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Dont fancy cleaning white wheels

Lots of threads on this. I talked to a few powder coaters none were able to match the colour. In the end I went for silver metallic. The look pretty good. BTW I have experimented with not using balance weights as these are the cause of most of the finish lifting. I had the last set of tyres fitted with the heavy spot, paint dot on the tyre, mounted opposite the valve. I honestly don't think that weights are necessary.

Don't know if I'm allowed to do this but here goes I'm in the process of setting up a powder coating business and not too long ago I discovered a combination of a certain gold colour and tinted laquer (both of which I will have in stock) which when combined is virtually identical to the original colour . If you want to see the colour do a search on my posts I had my firebolt on sale a couple of months ago and had coated them myself . I should be up and running by the end of December pm me if your interested .
Also I will be stocking a colour very close to the blue wheels.

Devonbob wrote:

candy gold, there's a place in pontefract I can dig out the name if you PM me also have pics of my dorsoduro with them fitted, looks the same.

blue or a gunmetal grey .

Author:	yorkshirelad [ 15 Nov 2009 22:51 ]
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The gold (or translucent amber) wheels on my XB12s are starting to look a bit shabby. So now I am looking to have them powdercoated. But what colour? Looking for input on this. Gold again?, blue?, two colour? what do you think?. Im also having the subframe rails and light section painted black.

Author:	Jill Brown [ 15 Nov 2009 22:57 ]
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Personally I would go for either blue (that same intense blue which is on the chin spoiler) or white. Maybe white would be best??

Author:	yorkshirelad [ 15 Nov 2009 23:00 ]
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Dont fancy cleaning white wheels

Author:	kevmean [ 15 Nov 2009 23:07 ]
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yorkshirelad wrote: Dont fancy cleaning white wheels Well leave them dirty then ...it's your bike

Author:	Devonbob [ 16 Nov 2009 08:39 ]
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Lots of threads on this. I talked to a few powder coaters none were able to match the colour. In the end I went for silver metallic. The look pretty good. BTW I have experimented with not using balance weights as these are the cause of most of the finish lifting. I had the last set of tyres fitted with the heavy spot, paint dot on the tyre, mounted opposite the valve. I honestly don't think that weights are necessary.

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Author:	pash [ 16 Nov 2009 11:24 ]
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Always wondered what the dot meant. Most interesting thing I have learned in ages... Thanks!

Author:	Devonbob [ 16 Nov 2009 11:37 ]
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No worries. Try the no weight idea. I can't tell any difference.

Author:	lamo [ 16 Nov 2009 18:57 ]
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Don't know if I'm allowed to do this but here goes I'm in the process of setting up a powder coating business and not too long ago I discovered a combination of a certain gold colour and tinted laquer (both of which I will have in stock) which when combined is virtually identical to the original colour . If you want to see the colour do a search on my posts I had my firebolt on sale a couple of months ago and had coated them myself . I should be up and running by the end of December pm me if your interested . Also I will be stocking a colour very close to the blue wheels.

Author:	patkin [ 16 Nov 2009 19:38 ]
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Devonbob wrote: Lots of threads on this. I talked to a few powder coaters none were able to match the colour. In the end I went for silver metallic. The look pretty good. BTW I have experimented with not using balance weights as these are the cause of most of the finish lifting. I had the last set of tyres fitted with the heavy spot, paint dot on the tyre, mounted opposite the valve. I honestly don't think that weights are necessary. candy gold, there's a place in pontefract I can dig out the name if you PM me also have pics of my dorsoduro with them fitted, looks the same.

Author:	Foby [ 16 Nov 2009 20:14 ]
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Talking of Buell paint is there a specialist in the UK that has the touch up paints that you people in the know use?

Author:	midlifecrisis [ 16 Nov 2009 21:18 ]
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blue or a gunmetal grey .

Author:	patkin [ 17 Nov 2009 12:28 ]
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Is everybody happy about the heat involved in the powder coat process when the buell front wheel is so flimsy looking? There are normally debates even when the wheel is quite meaty (obviously it didnt bother me on the 'prillia but i'd not so keen on PC of my Buell wheels.)

Author:	rik [ 17 Nov 2009 13:04 ]
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lamo wrote: Don't know if I'm allowed to do this but here goes I'm in the process of setting up a powder coating business and not too long ago I discovered a combination of a certain gold colour and tinted laquer (both of which I will have in stock) which when combined is virtually identical to the original colour . If you want to see the colour do a search on my posts I had my firebolt on sale a couple of months ago and had coated them myself . I should be up and running by the end of December pm me if your interested . Also I will be stocking a colour very close to the blue wheels. Whereabouts will your works be, lamo?

Author:	yorkshirelad [ 17 Nov 2009 22:10 ]
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patkin wrote: Devonbob wrote: Lots of threads on this. I talked to a few powder coaters none were able to match the colour. In the end I went for silver metallic. The look pretty good. BTW I have experimented with not using balance weights as these are the cause of most of the finish lifting. I had the last set of tyres fitted with the heavy spot, paint dot on the tyre, mounted opposite the valve. I honestly don't think that weights are necessary. candy gold, there's a place in pontefract I can dig out the name if you PM me also have pics of my dorsoduro with them fitted, looks the same. Is the place in Pontefract NB Coatings? Ive already been there and the gold looks a very close match. He charges £45 per wheel. I thought about changing the colour because if I am spending that sort of money I wanted it to look like I had actually done something to the bike, rather than it looking like I had just given the wheels a good clean. I had toyed with the idea of blue centres with gold rims, but was told where the colours merge it will be green. Maybe black with gold rims? as Im having the subframe rails painted black. Has anyone else changed the colour of their wheels?

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Author:	yorkshirelad [ 17 Nov 2009 22:15 ]
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midlifecrisis wrote: blue or a gunmetal grey . Maybe all blue will look too much. I have already thought of gunmetal grey and have the rails done the same colour. I originally wanted the rails done in the same colour as the frame but the painter could not guarantee a match, so that is the reason I thought of black.