I have the opportunity to media blast and powder coat my cast aluminum wheels at the shop where I work, and all I have to pay for is the powder.

a few people have warned against powder coating aluminum, saying that the short time spent in the 400F curing oven would weaken the cast aluminum in some way. I'm pretty sure most aluminum alloys don't start to anneal until about 650F, but some aging of the metal could occur at a lower temp i guess..

anybody have any experience with powder coated AL wheels?

3/31/2011 12:08:37 PM

i thought most stock wheels on cars were cast and powdercoated aluminum but i guess they could just be painted and cleared.

3/31/2011 12:16:11 PM

I'm not sure what alloy your aluminum wheels are but we powder coat alloy 5052 on a daily basis with no issue.

3/31/2011 12:42:24 PM

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"I have the opportunity to media blast and powder coat my cast aluminum wheels at the shop where I work, and all I have to pay for is the powder."

How much to throw mine in there while you're at it?

[Edited on March 31, 2011 at 12:59 PM. Reason : s]

3/31/2011 12:59:07 PM

and how much to throw in a few gun parts for me?

3/31/2011 1:02:29 PM

I can't say for sure what alloy it is... i know a lot of cast aluminum wheels are A356

and I'll add you guys to the list... if they don't mind me hogging the booth and curing oven on the weekends then we might be able to work something out.

btw i'm in SC, about 2.5hrs from Raleigh

3/31/2011 1:09:47 PM

Powder Coat USA on Atlantic is a good place for powder coating.

3/31/2011 1:46:54 PM

Char-Grill on Atlantic is a good place for cheeseburgers.

3/31/2011 5:13:10 PM

Best place period is Carolina custom powdercoating in Cary.

3/31/2011 11:16:49 PM

shit, if you wanna powder coat some aluminum motorcycle wheels to test lemme know. i'll be in kershaw friday and maybe sat/sun as as well.

4/4/2011 7:37:26 PM