Good start to Memorial Day weekend...
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Good start to Memorial Day weekend...
So I was washing my car on this beautiful morning. Went to wash my wheels and what do I see? It's cracked on one of the spokes!! Mind you I've had these powdercoated. Does that take away some of the integrity of the wheel? Is the spoke actually cracked or is it just the powder coat? Any input would be appreciated. I would take it to a wheel shop to have them diagnose it but everyone's closed for the long weekend...
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Yes depending on the method the place used to remove your factory finish then yes it can damage the rims integrity. If they put the wheels in an oven or sandblasted them for example. There is one method that doesnt reduce the integrity and it's a process of shooting tiny metal pellets at the factory finish to easily remove the paint...call your powder coater and see how they removed the factory paint if they put them in a furnace or sandblasted then it only a matter of time before the others crack too.
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The reason folks say PC compromises the metallurgy of the wheel is because of the heat applied to melt and harden the powder -- the temperature and duration of the heat-curing is typically within the same 375-400 range (which coincides with the aging process used on the type of aluminum used.)
Long story, it overages and fatigues the metal.
Reference: Metal and Metallurgy engineering - Aluminum wheel failure after powder coating?
Long story, it overages and fatigues the metal.
Reference: Metal and Metallurgy engineering - Aluminum wheel failure after powder coating?
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Thanks for the responses guys. It looks like it's been unanimously decided by everyone that it's cracked. Still hoping it's not lol. Crossing my fingers and praying to the car gods that it's just the PC that's cracked and that I can just get it redone.
If it is a crack in the spoke do you guys recommend getting it repaired?
If it is a crack in the spoke do you guys recommend getting it repaired?
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