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Brian Minkin wrote:
Enough people do it and I've never personally saw an aluminum wheel fail because of that. The issue is that they heat treat the wheels and the temp of powder coating (400 degrees or so) comes close to the same temp.
Regardless, a company that does very nice work with wheels is the Wheel Collision Center in Allentown:
http://www.wheelcollision.com/wccsvcs.html
They will redo a wheel to match factory appearance, or whatever else you want to do to them. They do great great work and if you go through a local shop, shipping is free.
The WRX wheels are cheap enough though, it's probably cheaper to buy a used set.
The best strategy is not letting the dust sit, or not caring about it, either way.
Quote:You do not want to powder coat aluminum wheels. Powder coating requires an oven bake after it is applied and this changes the characteristics of the aluminum and could cause premature failure. Aluminum most be anodized to have color added.
Enough people do it and I've never personally saw an aluminum wheel fail because of that. The issue is that they heat treat the wheels and the temp of powder coating (400 degrees or so) comes close to the same temp.
Regardless, a company that does very nice work with wheels is the Wheel Collision Center in Allentown:
http://www.wheelcollision.com/wccsvcs.html
They will redo a wheel to match factory appearance, or whatever else you want to do to them. They do great great work and if you go through a local shop, shipping is free.
The WRX wheels are cheap enough though, it's probably cheaper to buy a used set.
The best strategy is not letting the dust sit, or not caring about it, either way.