how does powder coating affect wheel balance?

Question

I wanna PC my OEM Z wheels but i wonder if it may have a dramatic affect on my tire balance. Has anyone had this done to their wheels? also how much does this usually run in the bay area?

Answer 1

I've worked in a wheel manufacturing plant for over 2 years. They get the balance checked at the machining level. Then they get polished and powder coated. If a wheel is "unbalancable" it is not sent any farther through the process. I do not believe that a simple powder coat will throw off the balance of a wheel so much that it wouldn't be balancable after the fact. As stated in another answer, the tires have to be removed for the pc process, so it seems logical that they will get re-balanced when the pc process is complete. In the bay area, you can plan on it being expensive to pc any type of wheels. Call around, search the web, investigate prices on this before just shelling out big bucks!!!! In short...Powder Coating wheels will NOT affect your balance beyond drivability. Hope this helps you. Good luck!!!

Answer 2

If you do the various cleansing and degreasing your self you'll be able to get a body powder lined for £70, a couple of wheels will likely be equivalent. Where are you? Look behind Classic Motorcycle Mechanics journal.

Answer 3

Well, I have the rims and hubs on my bike powder coated with no problems.
Beings as you'll have to break down the wheel (remove tire and valve stem) to have your wheels p/c'd, when they remount the tire (WITH a NEW valve stem[cheap insurance]), have them balance it also.

Answer 4

it will not affect your wheel balance about 100 per wheel

Answer 5

They would have to be stripped of thier clear coat first, sand blasting. They are going to have to be reballanced before they are reinstalled anyway. It's not going to through it off any.