Re: [DML] Re: Paint for wheels (go with powder-coating)

["Donald Ekhoff" <ekhoff@xxxx>]

Jamie,

I had my first set polished and the inner surfaces painted semi-gloss black.
While they looked great I was disappointed by the porosity in the casting
and the general quality of the polishing work. Since then I have been
frustrated by the need to polish and the compound getting on the paint. I
would do it again BUT...

The next set I had polished, chromed and painted. Wow!!!! I have since
done three more sets and have been delighted. I have not seen the porosity
again (luck?) and the polish job was so precisely done as to look precision
machined. The company that did the work is CICC and is in the LA, Calif.
area. As I remember they cost a little over $110.00/wheel COD.

Don Ekhoff
Seegull


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jamie Hamlin" <jhamlin@xxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 8:40 AM
Subject: Re: [DML] Re: Paint for wheels (go with powder-coating)


> Thanks Rich,
>
> I'm going look in to powder coating now
> have you ever had any D wheels polished?
>
> Jamie
>
> d_rex_2002 wrote:
>
> > Jamie,
> >
> > I would highly recommend powder coating over painting OEM Delorean
> > wheels, as Steve mentioned. It is also important to note that the
> > wheels should be completely stripped, then "pre-baked" to insure
> > the impurities have been removed from all the bare and oxidized areas
> > of the wheels. When powder coating, make sure the entire wheel is
> > coated, leaving no bare areas for moisture to get under the coating.
> >
> > Epoxy painting is another option but has it's own drawbacks, such as
> > reduced durability on aluminum versus using the same epoxy on steel
> > and it can be extremely difficult to remove from narrow creases when
> > it does eventually need to be removed and redone.
> >
> > Later,
> > Rich W.
> >
> > --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "basfe25" <dmcman73@xxxx> wrote:
> > > I don't know what the original paint color was but I want to suggest
> > > that you powder coat them. Powder coating them will be more durable
> > > then paint and will not chip or crack as easily as paint would.
> > >
> > > Steve
> > >
> > > --- In dmcnews@xxxx, Jamie Hamlin <jhamlin@xxxx> wrote:
> > > > Hello all,
> > > >
> > > > This weekend I striped the paint off my wheels and was thinking of
> > > > having
> > > > them polished but after stripping them I found allot of
> > > imperfections so
> > > > I'm
> > > > now thinking of just repainting them. Does anyone know the exact
> > > paint
> > > > color and number, I would like to go with something close to
> > > original
> > > > (maybe a little brighter) and base coat clear coat.....
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > > Jamie Hamlin
> > > > Miami Fl.
> > > > Vin# 002606
> >
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