Thanks for that. Just seen some wheels done with 2K and he said they were as good as getting them powder coated as long as they were baked to a certain temp. Was always under the impression powder coating was better.
what about getting them stove enamelled?
I have about 20 racing car wheels I want recoating and am on the fence on what to do.
Powder is rubbish if it's outside it fades, peels etc
All the coaters tell me " not the way we do it" total BS imo! Even mitsubushi couldn't get it right on my tow bar - 3 yrs and it's peeled, rusted faded.
Maybe the shape of the substrate might be significant, wheels and bike frames might not have the edges that are at my fail points.
Years ago I had some brackets coated and they failed at the corners. This last fiasco which was just a flat 300mm x 250mm x 3mm plate and the failure was exactly the same.. on the edge. Its nothing to do with UV as the job has only been outdoors for a maximum of 20 days.
Biggest issue for me is once the edge is compromised the water gets underneath it and there simply isnt the bond.. the surface comes off in great big sheets. At least with 2k even if the edge is damaged you just get a spot of rust which can be treated and re touched.
Another example - I took my swing away spare wheel carrier off the back door of the 90 a few weeks back and all the powder coating was flaking. Thats been on for about twelve months and its garaged most of the time.. pi$$ poor *but* I've no idea who does the powder coating for that manufacturer. Its a fairly small manufacturer based in Yorkshire and I paid what I thought to be a bit of a premium for a UK supplied quality product. If I'd bought a cheap Chinese job I would have expected it.
If powder done to BS standards no problem with UV at all. If not expect it to dull with UV at some stage in the future. Had loads of off road bike frames done, and they are fine 3-4 years down the line.