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Originally Posted by kabel
If it were me...on a side note, I recall a discussion somewhere else not long ago about the potential hazard of powder coating a finished wheel, someone speculated that the heat needed in the powder coating process could compromise the structure of the metal, does anyone thin there is any truth to that?
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Well, my guy won't powdercoat wheels for the reasons you state.
Interestingly enough, just today I was going through the Bentley manual - the Front Suspension section (sec. 40) and in a box labled CAUTION it states "
Due to the Aluminum construction of suspension components, observe the following precautions: When replacing... Do not expose aluminum components to temperatures exceeding 80°C (176°F) unless noted"
Powdercoating requires oven temps more than twice that hot (400°F+) in order to get the powder flowing. Quite likely, the alloy used in road wheels is different than that used in suspension components, but we're also talking twice the heat.
I'm thinking my guy may be right.