[DeTomaso] FW: Powder coating Campy Clones - =?windows

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/7/10 5:58:20 AM, lotus0005 at hotmail.com writes:

> Why not on wheels?  John Taphorn and I are looking at wheels for my car 
> right now (Fikse - Classic - Mach V - black color), and John has run in to a 
> couple of problems.
> 
I mentioned this because all wheels-of any material- flex a little in 
cornering. Unless there's a flex-agent added to paint (especially thick paint as 
in powder coating, eventual cracking of the coating can occur. Most flex 
agents won't survive the 350-400F degrees of powder-paint cure- they boil off 
during the cure process so no one I know uses the stuff. If you drive easy, 
powder paint should last a long time. If you drive as the car was intended, 
powder-paint life may be short. I've seen some chipped powder paint on 
wheels- for whatever reason. Good luck- J DeRyke