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Old 11-18-2004, 02:59 PM
Brian Carlton Brian Carlton is offline
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Originally Posted by cscmc1
Hi Brian! My neighbor has the Eastwood kit as well as the Harbor Freight powder coating kit. Both are available for at or under $100, I think. The latter he actally prefers, and it's the cheaper of the two. We just had my rims blasted down to bare metal ("white metal" as they call it when referring to aluminum), then put a couple coats of powder on them. You bake for 20 minutes or so at around 400 degrees; the neighbor has an old stove and 220V wiring in his garage so as not to stink up the house when baking. That's it! I think hepaid $50 for the stove at a used appliance store.
Thanks for the info, Chris. I really am going to look into this for the second set of wheels I need to do. Does the finish appear "smooth" when you get done, or is is somewhat of a rough finish? I have seen powder coated items that have a fairly coarse finish, and, I would be concerned with the attraction to brake dust.
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