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Mr Colt · 04-22-2011, 11:01 AM

Hello, I have a little project going on with my bike. I need my rims coated black with the outer dish coated metallic or candy red. I Had a guy lined up who said he could do this, but just as i get my wheels off he's leaving town for a while.

It's easy enough to find some one who will do a single color but they wont do dual.

The following parts I need coated:
2 Clip Handle bars solid red
1 Kick stand: solid red
2 Wheels Red and Black

This style:

I live in Chilliwack so some one closer would be better but I can travel too.
If any one has a ball park estimate in mind that would be helpful.

Thanks in advance.

felixy69 · 04-22-2011, 03:24 PM

key coating in north van...behind COVE BIKE SHOP

falcon · 04-22-2011, 07:00 PM

rainbow powerdercoating. i've used them for a while with good results.

Manic! · 04-23-2011, 02:11 AM

Don't you have to take the wheels apart to do that?

Mr Colt · 04-23-2011, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Manic!

Don't you have to take the wheels apart to do that?

Remove any parts that would be damaged from the heat: tire, valve stem, wheel bearings(in the case of a motorcycle wheel). But that is as far as it goes, there is no way to take a part a solid mag-wheel

Thanks for the suggestions, sadly no one has been answering their phones today. Any one have suggestions I can use east of the portman(surry,langley,abbotsford)?

falcon · 04-23-2011, 09:41 AM

Long weekend man...

Rainbow is almost like a hobby for the guy so he's not always there. Best prices in town and he does quality work (I used him when I worked at RMS and John Valk for M/C stuff like swingarms and wheels). You just have to go by his time. Leave a message and he will call you back.

Any reason why you want to powdercoat the wheels? A shop like Greens could do exactly what you want with paint (used them too when I was at RMS) and with the wheel paint they use it will be just as chip resistant. And M/C wheels are fairly cheap to paint by them IIRC.

Mr Colt · 04-23-2011, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by falcon

Long weekend man...

Rainbow is almost like a hobby for the guy so he's not always there. Best prices in town and he does quality work (I used him when I worked at RMS and John Valk for M/C stuff like swingarms and wheels). You just have to go by his time. Leave a message and he will call you back.

Any reason why you want to powdercoat the wheels? A shop like Greens could do exactly what you want with paint (used them too when I was at RMS) and with the wheel paint they use it will be just as chip resistant. And M/C wheels are fairly cheap to paint by them IIRC.

Mostly because, from what i understand of paint and powder, if i want a candy or metallic color like that in the picture i showed, it would be much more expensive to do in paint due to the cost of the paint and the way it's applied, normally those colors are between 2&4 layers to get the effect. Powder from what i understand of it is simpler or at least a cheaper product to get the effect I want. Tho I may be mistaken.

falcon · 04-23-2011, 07:53 PM

Yes and no. You will be paying I would assume from prior experience around $130-$175ish per wheel to powdercoat a candy color. Painting will be around the same. I would get a quote on painting before doing powdercoating. Are they cast alum or mag? If they are alum, kind of a grey area as to if it's good to powdercoat them due to the high curing temps (400*f).