Powder coating BBS FI-Rs wheels?
01-28-2019, 04:52 PM
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Powder coating BBS FI-Rs wheels?
Hi all,
I’ve been searching for a used set of BBS FI-Rs for my 991.1 TTS and the ones I’ve found are in Gold, but I want them in Black. I talked to a few people about powder coating them and a few are telling me these wheels should not be PC’d.
For the experienced out there, is there any harm done in PC’ing these BBS FI-Rs? I don’t see why they would be any different from PC’ing any other wheel?
Your advice would be much appreciated. Thank you!
I’ve been searching for a used set of BBS FI-Rs for my 991.1 TTS and the ones I’ve found are in Gold, but I want them in Black. I talked to a few people about powder coating them and a few are telling me these wheels should not be PC’d.
For the experienced out there, is there any harm done in PC’ing these BBS FI-Rs? I don’t see why they would be any different from PC’ing any other wheel?
Your advice would be much appreciated. Thank you!
01-28-2019, 06:18 PM
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Hi all,
I’ve been searching for a used set of BBS FI-Rs for my 991.1 TTS and the ones I’ve found are in Gold, but I want them in Black. I talked to a few people about powder coating them and a few are telling me these wheels should not be PC’d.
For the experienced out there, is there any harm done in PC’ing these BBS FI-Rs? I don’t see why they would be any different from PC’ing any other wheel?
Your advice would be much appreciated. Thank you!
I’ve been searching for a used set of BBS FI-Rs for my 991.1 TTS and the ones I’ve found are in Gold, but I want them in Black. I talked to a few people about powder coating them and a few are telling me these wheels should not be PC’d.
For the experienced out there, is there any harm done in PC’ing these BBS FI-Rs? I don’t see why they would be any different from PC’ing any other wheel?
Your advice would be much appreciated. Thank you!
You should absolutely NOT powdercoat these wheels. They are engineering to be light and strong w a specific load rating.
Powdercoating can reduce structural integrity by up to 30%. Not a good idea
If you want to refinish the wheels we offer a liquid painting service and have done A LOT of BBS FI-R's....would be happy to show you some of work
Please feel free to email us! sales@supremepower.com
Thank you
01-28-2019, 06:18 PM
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Not sure about that specific wheel, but if you do PC a wheel I would use a low temp set powder and a lower temp set oven to protect the aluminum strength. Some ovens are really too hot for wheels.
01-28-2019, 09:17 PM
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Almost all of the better forged wheels are made from 6061-T6. This alloy is tempered (aged) at 350F for 6-10 hours to maximize strength. If you subject the alloy to higher temperatures, the alloy will lose strength. So typical powder coating will most likely be fired higher than 350F. As stated above, a lower firing PC would be ok, but I would recommend not exceeding 325F (remember that ovens/furnaces have temperature tolerances and may not be true relative to set temp unless calibrated and verified on a regular basis), and to be truly safe 300F is probably a better max temp.
01-28-2019, 09:20 PM
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Thanks all, appreciate the advice. Really it seems best to just find a set in the color I want and not mess with the finish which may bother the integrity of the wheel.
Thanks again fellas.
Thanks again fellas.
01-29-2019, 01:09 PM
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