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Title: Hubs. Paint or powder coat??
Post by: Paul552 on August 10, 2013, 05:05:45 pm

Like the question says paint or powder coat on hubs?

Whats best??

Thinking powder coat would be a pain around the spoke holes??

Interested in opinions on what's best?

Title: Re: Hubs. Paint or powder coat??
Post by: mick25 on August 10, 2013, 05:29:19 pm

Paint for me ( satin black ) ;)
I am not keen on powder coats , bitch to remove later and to thick for my likes.
I have herd it can crack on frames ( flex ) and water can get in there and rust the frame

Title: Re: Hubs. Paint or powder coat??
Post by: Paul552 on August 10, 2013, 05:47:43 pm

Quote from: mick25 on August 10, 2013, 05:29:19 pm

Paint for me ( satin black ) ;)
I am not keen on powder coats , bitch to remove later and to thick for my likes.
I have herd it can crack on frames ( flex ) and water can get in there and rust the frame

Thanks Mick

I was thinking that way
Thanks for the feedback

Title: Re: Hubs. Paint or powder coat??
Post by: Simo63 on August 16, 2013, 03:21:48 pm

Personally I hate powder coating metal as that can create all sorts of problems with corrosion so I would never do it to a frame or such but I can't see a problem (aside from spoke hole clearance) with powdercoating alloy hubs.

Title: Re: Hubs. Paint or powder coat??
Post by: Paul552 on August 16, 2013, 04:21:38 pm

Thanks for the feed back

I'm going to go for paint.

I was thinking about trying engine enamel as it is pretty tough an hard wearing.

Title: Re: Hubs. Paint or powder coat??
Post by: Viper79 on August 16, 2013, 05:13:24 pm

I use PPG, GMH sub frame satin black.  If you have a spray gun that is..
It's been on the hubs of my RM400 for twelve years and still looks new.
I have used it on all of my resto's.
You need to give it light coats and leave it to dry overnight between coats.

Title: Re: Hubs. Paint or powder coat??
Post by: bishboy on August 16, 2013, 05:22:51 pm

It's probably a combination of what look you want, whether it's a racer or a garage queen and if you can paint it yourself (even with spray cans)

I'm going to probably do my couple of restos with spray cans, unless I buy myself a compressor, but I will also leave some items unpainted after vapour blasting for that worksy look  ;)  The bikes are only going to be racers and you can get a good result doing it yourself with patience and preparation.

Title: Re: Hubs. Paint or powder coat??
Post by: Paul552 on August 16, 2013, 05:39:11 pm

Quote from: Viper79 on August 16, 2013, 05:13:24 pm

I use PPG, GMH sub frame satin black.  If you have a spray gun that is..
It's been on the hubs of my RM400 for twelve years and still looks new.
I have used it on all of my resto's.
You need to give it light coats and leave it to dry overnight between coats.

I have a paint gun and reg so I will give your recommendation a go.

Thanks for the tip

Title: Re: Hubs. Paint or powder coat??
Post by: Viper79 on August 16, 2013, 06:50:21 pm

You can see some photo's on here, the hubs on the 400D will give you an idea of the finish.

http://www.ozvmx.com/profile/RobertCain

Title: Re: Hubs. Paint or powder coat??
Post by: Paul552 on August 16, 2013, 07:58:25 pm

Quote from: Viper79 on August 16, 2013, 06:50:21 pm

You can see some photo's on here, the hubs on the 400D will give you an idea of the finish.

http://www.ozvmx.com/profile/RobertCain

Thanks again for the tip Rob and I goto say man that is on nice 400D! :)

Title: Re: Hubs. Paint or powder coat??
Post by: 80-85 husky on August 18, 2013, 09:54:13 pm

I used a spray can etch primer that did a great job on my cases (satin black)