Can i Anodize my Wheels??

[iano]

Instead of powdercoat
Anyone ever done this?

[ctx46]

if its raw alum, go for it, but it has to be bare metal, about the easiest way to put it, anodizing alum is like staining wood.... its not a coating, its a dyeing prosses...
so i can be done, but it might be easier to power coat or paint you wheels to the desired finish, FYI, you can get paint to look like anodized finish.
anodizing is also really sensitive to uv rays, it fades very easly unless you put a clear coat over it to protect it, but most of the time its such a smooth finish that clears have a hard time sticking around.

[Heist]

You can, but you really don't want to.
The kind of environments, stress, and impacts a wheel experiences - powder coating is really the best industrial coating for the job.
And like mentioned before, powder coating has come a long way. They have finishes that mimic anodized, or matter, or even chrome.

[06450F]

If you want the anodized look you can either polish or chrome your parts then have a candy/clear or candy color powder coat applied. In fact it looks nicer than anodized and is durable and chemical resistant.

[IHateStunters]

What is a fair price to have wheels powder coated?

[06450F]

After sandblasting and bearing removal 50-75 per set for standard colors like black or white, $100-200 a set for nicer candy colors and metallic colors.

[herrman]

sorry but to much for translate.
look at this.its the hardest coating for wheels you can get.
They work for Porsche a long time.

Galerie

[Heist]

Originally Posted by herrman

sorry but to much for translate.
look at this.its the hardest coating for wheels you can get.
They work for Porsche a long time.

Galerie

Google translate does websites as well:

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[Waldo]

OK so anodizing is not the way to go for rims. But does anyone have a good connection to get other stuff anodized? What about DLC?

[SubSailor]

With powdercoating, you'll get an overall even finish.
With anodizing, you may not get a consistent even finish depending on different porosity levels of the material.

DLC is used mainly to reduce sliding friction as on forks.
It's a bit more durable with less friction than TiN, although it doesn't have that beautiful gold look like TiN.

If you want to coat your fork sliders with DLC, Race-Tech now offers that service, and for shocks.
It's not cheap. It'll cost about $650 or so for forks.
Check out their site for further info.

If you race, some rules don't allow fork surface coatings.