[DeTomaso] Powder coating Campy Clones - Re: Weld Wheels

[pantdino at aol.com]

I think you should see some of the powdercoated wheels yourself before having that done.  Powdercoating is plastic and the "silver" I have seen is really just light grey without any metallic appearance at all. Also, as Michael wrote, it seems to me that it chips off more easily than paint.

I think silver with clearcoat is just as durable and looks MUCH better.

 






-----Original Message-----
From: michael frazier <red3644 at hotmail.com>
To: Dennis Antenucci <teampantera at yahoo.com>; pantera list <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Fri, Mar 5, 2010 12:48 pm
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Powder coating Campy Clones - Re: Weld Wheels



nyone powder coated any of the vendor Campy clones?
 
  Well you wouldn't have the outgassing issues like you do with magnesium.  My 
xperience with powdercoating
on items like wheels and control arms is that it's tougher than paint in some 
ays but weaker in others.  Powdercoating
is resistant to staining and chemicals but it seems it can take a hit as 
ell...more brittle it seems when smacked with 
a piece of gravel.  I was surprised at the hits the rear wheels can take from 
tuff coming up off the fronts.  Probably wouldn't matter on a normally driven 
ar but there was some loose gravel problem on the RoadRunner ORR and a bunch
of people had stone chips well up into the rim of the wheel near the center.  I 
aped up the nose and rocker panels and didn't have any chips...except on the 
ear wheels and lower control arms!
  If I sell the 10 spoke Campys for some larger diameter clones I'll probably 
aint them first with a tough clearcoat.  
Just my experience.

ichael Frazier
ruppo Rompiculi Corsa ...can't remember what I had for breakfast, but I always 
emember the Alamo!

 
                     
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