IS there any danger in media blasting stock steel wheels? I have free access to a blasting cabinet, filled with unknown and mixed media relatively fine material and definitely used multiple times - no sand in it at all. Guess I'm probably needlessly worried that I could fatigue something. These would be stock Ford wheels form mid 60's era. Two piece wheels, with factory welds. I will either get these powder coated, or more likely paint with an appropriate automotive paint and bake. thanks.
Have a look at this! http://www.buckeyetriumphs.org/technical/PowderCoating/powder_coating_equipment.htm
No one I know has an oven, or I'd try powder coating myself. There is a local PC company that a friend has recomended and is apparently reasonable and does good work. I have painted wheels using sherwin williams appliance paint in rattle cans. Not sure how that holds up long term as I sold that truck soon after.
Send the family to granny's and use the wife's oven! Takes a few hours to get rid of the smell. She'll never know.
Stormin Norman, I see that suggestion posted pretty often. What does the rednose smilie face mean? A joke? I have read online people suggesting that or cleaning greasy parts in their household dishwasher. It reminds me of the old story that you can paint a car without an air filter mask if you smoke a cigarette and breath through that instead of your nose. No offense is intended on my part. It maybe perfectly safe, but I don't want to find out.
That Red nosed smilie means....'you'd be wacky to try it'... unless you want a divorce...or are single...or own an appliance store...
yeah powder coating with your oven isn't good I used my friends old oven his mother was throwing out for unknown reasons it still worked but its not just a smell but it's more or less a residue it left in the oven and even around itself (oven probably didn't have a good seal)... paint looks good but for me always get scratched. if you do paint it or whatever you do if you get tires from discount tires ask them to not brush your rims I work there and sometimes its good to scuff them up for the bead to set correctly but alot of rims I don't want to brush cause it makes it worse i.e. rust on steel wheels or corrosion on aluminum. It's like scuffing it off but then opening other areas for it to get infected. It's really just a thing discount likes to do to set themselves higher than another tire store when it really just damages in some cases
Bowser, I never heard of that. But I already have the tires I plan on running, and will mount & balance them myself at the local community college.
