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posted on 3/1/12 at 09:23 AM Reply With Quote
Powder coat the face of a wheel or the full wheel?

Powder coat the face of a wheel or the full wheel? They are steel wellar wheels, Do i undercoat aswell?
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posted on 3/1/12 at 09:45 AM Reply With Quote
In my experience, its very hard to powder coat steel wheels as the powder doesn't get into the seams. Therefore, I'd blast the entire wheel, etch-prime it, then powder coat all of it.




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