It sounds cool, but do you know what it is and how you can apply it to your Suzuki Wheels? If not, then just keep on reading.
Powder Coating was first used in Australia in about 1967 - so it's not too long ago compared to all the other techniques that manufacturers use on their wheels and on their vehicles. The whole approach of Powder Coating involves applying dry paint to a specific part; in this case, you'd be applying the dry paint to OE Suzuki Verona Wheels that you have on your vehicle. You can put the paint on by one of two techniques:
1. One (or all) of the Suzuki Rims is (are) lowered into some sort of big bed of powder. OR,
2. The powdered paint that's set to go on the OE Wheels is electrostatically charged and then it is sprayed to the 2005 Suzuki Verona Wheels.
After this step, the Suzuki Verona Rims are then put into some sort of huge oven so that the powder particles can melt and also join together in order to make a continuous film. After this, the manufacturer can then choose from two main types of powder that are available to the surface finisher:
1. There's thermoplastic powders that are made to remelt when they're heated for a second time. OR,
2. There are thermosetting powders that don't remelt when they're heated for a second time. While the Factory Rims are in that huge oven, there's a chemical cross-linking reaction that's set off at the temperature of the oven. This is the reaction that gives the powder coating on the wheels most of its fancy and attractive characteristics.
Before you even start to powder coat your wheels, you have to make sure that the wheels you plan to coat are completely free of dirt and any kind of debris. One thing that you can do in order to make sure your wheels are prepared is to have the wheels (or wheel) sandblasted before it starts any process of powder coating. When you sandblast a wheel, it typically takes away all the left over traces of paint, polish, and even rust. Another thing that you can possibly do is to wipe the whole surface of the Suzuki Wheels with some sort of quality grease and wax remover before you start powder coating them.
I know you may think that this is a lot, but it's for your own good.
The best tip of powder coating wheels is to actually go with a company that's known for their powder coating. The best powder coating service always depends on how hot the oven is and if it's the right temperature. If you want to keep from any damages on the wheel when you install them back onto your car (which hopefully you do), you should use masking tape and put it inside and around the edge of the lug nut wrench that you're using for the installment of the rims.
Want another tip? Of course you do. Get some masking or painter's tape and place it around the bead of the wheel before you mount the tire onto the actual wheel. Doing this can keep from damaging the lip of the wheel. It even reduces the chances of re-powder coating the wheel because of some careless mistake that could have easily been fixed.