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Old 14th April 2021, 22:03   #1
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This is a question for anyone who has had unusual finishes on their alloys. Not strictly ZT related as it's actually for my bike. The original finish on my wheels seems to be powder coat on the spokes and centre pf the rim, with the edges of the rim highly polished, and then finished with a translucent yellow sort of film. This film has peeled away, and the metal beneath has tarnished. I've not found any companies that say they can replicate the finish, so I'm looking for similar colours. I've found a nice colour, Renault Liquid Yellow, but can this finish be applied successfully to wheels?

So has anyone had any car or bike wheels painted a colour that would normally be used on bodywork? If so, was it a powder coat, or sprayed, and how hardy was it? The bike is no longer used everyday or in wet weather, but it will have chains put through the spokes and obviously need to stand up to having the tyres changed etc.

I have tried to email a couple of wheel refurb places, but haven't had a response from either yet. Thanks
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Old 14th April 2021, 22:14   #2
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Not a great pic but i painted the wheels with the same normal rattle can spray paint and lacquer as the rest of the bike and they were fine. Had the bike for a couple of years and no problems at all with the finish.



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Old 15th April 2021, 05:32   #3
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Motip plasty spray, plasti dip. Have a search on google and YouTube for this and this could be the product you could use.
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Old 15th April 2021, 07:30   #4
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The Wheel Specialist will do custom colours (https://www.thewheelspecialist.co.uk...e-your-wheels/). Not sure if they will do bike wheels though - might be worth asking?

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Old 15th April 2021, 16:36   #5
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I used to use these guys for all my bike wheels, far easier than doing it yourself.

https://www.cascoatings.co.uk
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Sorry for the slow replies, busy at work! Painting the wheels myself isn't really an option, there's no way I could get in to all the little corners to clean it up properly before painting. They'll need blasting or dipping to take the existing finish off.

I'll contact the companies mentioned and see what they say. I'm not expecting it to be cheap, but it'd lift the appearance of the whole bike, the wheels really let it down. Hopefully below is a few photos of the wheels in their current state.





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Old 18th April 2021, 21:56   #7
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Ooh yeah, they need a good blasting!!
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