1961 Series II 88 Powdercoating 16 wheels

[Arrington]

Got my 16" wheels off my 1961 88 and I am getting them ready to go to the Powdercoater. I will be posting pics of progress.

[Arrington]

Wheels off and ready to get dismounted.

[Winemark]

What does that cost? I've been thinking about doing that for my series

[Arrington]

They charge around 50.00 a rim depending on how much that have to sand blast it and prep to get ready to coat. These guys usually bake this stuff once to get any oil, brake fluid, or other fluids out of the metal. Then they powdercoat them. They would probably powdercoat your wheels, but I am sure you would have to pay shipping both ways.

[east high]

What does that cost? I've been thinking about doing that for my series

I see you're in Lake O. Les Schwab will blast and powder coat for roughly $40/rim. I had them do mine a couple years back and they came out great.

[artpeck]

I did mine with a local shop that I found on yelp. $45 a rim including media blasting. And they has a wide enough range of standard colors that I easily matched limestone. They look great.

[Arrington]

[Arrington]

[Arrington]

Wheels are done and now on. Now hopefully I can get her started and running.

[Revtor]

is the gold coloration of your panels the aluminum primer/coating rover used?? Ive seen glimpses of that color on mine in places. Looks nice like that. .

[Arrington]

The gold color is just the bare aluminum. Thought about striping the little paint left to bare metal and leaving it for a while. Till I decide if I am going to blow it apart.

[albersj51]

is the gold coloration of your panels the aluminum primer/coating rover used?? Ive seen glimpses of that color on mine in places. Looks nice like that. .

I believe that gold sheen is from the alodine they used on the aluminum to promote paint adhesion

[busboy]

The alodine is used for corrosion prevention and usually done in a bath but small spot areas can be done with a brush or rag then washed off with water. Alodine is most commonly used in aircraft manufacturing and a surface that has been worked say counter sunk rivet holes would be alodined before the rivets are installed. I first started my career in aircraft manufacturing and always had a small amount of alodine and a brush on the bench. As the body panels on our Landovers are aluminum it makes sense for them to be alodined as it provides very good corrosion resistance.