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| | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 144 Member | | Member Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 144 | Hello to you all! I was curious to find out how pitting is dealt with on old rims? Anyone do this themselves? Or have them worked on by some company??
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Classic Finn | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 975 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 975 | CF,
When I had my rims powder coated, they told me that was one bad thing about powder coating...it won't cover pitting. How about a filler primer?
I'm not a paint guy, so I do not know if there is such a thing. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 170 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 170 | Finn, I had a set from a 72 Z28 that I sand blasted clean. Then filler primer many coats.
sand, filler primer, sand... until they looked good and smooth. Then painted.
They looked pretty nice when done.
Good luck. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 144 Member | | Member Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 144 | Hi Kevin I sent you email awhile back. I liked the work on your truck especially on the frame and Brake area could you email me some photos.
I received my artillery rims back and Im not so entirely happy with them but when they get here
to Finland I,ll take and redo them to near perfection. I could post a photo but at this age
its computer illiteracy!! LOL
Received some good info from 46 in progress to that I didnt take into consideration.. Gulp! | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | Finn - I thought you had yours powder coated?
46 - nothing to be done about pitting w/ powder coat, as they said, you can't use fillers for powder coat, the powder has to go on absolutely clean bare metal - it's a whole different process using an electrical charge to deposit the powder in an even film, then heat to 'melt and flow' the powder to stick it down - fillers can only be used under primer and paint, and powder coating won't take re-doing w/ filler/paint
Bill | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 144 Member | | Member Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 144 | Hello Red58! Yup its true! I had mine all Powder Coated!  So I guess they would have to be re worked till smooth and then powdered again? okay I admit I,ll put on trim rings and majority will be covered but ... truthfully its my own mind that says Perfectionist Work Finn! Perfection! LOL! After all they are from the 30,s! Classic Finn | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 144 Member | | Member Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 144 | By The Way Can they be fixed by a welding specialist? Lead filled or ...? Then re powdered?
Classic Finn
Could any of you help me post a photo of them here? :rolleyes: | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | the pits could possibly be filled w/ weld, but it would be a major job to do that on the contorted shape of a wheel and get it smooth as original would be a major headache to get all the powdercoat off too - take major sand blasting, tho might be done I guess - I got stuff powdered for my project panel, and didn't worry about pitting - I just want the wheels and bumpers to last w/o needing repaint in a couple years of daily use send a pic to [email protected] and I'll put it up Bill | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | Finn\'s powder coating - quite the dazzleing color Heikki! good top row, bad and ugly bottom - doesn't look too fixable to me, but hey! I'm not a welder! don't know how they'd go about recoating just part of a wheel, but might be possible - I recommended looking for 2 good replacements - no more expensive than repair/recoat Bill | | | | | Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 60 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 60 | You can add filler to powder coating. It is called Lab Metal. It goes on like bondo I guess. I just ordered my powder coating gun and a bunch of powder along with the Lab metal so I don't know exactly how it is or works. Here is the site for more info on it. You can sand it, drill it etc.. It is a high temp filler. I hope this helps! Click on Metal fillers on the left side of page. http://www.columbiacoatings.com/800fsgfdsg45etresgv566765ytrh567.htm | | |
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