carefull with powder coating? i heard that if the surface that meets the hub was coated your wheels could become loose as the powder compress's over time? also if you chip 1 doesnt the whole lot peel away??
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Robin
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You're not supposed to have the mounting face coated, and it doesn't peel off any more than paint, it's less likely to chip though, and doesn't get damaged as easily.
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ed
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The finish is determined by the type of powdercoat you use. You can get gloss, satin, matte, egg shell, heavy texture, blah....
You can get a pretty good finish, but it's a pretty cheap industrial finish at the end of the day so it's not going to beat a really nice paint job. Though saying that there are some people who can do some pretty good stuff with it now....
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