Teflon Coating Wheels?

[adventureduo]

I know people have had their wheels powder coated.. but with the new trendy mojave teflons running around now, powder coating places are starting to offer up teflon services.

Anyone ever taken their wheels in for Teflon Coating? Was it expensive? What did you do about the center caps afterwards? Can you teflon over alloy? or chrome?

I was thinking of having my wheels teflon coated instead of running out and buying the Mojave's.... since my wheel is already a alloy version of that wheel made by the same manufacturer.

 

[Railvan]

I don't have any answers regarding teflon, but I am curious if others do, as I am thinking the same thing. I have bare alloy AR wheels and want them black.

Brian

 

[02TahoeMD]

I do have the Mojave in Teflon on my rig, and love them. I would presume that the Teflon coating process that is now available at powdercoat shops would be the same that was used by AR on their Teflon series.

My center caps are NOT done in Teflon though, they are plastic molded in the same color. Blends in perfectly.

 

[Jacket]

Its a lot of money to have them look like this after one season:

In reality, I thought the teflon thing was primarily advertised as doing a better job repelling dirt and (brake) dust. I'm not convinced, although its tough to say when the color behind it is gray/black.

I do like the gunmetal color though....

 

[elias]

I've teflon coated metal items MANY times. It's a simple process. Spray paint (teflon paint) the metal object, bake it in the over for a few minutes. Done.

WARNING: IT STINKS BAD. I used a small electric oven outside, but you would have to use a full size kitchen oven for a rim.

I purchase my teflon spray at Brownells:
http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/st...=1145&title=TEFLON/MOLY OVEN CURE, GUN FINISH

I wouldn't pay someone to do something so simple. If you have a business license you can get the teflon from Brownells for $20 instead of $30.

 

[adventureduo]

I understand the part about doing it yourself, but how do you bake 4-6 wheels at home or in your garage? I thought you had to bake them like 600 degrees or some insane temp too?

On the wheel posted above, what that primarily from rocks and rock crawling or was that from general overland dirt road use? When you say it was a lot of money.. how much was it?

 

[ntsqd]

Buy a used oven from a thrift store or used appliances place, do one wheel at a time. The Brownell's page says 350* for that product. Then buy powder coating supplies and start doing that at home too......

 

[adventureduo]

Buy a used oven from a thrift store or used appliances place, do one wheel at a time. The Brownell's page says 350* for that product. Then buy powder coating supplies and start doing that at home too......

Hmm, not a bad idea! ... but don't you need a gas line for the oven? We don't have gas here (well not a line to use) at the shop. Maybe i need to look into this.


The wheels are turning... http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/zip/828731338.html

I just need to find out how i would use gas in the warehouse..

 

[ntsqd]

Buy an electric oven.
If present, your shop's heater likely uses gas.

 

[adventureduo]

Buy an electric oven.
If present, your shop's heater likely uses gas.

We have no shop heater to speak of... however we have a heater in the office area.. so that might be an option. Electric ovens.. dont seem to be free.

 

[absolute]

http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/zip/811327639.html


just feeding the fire!!!!

 

[adventureduo]

http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/zip/811327639.html


just feeding the fire!!!!

Oh man! I might have to go pick that up!

 

[Terracoma]

Do eeeeeeet.


I've always wanted to get into powdercoating as a hobby, this thread gives me bad ideas.

:sombrero: