powder coating?

[That_Guy]

just curious who everybody is using to have there powder coating done by. i recently purchased a set of chrome rims that i would like powder coated to look like black chrome..

black chrome.. look that im looking for.

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u266/StangSnap/Roush%20Black%20Chrome/IMG_2361.jpg

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u266/StangSnap/Roush%20Black%20Chrome/IMG_2433.jpg

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u266/StangSnap/Roush%20Black%20Chrome/IMG_2410.jpg

[88Nightmare]

unless im wrong, I dont believe you can powdercoat something to look like black chrome. usually its a plating process, just like how you chrome a part. you cant powdercoat a part to look like chrome..........

[70 cutlass 442]

I had my powder coating done by hytec in waukesha, id give him a call (mike)

[That_Guy]

unless im wrong, I dont believe you can powdercoat something to look like black chrome. usually its a plating process, just like how you chrome a part. you cant powdercoat a part to look like chrome..........

hmmm... i was also thinking about mixing a little black paint into a clear coat and spraying them but i really would like to do it the right way

[SmokinRAM114]

translucent powdercoating. i have seen many motorcycle rims done that way.

[88Nightmare]

then pay big bucks for the real black chroming process.

http://www.thomasnet.com/products/plating-black-chromium-61516001-1.html

[88Nightmare]

translucent powdercoating. i have seen many motorcycle rims done that way.

is it durable? how long would it last?

[That_Guy]

is it durable? how long would it last?

that is a very good question.

[SmokinRAM114]

is it durable? how long would it last?

its the same powder, same process so it should hold up the same. the best turnout of a translucent is over chrome. I have seen it on un polished billet and it turns out to look like anodize. it seems to make powder coating look its blown glass. heres a blasted quad frame sprayed translucent red
http://www.powdercoatingit.com/images/Quadframe1_002.jpg
http://www.powdercoatingit.com/images/Quadframe2_000.jpg

[88Nightmare]

so who does translucent powdercoating?

[That_Guy]

so who does translucent powdercoating?

indeed another good question

[70 cutlass 442]

www.hy-tecpowdercoating.com

[Silver86]

that stang is ******* hot! :Hump

[SpdRcrZ]

that quad frame turned out hella nice!!!

[That_Guy]

that quad frame turned out hella nice!!!

indeed.

[Trutildeathxxx]

x2 of hytech, i have had tons of snowmobile stuff and bike frames done, he can do translucent, black chrome, metallics,ceramics or anything else you can think of. i highly recommend using them

[SmokinRAM114]

x2 of hytech, i have had tons of snowmobile stuff and bike frames done, he can do translucent, black chrome, metallics,ceramics or anything else you can think of. i highly recommend using them

X3 hytech is awsome. Mike Millen is the man to talk to. had my frame done for my bike and also have a bunch of stuff for my truck heading there in a couple weeks (before the AUG show:))

[modmachz]

X3 hytech is awsome. Mike Millen is the man to talk to. had my frame done for my bike and also have a bunch of stuff for my truck heading there in a couple weeks (before the AUG show:))

X 390 Mike millen @ hy tech coatings

[0TransAm0]

that stang is ******* hot! :Hump

X2

got pics of the rims as they are now?

[88Nightmare]

I wouldnt think the translucent powdercoating would stick to paint, I figured it would have to be sandblasted...... learn somethin new every day

[fivonut]

unless im wrong, I dont believe you can powdercoat something to look like black chrome. usually its a plating process, just like how you chrome a part. you cant powdercoat a part to look like chrome..........

Yes you can, I've done it. It is not going to be an exact match to REAL black chrome but depending on the company you get your powder from it can look VERY close. Here's a pic of a EGR cover I powder coated black chrome (I did not like this powder).

http://webpages.charter.net/fivonut/EGR%20002.jpg


I wouldnt think the translucent powdercoating would stick to paint, I figured it would have to be sandblasted...... learn somethin new every day

Powder coat (Powder paint!!) IS paint. It will stick to anything paint will stick to. But just like paint you need to prep your parts and the powder needs to have something to "grab" onto. The problem is not whether the powder will stick to paint but whether the paint can withstand the 400^ @ 10-20min. curing process. Most paint not...

[That_Guy]

X2

got pics of the rims as they are now?

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/ericbristol/DSC01251.jpg

[Troutman]

ive had a bunch or parts done at Quality Coatings in Muckwonago. (a-arms, sways bars, springs, grill, etc etc. and they all came out really nice. they are very good on pricing as well. (ask for Dan or Dean)