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comp g wheel coating?

MissLexx

MissLexx

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im getting ready to powdercoat the wheels on my 05 gtp comp g. i notice the wheels have a dark grey coating on the inside of the spokes. is this painted on? also does the rest of the wheel have any clear or protective coatings? just want to check everything before i dive in. i would blast them but we are having issues with our blaster :(
 


Good luck in removing the paint... Been there and doing that now. Aircraft stripper works but slow process. Sand Blaster at my shop isnt working well either and barely works. Gm used some real paint.
 


I would put it in your PC oven without coating it for as long as it takes to cure the wheel. If the paint doesn't flake, peel, etc. just PC over the paint.

If that makes sense...
 
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Back OT. If you are having them done at a pro shop, they should have a sand blaster. If you are doing it yourself, get a disk ginder with a flap wheel and go to town.
 


I hate to coat over an existing coating if i can avoid it. As long as the existing coating is strong it shouldn't be a problem. We have a flapper wheel but its not fun to try to get between the spokes. I think ile hit it with some stripper and try to blast them. Our compressor is in a temporary location without an adequate dryer and im getting alot of moisture in the sand making it a real pain to blast.
 
There's always hand sanding. I've done it before and it took about an hour per wheel. That being said, about 3 years later my engine enamel is still on there like the day I sprayed it.
 
yuck! We are powder coating the rims on the roommates cts-v but making him do the prep work and hes been hand sanding them. Luckily i get to skip out on that party :)
 


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