Wheel Painting - Powder Coating

crucial · Post by **crucial** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 4:07 pm

It was

But along with the front mudguard (Ilmberger), the clearcoat seems to have evaporated and left a dull milky finish.

gus · Post by **gus** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 5:29 pm

Nice looking bike.
I like the pinstripe on the wheels.
gus

sandbar · Post by **sandbar** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 9:34 pm

It was But along with the front mudguard (Ilmberger), the clearcoat seems to have evaporated and left a dull milky finish.

How old are they?

I ask because for quite a while now, all Ilmberger stuff has had a new much improved coating that is UV resistant as well as scratch resistant.

Could I interest sir in a new set of shiny carbon to go with those lovely wheels? Currently at the lowest price as detailed in Bits'n'bobs for sale!

Sandbar

boxerpan · Post by **boxerpan** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 10:38 pm

sandbar wrote:
It was But along with the front mudguard (Ilmberger), the clearcoat seems to have evaporated and left a dull milky finish.
How old are they?

I ask because for quite a while now, all Ilmberger stuff has had a new much improved coating that is UV resistant as well as scratch resistant.

You mean it wasn't UV resistant before ??? I'm not taking my bike out in daylight ever again and I suggest Chris only does night riding as well.
Stealth bike becomes Vampire bike

gus · Post by **gus** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 11:31 pm

LLoyd
You will have to take lead with your HID setup!
I never try to hard when its dark.
To stock headlights are pretty poo.So i installed a couple of uprated bulbs,which kinda helps.
gus

sandbar · Post by **sandbar** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 9:12 am

Boxerpan wrote

You mean it wasn't UV resistant before ??? I'm not taking my bike out in daylight ever again and I suggest Chris only does night riding as well.
Stealth bike becomes Vampire bike

Do you mean you don't carry a cross or garlic with you when you ride at night? I am amazed!!

Joking aside, the answer to your question (referring to general carbon fibre parts) is NO. If you look at the current state of carbon on, for example, Ducati 851/888's (oxymoron alert!!!) that have been used regularly and not had the carbon replaced with later parts, the original carbon has not only gone flat and milky, but also a strange sort of mouldy yellow. Early F1 stuff has tended to go the same way, although long life is not a design criteria in those cases.

I would like to think that Ilmberger have been in the forefront of technological advances in this area. Well I would say that wouldn't I: maybe this should be in 'Boxerbollox' and not 'Boxertech'.

As another aside, it was amazing how many companies at INTERMOT were selling Ilmberger stuff as their own, and were displaying these parts strategically arranged so that the Ilmberger markers inside could not be seen. One or two others had clumsily sprayed over the badges. So we must be doing something right!!

Come on people - buy the things in my SALE. I want to stock up again for next year!

Haven't I got some work that I should be doing instead of writing this stuff - YES!

Sandbar

crucial · Post by **crucial** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 10:41 am

Nice looking bike.
I like the pinstripe on the wheels.

Cheers Gus, spoken like a man who understands the fastest colours are Black & Orange

How old are they?

I ask because for quite a while now, all Ilmberger stuff has had a new much improved coating that is UV resistant as well as scratch resistant.

Could I interest sir in a new set of shiny carbon to go with those lovely wheels? Currently at the lowest price as detailed in Bits'n'bobs for sale!

Hi Sandbar,

They're about 2 years old. You could interest me in new ones if they were free

You know as gesture to support the wonderfull products you sell

Is it possible to rub them down and re-clearcoat or is the black spray paint coming out again?

julian · Post by **julian** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 11:09 am

crucial wrote:Have added pics above. Didn't have time to give her a really good clean.

Paul

Who painted the yella beit on?
Does it slow it down a bit

julian · Post by **julian** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 11:10 am

sandbar wrote:NICE HUGGER!!

Sandbar

and wavey disks - cool.

sandbar · Post by **sandbar** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 1:00 pm

They're about 2 years old. You could interest me in new ones if they were free You know as gesture to support the wonderfull products you sell

Is it possible to rub them down and re-clearcoat or is the black spray paint coming out again?

I'm sorry. Don't know what you mean. It is probably my fault, but there are a couple of words there that I just do not understand. 'Free' and 'gesture' - sorry mate, just tried to look them up in my dictionary, but they are not there!

Seriously though, I suspect that perfectly normal clear lacquer will do the job. I am in Germany next week so I will ask the question and report back.

Anybody got any more questions they would like me to ask Ilmberger while I am there? Oops - should have added the word reasonable!!

Sandbar

meistershite · Post by **meistershite** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 8:42 pm

Hi Paul,

What make is the LED tail light, and where did you get it............ it looks the nuts

Regards

Rick

crucial · Post by **crucial** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 12:25 pm

Hi Rick, the light is from http://www.boxerdesign.de

Leigh-on-sea eh!

Just down the road from me. I've never seen another S in Essex apart from in Cannon's

Nice to know there is another.

Paul.

meistershite · Post by **meistershite** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 6:40 pm

Hi Paul,

Thanks for the info....I will have to save me penny's and order one.

I'm only just off the A127 at Kent Elms.

I only got the bike in May, its a 99 in Black with 107,000 miles on the clock, apart with the little hick up with the front brakes, she runs like clockwork.......must get the wheels powder coated. I used a firm in Bowler Croft Basildon to powder coat a kart chassis for me a few years back, I will give them a ring.

Thanks again

Rick

sybecs@supaday.com · Post by **sybecs@supaday.com** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 6:08 pm

we had our wheels powder coated at bournes in Birmingham they also did foot rests and hangers mine pearl red hers pearl purple like the cadburys rapper looks great on yellow bike but photos turn out blue.£70 We left wheel bearings in and bought new ones for piece off mind.Just make sure they mask up surfaces.

minivin · Post by **minivin** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 6:44 pm

Only one powder coater I'd recommend, Tim Hayes of Flow Plant Manufacturing, South Newton (Salisbury) 01722 744107. Best there is

Price examples as I aint had any wheels done:

1 x Land Rover 109" LWB Chassis shot blasted and Satin Black Powder Coated £150
1 x Egli-Vincent Racing Frame and Swingarm, £40
Everything black on a Vincent HRD, £120

cheapest and the best, he's an ex-biker so know's how to mask wheels

oh, and if it's alloy he tends to acid etch them before coating to promote longetivity, which very few others do