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Originally Posted by iStan
OMG. I am so sorry to hear. I don't think it was shortly after I sold you the rims (NON Powdercoated, he did it himself) I cracked my first rim. I was lucky though and discovered all three of my cracked rims before they got to this point.
Those rims had dealer mileage only. They came off of a showroom Z here and should have had <10 miles before you got them.
Those rims had dealer mileage only. They came off of a showroom Z here and should have had <10 miles before you got them.
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find out of they baked off the OEM paint (500F+) before PC'ing.. I bet they did
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haha. yea. but they were nice while they lasted. i wonder if powder coating really was the cause of this...
I've got three cracked wheels sitting in my garage. Waiting until we go out for target practice and bringing them with. 3/5 of my OEM (Yes, I bought one and had it powdercoated thinking I hit something somehow) cracked. Another friend in Vegas cracked one during an autocross (after I discovered I cracked TWO at the same event), so between us 4/9 cracks.
Please please please please put your stock OEMs back on. I've got some spare MB Motoring wheels in the garage if you're in a bing to replace. That's what I did until I came across my new set of AMEs, which have been abused 10x more than my OEM ever were, and they're doing/looking great still.
I'm really am sorry to hear. I personally think they LOOK fantastic, but fawk this sucks.
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Glad to hear that you are ok!!!
I can only imagine all the potential bad scenarios.
Either way you and Istan need to bring this up with Nissan to make sure that more people don't powdercoat their wheels if that is what they are saying is causing the cracks. You could save lives.
Also make sure the powdercoaters know.
Thanks to you and Istan for posting your experiences with the other forum members!
I can only imagine all the potential bad scenarios.
Either way you and Istan need to bring this up with Nissan to make sure that more people don't powdercoat their wheels if that is what they are saying is causing the cracks. You could save lives.
Also make sure the powdercoaters know.
Thanks to you and Istan for posting your experiences with the other forum members!
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Originally Posted by onebadfyvo
Usually, they blast the old paint before powder coating. I've never heard of a shop "baking off" the old paint before powder coating. And to think, I'm about to set an appointment to powder coat my 5Zigen wheels.
if you have media blasted a wheel, it will have to be outgassed before PC-ing or you will have small bubbles/orange peel like finish. This process is sometimes done at high temps... or at the very least it is another heat cycle on your wheels.
I'm not a PC-er, I just did way too much research and asked alot of questions before doing the work I've had done. If any PC-er wants to fill in the blanks on my comments, please do.
As istan said, the reports of cracks are not limited to one PC shop.. and reports of chromed failures are coming in too, backed up by the bulletin.
I think it's fairly obvious that these processes do have some negative affects on Al wheels. Some of them are strong enough to never break. But I have a set of wheels I'm stripping right now, I'm going to look into painting them. Although, damn, PCing would be so much more convenient and durable.
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thanks everyone for all your concern! ill be driving on the seventeen inch stockers until i can be in the market for new wheels. like istan said, i think it would be safe to take precautions when using any powder coated wheel. not worth the risk imo. i just got lucky with timing.
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I'm curious as to how you got the remnants of the rim off along the side of the road. Doesn't that piece just spin when you try and loosen it? I'm assuming that you just had the factory hand tools with you when this happened.
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Whats curious to me is that what I read, from a technical standpoint, the heat actually ages the wheel. It would seem to me that a few years from now, those 5 spokers may just start doing that (w/o PC or chrome). I just completely pulled that out of my butt and its not a prediction or anything, but its a thought.