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Old 06-23-2018, 09:16 AM   #5
Benson
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Default Re: Aluminum Fan Blades and Wheels and Powder Coating...

If you use tubes in powder coated wheels check out this!:



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Originally Posted by Bruce View Post
Our powder coater puts a wire all the way around the rim and hangs it from a loop in the middle. The finished product has a wavy line in the drop center where the tire flap snaps in. You'll never see the wire mark when the tire is mounted.


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This is same as my wheels were done ...

One word of caution ... in case you use tubes and do not use a "tire flap" :

On three of the 5 wheels I had done there was a very sharp piece of Powder coat left where they removed the wire ... Sharp enough to cut an inner tube.

Since this is inside the wheel / tire I just chiseled off the sharp edges and painted the bare metal with paint. Just in case some water gets inside the tire!

Last edited by Benson; 06-25-2018 at 06:33 AM.
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