Ed seemed to think the same <g>. But I seem to recall someone else had done
this and left them assembled. Anyway, it wasn't me that wanted to paint his
wheels... mine are chrome.
on 7/16/03 3:56 PM, Aeseeyou@aol.com at Aeseeyou@aol.com wrote:
> Max,
> I believe in order to Powder Coat the wire wheel correctly you'll have to
> first, disassemble the entire wheel. This means removing the spokes from the
> hub
> and the rim. then mask the threads on each spoke, then with a set of wire
> hooks the painter/prep person will degrease all of the separate parts and then
> hang the spokes, rim & hub on a rack where it receives a special powder
> solution
> (hence the name "Powder Coat") which then gets baked to a smooth, hard
> finish. After the parts have cooled sufficiently, they can be reassembled. The
> reason that you mask and block off threaded areas and machined surfaces is to
> speed
> up your reassembly time...believe me that stuff is tough to rethread or clean
> up after its been coated. Also be careful around the Degreaser solution. Its
> Toxic!
> Albert Escalante, owner-1978 MGB
> Central Coast British Car Club (Ca.)
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> July 20th, 2003~Ventura Yacht Harbor
> Ventura, Cal. (http://www.ccbcc.org)
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
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