I've bought a new set of wheels for my F100 and I need to get them stripped down to bare metal so I can get them powder coated. Does anyone in the Dayton, OH area know where I can get this done? I'd like to get them to the powder coater's sometime this week. This is the 1st new set of wheels I've tried on the truck since I originally restored it 37 years ago.
There are two powder coaters in my area, I know that doesn't help you in dayton. My point is that both shops do thier own in house sandblasting. Have you checked with the powdercoater to see if that is the case where you are? Good luck.
Let the powdercoater strip them, he'll blast them to get the finish he wants. I haven't ever had anything powdercoated. I still like paint. For wheels, I've found that gl*** bead blasting them is the best way to go, it leaves a relatively smooth finish that takes little prep work. Automotive machine shops do this type of blasting. The best way to do it is have a buddy with a machine shop who'll let you use his equipment for a nominal charge.
Yup. Have yet to meet a powdercoater, that does any sort of volume, that does not also sandblast, as well.
My buddy lives in Portsmouth, and he is a rather low volume shop, and he sandblasts everything before he coats...if you blast them and take them to him, he might have to blast the flash rust off them anyway...
This is a good point. Flash rust, that you cannot even see, will begin to form soon after you blast them. Your powdercoater may want to re-blast them, as has been mentioned, to avoid this, and to be able to guarantee the coating, negating any savings you were hoping to achieve.
Thanks for all of the tips. I have 2 coaters in mind. One is a fiend that doesn't blast but the other is a local company that I think does. I'll give them a call on Monday.
My powder coater does his own blasting and will not powder coat someone elses blasting due to flash rust. Charlie Stephens
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