Powder coating alloy wheels (pt. 2)

[Livolsi, Stephane]

This question is out of my own ignorance, not criticism, ok?

Why powder coat if you are going to cover it up with paint?  I thought that
powdercoating was the beat all, end all of durable painted finishes.

Stephane

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> From: 	Tom Nas[SMTP:tnas at euronet.nl]
> Sent: 	May 15, 2002 1:30 PM
> To: 	quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: 	Powder coating alloy wheels (pt. 2)
>
> Hi all,
>
> You may recall my posting about a couple of Ronal alloys I had media
> blasted and powder coated, with a not quite satifying result. I'd expected
> the powder coat to fill the surface imperfections, but it hasn't.
>
> Anyway, today I lightly sanded the powder coating and sprayed one light
> coat of high-build primer. The result: perfection!
> Now for two more coats of Zermattsilber and two coats of clearcoat and I'm
> all set.
>
> Tom
>