Hi Guys,
How do you guys tackle prepping motorcycle rims for paint? Sounds stupid but, are there any other alternatives than hand sanding or sand blasting? I just don't dig the idea of hour upon hour of hand sanding with all the angles involved. Thoughts?
Bike Rim (wheels) Prep??
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i have done several. depends on the top coat finish paint, chrome, rust and the type of end job your looking for. i will typically sand blast or bead blast a painted wheel i usually will remove all the spokes. for a chrome wheel remove the spokes and sand blast, most of the time you can blast the chrome off, just depends. how about a couple pictures of this project we can better advise if we have something to look at .
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Not really worth it these days with all the options for powder coat...
I do a few sets of wheels here and there for the Harley dealer here and they are not real fun. are you just looking to practice or is this a job for someone ? any reason you cant find a good powder coat ? Experienced Trained Certified
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Sounds like I am doing fenders and a tank and he has asked if I would consider doing rims as well. Not knowing how long that would take makes it hard for me to price that out--I don't want to go real high and scare him off the whole job but on the flip side, I don't want to be too low and end up working for hours for little profit. I've gotten pretty good at pricing fenders and tanks but this is an unknown for me. I really don't want to get into hours of sanding them though. If I can convince him to go the powder coating route I think that maybe the best for both of us. Wishful thinking but, if I got them super clean, could I spray an etching primer and make it stick without sanding?? Follow that by a coat of sealer and then the bc/cc. My guess is no but, not sure. |
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on those wheels i would defiantly do as Dave suggested and try and find a powder coater. they would be a challenge to paint with a gun, you would need a detail gun to make it easier.
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I agree also with the powder coating option. I do however have a detail gun that I played around with a month ago and got great results. Would my theory with etching primer work or would it not have the adhesion without sanding? |
I would not even attempt to paint that wheel without blasting first, and at that point the only thing that makes sense is powder coat. find a nice powder coat to compliment the color of the bike and put your effort into the other parts on the bike.
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the powder will also help smooth out the rough casting of the wheel. you could do it with a gun, but you'll be upside down in hours if you do it right. your customer most likely will be happier with the looks and durability of the powder.
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