Cret wrote:Anodising won't really work with wheels, or is very unlikely to in most cases. Technically it might be possible on some if they have a very high pure aluminium content to carry out a basic anodising process, but unless they're made of billet aluminium you're not likely to get any nice colours onto them..
Had a feeling that could be the case, I was thinking of trying to etch them then anodise them which may be equally unsucsessful.
Cret wrote:Was looking into powdercoating lately too for making custom steel bits look nice. You can buy a kit on ebay for about £130 including powder, the special gun and a few other bits. Apart from that you need an old lecky oven as you mentioned, and a compressor to hook the gun up to. I think 'Eastwood' or something are the main company doing the kits, and they seem to have a good reputation for it.
I did look at these, thing is, by the time i have bought the kit, found an oven, bought the powder, made a bollox of it, then had to get the centers re blasted and do it all again I think i would rather get a proffesional job.
I can see the milage in doing it, but its a messy process and one that i cant see myself repeating frequently. Being honest i really dont like painting things, i can get a decent finish eventually, but i paint about as well as a gorilla rides a tricycle.
Anyone have an idea which company is starting up? (possibly)
