sitting in the garage looking sad

bigkev · Post by **bigkev** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 6:44 pm

since the weathers getting crappy ive taken the bike off the road for the the on comeing of winter, i was looking at the bike thinking what can i do to it something to the wheels etc ?? ah ha powder coat them ??? crap , what colour the bikes manderine how about gloss white.. anybody had their wheels done , what colours

kev

sandbar · Post by **sandbar** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 7:20 pm

Black

sandbar

herrman · Post by **herrman** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 7:26 pm

Deffo Black, I think Gromit had a Mandarin S with Black wheels at one time, Looked very neat.

Peter.

Blackal · Post by **Blackal** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 7:35 pm

Anyone got a pic of a mandarin one with black wheels?

I can't picture it

Don't go for white - it'll look like a fried egg

Al

BMWBob · Post by **BMWBob** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 7:56 pm

Just out of interest what would it cost to get a pair of wheels powder coated and would anyone like to recommend where to have it done?

Regards Bob

Gromit · Post by **Gromit** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 8:44 pm

Here you go...with mandarin it has to be black:

bigkev · Post by **bigkev** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 9:01 pm

oh they look very good in gloss black , looks good with the mudguard and hugger black , i can get them done for about £150 , thats the tyres off and back on new valves , balance, wheel bearings out and in looking the dogs bollicks in any colour

Gromit · Post by **Gromit** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 9:06 pm

That's not a bad price Kev, if it's all in. I paid 45 quid to have just a rear wheel done - sorting the disc/tyre removal/refitting myself.

Is that for spraying or powder coat?

Boxadog 2000 · Post by **Boxadog 2000** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 10:01 pm

DO NOT POWDER COAT.

2 Pack is better.

Bob

Now let the shitfest debate start again regarding powder/2 pack

POB · Post by **POB** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 12:52 am

What's wrong w/ powder coat? i got some Bros wheels coated a few years ago and they looked awesome (complete with proper sign-written MotoGP striping!):

Blackal · Post by **Blackal** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 5:56 am

Gromit wrote:Here you go...with mandarin it has to be black:

Surprisingly effective

Think I would go for the satin black finish that my Daytona has, though - rather than gloss.

A mate with a mandarin 1100s has had mandarin-coloured wheels that didn't look too clever, but he doesn't recommend powder-coating either.

(I should have known you'd have a pic of the exact bike in front of those green garage doors

)

Al

bigkev · Post by **bigkev** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 7:19 am

well the black looks great , i doing them white , the bikes going to newsham motorcycles the wheels are comeing apart , powder coated and then back on for the price of £150 all in

winger · Post by **winger** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 7:31 am

Don't do it!!!! beleave me you'll never stop cleaning e'm,when ordered my Dymags some years had a gold colour when i should have had black,just a trip round the block and there's a layer of shite e'm,one of the jobs this winter is to send e'm back and have e'm re-done

Gromit · Post by **Gromit** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 8:19 am

winger wrote:Don't do it!!!! beleave me you'll never stop cleaning e'm,when ordered my Dymags some years had a gold colour when i should have had black,just a trip round the block and there's a layer of shite e'm,one of the jobs this winter is to send e'm back and have e'm re-done

What he said.

Sure, if you like white then go for it but the white rear wheel on my BCR is a friggin' PITA to keep clean (if I could pick up a mint condition blue rear wheel off a Mamola rep I'd much rather have that).

White wheels to me = white socks. Sooooo 80's darling

Whatever, post up pics when you've had them done.

julian · Post by **julian** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 12:05 pm

Kev

I took Bob's advise and had mine 2-pack painted. Job's a good'n!

Wheels, rocker covers, rear pillion pegs and pink tax disk holder for £150.

See , HERE HERE and HERE

BMWBob wrote:Just out of interest what would it cost to get a pair of wheels powder coated and would anyone like to recommend where to have it done?

Regards Bob