I think we just went through this issue the week before last...
First, your wheels would have to be perfectly clean and stripped of all
paint.
If you keep them assembled and powdercoat them, you will never be able to
adjust or replace a spoke again (seriously shortening their useful
lifetime).
If you dismantle them to powdercoat just the rim (as you suggest), then you
will have to reassemble them from scratch, and have them "trued". Just this
step will cost you more than a brand new set of painted wires. With the
stripping cost and the powdercoating cost, I would be pretty sure it would
be cheaper to buy a new set of chrome wires.
on 9/13/04 9:20 PM, mg@pine9.com at mg@pine9.com wrote:
> While seemingly appropriate for the high temp evironment of brake calipers,
> I was wondering about powder coating wheels...
>
> I have a 72 MGB with painted wire wheels. I like chrome but i would have to
> buy new wheels to do it. I was wondering if anyone has had any experience
> in powder coating a wire wheel, or even just the outer rim, not the spokes
> or hub. I saw on a 4/4 site that it's a bad idea, but from their
> explanantion i don't think they were up to par on the most current baking
> practices. Any input would be appreciated.
>
> TIA
> --
> Ryan Irwin
> 72 MGB
> 99 Mazda Miata
> 01 Kia Sportage
>
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'66 MGB GHN3L76149
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