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Old 04-02-2024, 04:45 PM   #17
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Default Re: Powder coat VS paint for wheels

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Originally Posted by deuce_roadster View Post
I used to do woodgraining and to avoid having chips where the screws hold the parts, I always used a counter sink by hand to clear out the high build primer in the screw holes to keep the layers of paint (base and graining and clear) from being on a thick, softer substrate. I also put wax on the tapered part of the screws and didn't reef them down.
I also clean out lug stud holes of wheels after painting or powder coating. I had forgotten that step until Dale brought up the lug nut issue. I was just focused on the application. The right size counter sink in a cordless drill makes pretty quick work of it on wheels.
I had never done my own graining but all the sets I did have done had a relief at the screw adjacent surfaces.
I did do much like you with rims even though I always painted mine.
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