Red Rims (powder coat)

Buck Mossie

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Has anyone ever powder coat the rims on their R3 dark red? Coming up on a tire change and major service and thinking of getting them powder coated...

Anyone have any pics?

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Buck Mossie said:
Has anyone ever powder coat the rims on their R3 dark red? Coming up on a tire change and major service and thinking of getting them powder coated...

Anyone have any pics?

S/F

B
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Funny ... I looked into powder coating them and was recommended not to as it chips easy end up experimenting with my spare wheel ... after using a etch primer I painted just the spoke area with aerosol duco paint can and just left the flat flange area bare ... end result much easier to keep looking good as the flat flanges are easy to polish the rest just get a wash I painted it a dark gunmetal gray but will be changing that to a nice dark metallic red
 
Buck Mossie said:
Has anyone ever powder coat the rims on their R3 dark red? Coming up on a tire change and major service and thinking of getting them powder coated...

Anyone have any pics?

S/F

B
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Stop....Don't do it.....I've seen other red rims on bikes...Sorry, how do I say it nicely....they are UGLY!
 
We powdered coated the rims on my wife's bonnie and they look great (flat black)
 
Buck Mossie said:
Thats what I am thinking for the entire rim...

Sick minds think alike...

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doing the whole rim might be a bit to much (no matter what colour you use) as I said I left the flat sections (which are easy to get to for polishing) and have no regrets
 
Maybe go two-tone. Red around the rim but some other color on the spokes and center. Any halfway decent powdercoater could do that. Red and chrome (ie very bright silver)? Depending on the color of the bike. Or red and a black center. Just a thought.
 
I was looking at two-tone. But time and expense are prohibitive (at least here in Germany). I've opted to not color the wheels at all.
 
Powder coating shouldn't be that expensive. Heck, people do it at home as a hobby. But well, yeah, Europe, everything is expensive.
 
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