bigfish_Oh
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« on: June 04, 2011, 08:38:41 PM » |
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has anyone powder coated or painted their wheels black ? I thinking it's for me when I change tires.
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Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005
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« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2011, 08:48:19 PM » |
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Saw one with black chrome at InZane in Johnson City a few years ago I've got a picture somewhere but can't locate it  It looked very cool  |
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« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2011, 09:37:38 PM » |
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Hello fellow Valkyrians... I am definitely interested in Powder Coating my wheels in SATIN Black. I have been considering it since purchasing "Dragonfly" back in March.  However, I have spent a small fortune dressing it up with more urgent creature comforts like ... the Batwing, the Darkside car tire, the hard Saddlebags... etc...  On Tuesday, it will be wearing the new 4" truck stack pipes... 
POWDER-COATING WHEELS:I might git 'er done in August if I get the funds... I am actively pilfering my children's inheritance as fast as I can! I've actually thought about painting them myself with rattle cans... At any rate, If anyone has done it, PLEASE post photos! https://picasaweb.google.com/103917731019176896112/DRAGONFLYEvolves?authkey=Gv1sRgCLKr9dy88LS0owE#Thanks.  |
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J. Paxton Gomez
1966 First year Bronco... 302 CI V8
1975 First year Chrysler Cordoba... 360 CI V8
1978 Honda 750F / Cafe Racer
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R J
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« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2011, 09:55:15 PM » |
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Haven't done black, but I did silver/grey on my Chevy Trike, actually they called it chrome.  |
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MacDragon
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« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2011, 10:01:49 PM » |
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Haven't done black, but I did silver/grey on my Chevy Trike, actually they called it chrome. Hell of a trike ya got there. I'll be interested in the future posts here too... |
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R J
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« Reply #5 on: June 04, 2011, 10:25:15 PM » |
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It is a 350 Chevy truck engine, bored to water and sleeved back with a stroker kit in it to make 390 cubic inches and a tad over 500 hp at rear wheels. It will lift the front end off the ground about 3 ft from a dead idle.
It is almost impossible to spin the rear wheels on dry pavement.
Last time on the drag strip it turned a 13.6 at 109 MPH. This was on Hot Rod Power Tour in 2005. Drag strip is just outside Cleveland I think it was. I know it was in oHIo.
This was a kit in 1987, built by a company in Jeffersonville, IN by the name of Cobra. Ford sued him and he sold out to a guy,, who changed the name, and he sold out to Renegade Trikes. They are still in the same area. A turnkey unit sells for $45,000 now. My kit was $6,900 without an engine, & tranny. I finally figured out 2 years ago when I put disc brakes on it that the rear end was out of a 1957 Pontiac Safari Station Wagon. TOUGH damn old rear end. I have abused it for 209,000 miles without a problem. I had been told all along the rear end was out of a Suburban. Trying to find drums and brake linings got to be a chore, so, converted it to disc. Stops oh so much better and straighter.
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« Reply #6 on: June 05, 2011, 12:02:31 AM » |
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not black, but i've seen red!! i don't know who's it is, but saw it at last years INZANE.  |
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RTaz
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« Reply #7 on: June 05, 2011, 07:25:22 AM » |
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not black, but i've seen red!! i don't know who's it is, but saw it at last years INZANE. |
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« Reply #8 on: June 05, 2011, 07:26:59 AM » |
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EEEZZRIDER from Fort Wayne has his wheels done in black. Not powder coated but some kind of "electrostatic" procedure that was done while the wheels were still on the bike. I haven't seen it yet but he says it turned out real nice. This is his second method of blackening his wheels. I believe he had them painted before & that is what some of you may have seen at Inzane the past 2 years.
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« Reply #9 on: June 05, 2011, 09:43:03 AM » |
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I had mine powdercoated "biker black" as the guy put it. I stripped the wheels down to the casting and had them glass beaded to remove any corrosion and provide a good surface for the power coat. The wheels came back a very glossy black! Looked really good to me. Easier to clean, and they held air much better. I got about a 50/50 mix of love it/hate it from other people.
One tip if you have them glass beaded: Make sure you clean them very well after beading, as the wheels have dozens of places where those beads get trapped!!
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« Reply #10 on: June 05, 2011, 11:26:39 AM » |
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Yuppers there r j. You can get just about anything to get going way fast. Stopping quickly and safely is way high on this old mans list. Come down a mountain or two with not enough brakes. That'll get ya one or two more grey hairs and an increase on the old blood pressure. RIDE SAFE. |
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MacDragon
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My first Valk VRCC# 32095
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« Reply #11 on: June 05, 2011, 01:44:24 PM » |
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I had mine powdercoated "biker black" as the guy put it. I stripped the wheels down to the casting and had them glass beaded to remove any corrosion and provide a good surface for the power coat. The wheels came back a very glossy black! Looked really good to me. Easier to clean, and they held air much better. I got about a 50/50 mix of love it/hate it from other people.
One tip if you have them glass beaded: Make sure you clean them very well after beading, as the wheels have dozens of places where those beads get trapped!!
Got any pics Bobbo??? |
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« Reply #12 on: June 05, 2011, 08:22:08 PM » |
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The wheels haven't been polished in this photo, but they are as glossy as the paint.  |
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« Reply #13 on: June 07, 2011, 12:49:03 AM » |
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Bobbo, That's the look I want. I love it! I wonder if I should try it first by painting the wheels and make up my mind before going to the permanent powder coating. I suppose that the process of powder coating would require stripping the wheel anyways... in which case painting them is not a concern? I have never done it or have had any powder coating done. What kind of shop should I be looking at for this work in my area? ??? Thanks! |
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J. Paxton Gomez
1966 First year Bronco... 302 CI V8
1975 First year Chrysler Cordoba... 360 CI V8
1978 Honda 750F / Cafe Racer
2000 GL1500CY Fast-Black Standard Solo Rider
So Cal... 91205
"Four wheels move the body; two wheels move the soul."
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« Reply #14 on: June 07, 2011, 05:54:12 AM » |
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Painted wheels look like $hitt. Paint and Chrome baby. Paint and Chrome. |
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Black Dog
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« Reply #16 on: June 07, 2011, 06:20:52 AM » |
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Here is a pic of Ron's (Eeazzy Rider) bike in Paducah KY... The red was sort of a 'see through' tinted coat that was done with some process akin to powder coating...  His bike is always going through changes... Here it is at InZane, last year...  Black Dog |
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Bobbo
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« Reply #17 on: June 07, 2011, 06:52:34 AM » |
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Bobbo, That's the look I want. I love it! I wonder if I should try it first by painting the wheels and make up my mind before going to the permanent powder coating. I suppose that the process of powder coating would require stripping the wheel anyways... in which case painting them is not a concern? I have never done it or have had any powder coating done. What kind of shop should I be looking at for this work in my area? ??? Thanks! If you painted them and decided to go with the more durable powder coat, you're correct, you will need to glass bead them before powder coat. These were done at a local custom Corvette shop, who strangely enough, gets more work from the biker community than 'Vette people!  Many customizing shops have powder coat equipment, just ask if their curing oven is large enough for wheels. |
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« Reply #18 on: June 07, 2011, 08:01:16 AM » |
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EEEZZRIDER from Fort Wayne has his wheels done in black. Not powder coated but some kind of "electrostatic" procedure that was done while the wheels were still on the bike. I haven't seen it yet but he says it turned out real nice. This is his second method of blackening his wheels. I believe he had them painted before & that is what some of you may have seen at Inzane the past 2 years.
He just had his bars done to. Saw him Sun on the Mayors ride. Looks really good. |
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« Reply #19 on: June 07, 2011, 09:25:30 AM » |
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one concern i have about powder coating (and it's probably not the trueth but) is it possible for the heat of the oven to warp your rim?? i was told by a guy that does powder coating that it could....
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« Reply #20 on: June 07, 2011, 09:45:43 AM » |
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one concern i have about powder coating (and it's probably not the trueth but) is it possible for the heat of the oven to warp your rim?? i was told by a guy that does powder coating that it could....
Castings generally don't warp when heated, since they don't have internal stresses like a rolled or forged piece. The powder coat I have on mine is cured at 300 F. The coater does hundreds of wheels a year, and apparently doesn't have a problem. |
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« Reply #21 on: June 07, 2011, 10:53:30 AM » |
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painted red and silver for Sherry's Rune....  painted black and silver for my Rune...  black and silver ran me 150 per wheel. Red and silver 200 per wheel (more expensive paint for the red on the Rune). Sherry's are NOT mounted yet. mine have been for about a year. no problems having them mounted by the dealer....ie....no scratches in the paint. i didn't have mine mounted for a couple of months after painting to make sure the paint was hard.............. I like em' ON THE RUNE, some people said they talked to Honda about the paint that came on the Rune wheels originally from the plant...and they were baked at high temps. Honda did NOT recommend ANY process that requires extreme heat to bake....as they claim the alloy material of the wheel could be weakened by any excess heat process. That's why some on the Rune board claimed they ruled out powder coating on THAT particular wheel...................(I'm assuming some heat process must be involved in powder coating....as opposed to some form of process like electrolysis? I know NOTHING about powder coating personally....) |
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MacDragon
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« Reply #23 on: June 17, 2011, 06:21:39 AM » |
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« Reply #24 on: June 18, 2011, 12:03:17 AM » |
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QUOTE: "OK... so this Black Wheel thing got into my head while in the middle of installing the Truck Stack Pipes ... SEE the results..."   ================================================ Ok... Let's see if this link works...    https://picasaweb.google.com/103917731019176896112/BlackWheelsTruckStackPipes?authkey=Gv1sRgCLGw9YWk3cS0dw |
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1966 First year Bronco... 302 CI V8
1975 First year Chrysler Cordoba... 360 CI V8
1978 Honda 750F / Cafe Racer
2000 GL1500CY Fast-Black Standard Solo Rider
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