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Ten1nis · 08-08-2013, 10:49 AM

Should I spend the money powder coating my '28 Sport Coupe's wheels? The wheels currently look good painted, but I understand the durability of the powder coat is far better. Your thoughts?

Mitch//pa · 08-08-2013, 10:57 AM

powder coat without a doubt.....

bogdonj · 08-08-2013, 11:34 AM

Powder Coat! Very happy with mine over the years!

Bill Underwood · 08-08-2013, 12:32 PM

But don't expect to tough them up very easily. At least that has been my experience. Also, I've seen the lugs snap powder coat....paint too!

denis4x4 · 08-08-2013, 12:34 PM

Powder painted 15 years ago and still look good. Same goes for the hairpins. Powder paint is your friend!

gweilbaker · 08-08-2013, 01:11 PM

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Powder coat but clean the lug chamfers.

Rock Hornbuckle · 08-08-2013, 01:31 PM

Powder coating is absoluely the best.

1967gt · 08-08-2013, 01:49 PM

if it aint broke dont fix it !!!

P.S. · 08-08-2013, 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill Underwood

I've seen the lugs snap powder coat....paint too!

Excellent point.

Putting some grease on the lug nuts where they contact the wheel before putting them on will solve that. And, don't exceed the recommended torque.

Tom Wesenberg · 08-08-2013, 02:06 PM

I've seen some beautiful powder coated wheels and they are tough, but when the time comes, I'm going to spray paint mine.

whirnot · 08-08-2013, 04:05 PM

I powder coated mine and then bought the stainless washers to protect the wheel from the lug nuts. Would do it again.

sconnors · 08-08-2013, 04:13 PM

I painted mine, put nickels in the lug holes prior to priming and painting they came out great!

jkeesey · 08-08-2013, 04:34 PM

Im going to powder coat mine since I just found a shop that does it for a very low price compared to most.

antiquepa · 08-08-2013, 08:01 PM

Powder Coat, but if u do what ever the wheels look like, if pitted will show, so if the wheels are smooth when u powder coat they will look good. Don't know if they can smooth out any wheels before they powder coat, but when I had mine done they were really nice wheels. Don"t forget to use the stainless steel washers for the lugs, will keep them from chipping. Very Durable, as far as im concerned its the only way to go!!

QGolden · 08-08-2013, 08:24 PM

You wont regret the Powder coat. Just ask a lot of questions at the shop. When you walk away with your wheels left behind, be confident they know how to prep. The quality of the job is all prep. Proper prep is the most expensive and labor consuming part of the job. Laying the powder is easy.

Colonel · 08-08-2013, 08:44 PM

What is the proper prep for the powder coat?

swo4rd · 08-08-2013, 09:28 PM

watch that pc shop does not build up particularly at joints of spokes with rims and hubs...it is not authentic and it looks awful.

Painting is, I believe, Best.

Swoff

Brother Hesekiel · 08-08-2013, 10:16 PM

I can assure you that there was no powder coating in the late 1920s, so unless you are building a rod, you should stick with what was used when your car was built. I personally don't even use powder coat on motorcycle frames, as any chip can allow humidity to crawl underneath and create havoc.

QGolden · 08-08-2013, 10:33 PM

Any chip will allow any coating to fail. Prep is the key. Here is a link to a Feb post where this was discussed.

http://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?p=589187

colin1928 · 08-08-2013, 11:23 PM

I would powder coat them

08-08-2013, 10:49 AM	#1
Ten1nis Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Fishers, IN Posts: 52	Paint or Powder Coat? Should I spend the money powder coating my '28 Sport Coupe's wheels? The wheels currently look good painted, but I understand the durability of the powder coat is far better. Your thoughts?

08-08-2013, 10:57 AM	#2
Mitch//pa BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 11,454	Re: Paint or Powder Coat? powder coat without a doubt.....

08-08-2013, 11:34 AM	#3
bogdonj Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Walkerton, Ont. Canada Posts: 623	Re: Paint or Powder Coat? Powder Coat! Very happy with mine over the years! __________________ _________________________________________ 1931 Ford Model A Tudor 1930 Ford Model A Deluxe Roadster 1930 Ford Original Rolling Chassis- Restoring

08-08-2013, 12:32 PM	#4
Bill Underwood Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Tennessee Posts: 445	Re: Paint or Powder Coat? But don't expect to tough them up very easily. At least that has been my experience. Also, I've seen the lugs snap powder coat....paint too!

08-08-2013, 01:11 PM	#6
gweilbaker Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lindenhurst, IL Posts: 792	Re: Paint or Powder Coat? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Powder coat but clean the lug chamfers.

08-08-2013, 01:31 PM	#7
Rock Hornbuckle Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Noxon Montana Posts: 532	Re: Paint or Powder Coat? Powder coating is absoluely the best. __________________ '31 Fordor Deluxe 2W Briggs 170-B / blackwalls '41 Fordor Deluxe / 2-duece flattie '66 1/2 Dodge Charger '14 100th Anniversary Challenger Limited Edition. Semper Fidelis

08-08-2013, 01:49 PM	#8
1967gt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: home of the REDS Posts: 392	Re: Paint or Powder Coat? if it aint broke dont fix it !!!

08-08-2013, 02:06 PM	#10
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Paint or Powder Coat? I've seen some beautiful powder coated wheels and they are tough, but when the time comes, I'm going to spray paint mine.

08-08-2013, 04:05 PM	#11
whirnot Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Bend Or. Posts: 1,057	Re: Paint or Powder Coat? I powder coated mine and then bought the stainless washers to protect the wheel from the lug nuts. Would do it again. __________________ Bill Worden 1929 Roadster 1929 Briggs Town Sedan 1930 Closed Cab pickup Smith Motor Compressor 1951 Ford F1 High Desert Model A's

08-08-2013, 04:13 PM	#12
sconnors Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Stephentown Posts: 446	Re: Paint or Powder Coat? I painted mine, put nickels in the lug holes prior to priming and painting they came out great!

08-08-2013, 04:34 PM	#13
jkeesey Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Glenmoore Pa Posts: 1,644	Re: Paint or Powder Coat? Im going to powder coat mine since I just found a shop that does it for a very low price compared to most.

08-08-2013, 08:01 PM	#14
antiquepa Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: wheeling west virginia Posts: 231	Re: Paint or Powder Coat? Powder Coat, but if u do what ever the wheels look like, if pitted will show, so if the wheels are smooth when u powder coat they will look good. Don't know if they can smooth out any wheels before they powder coat, but when I had mine done they were really nice wheels. Don"t forget to use the stainless steel washers for the lugs, will keep them from chipping. Very Durable, as far as im concerned its the only way to go!!

08-08-2013, 08:24 PM	#15
QGolden Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Alton, NH Posts: 1,231	Re: Paint or Powder Coat? You wont regret the Powder coat. Just ask a lot of questions at the shop. When you walk away with your wheels left behind, be confident they know how to prep. The quality of the job is all prep. Proper prep is the most expensive and labor consuming part of the job. Laying the powder is easy. __________________ It's not what people think they know that will hurt them, it is what they think they know that aint so! -Mark Twain. It is the very things that we think we know, that keep us from learning what we should know.- Unknown

08-08-2013, 08:44 PM	#16
Colonel Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 251	Re: Paint or Powder Coat? What is the proper prep for the powder coat?

08-08-2013, 09:28 PM	#17
swo4rd Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Charlottesville, Virginia Posts: 364	Re: Paint or Powder Coat? watch that pc shop does not build up particularly at joints of spokes with rims and hubs...it is not authentic and it looks awful. Painting is, I believe, Best. Swoff

08-08-2013, 10:16 PM	#18
Brother Hesekiel Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: San Buenaventura, Calif. Posts: 362	Re: Paint or Powder Coat? I can assure you that there was no powder coating in the late 1920s, so unless you are building a rod, you should stick with what was used when your car was built. I personally don't even use powder coat on motorcycle frames, as any chip can allow humidity to crawl underneath and create havoc.

08-08-2013, 10:33 PM	#19
QGolden Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Alton, NH Posts: 1,231	Re: Paint or Powder Coat? Any chip will allow any coating to fail. Prep is the key. Here is a link to a Feb post where this was discussed. http://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?p=589187 __________________ It's not what people think they know that will hurt them, it is what they think they know that aint so! -Mark Twain. It is the very things that we think we know, that keep us from learning what we should know.- Unknown Last edited by QGolden; 08-08-2013 at 11:28 PM.

08-08-2013, 11:23 PM	#20
colin1928 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Australa Melbourne Posts: 878	Re: Paint or Powder Coat? I would powder coat them