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Mower Building / Setup Help => Tires => Topic started by: Shannon Quinn on February 27, 2011, 12:45:05 pm
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Does anyone know of a vendor that sells 8" black powder coated wheels? I've found that Turk Bros. sell 6" Van K wheels for the front, but I can't seem to find anyone selling 8's for the back.
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If you don't mind running steel, you may be able to find some golf kart wheels in black, or you could paint them.
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You can powder coat aluminum to match your fronts. Check with a Douglas wheel dealer, like Ryker Racing, to see what is available.
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http://www.itptires.com/sportatv/t9.html
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Thanks guys. After looking around some more, I may have to reconsider running the black 6" Van K's on all four corners. For $23 a piece, its hard to beat that.
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I just bought 2 pounds of powder to coat my new Douglas wheels. A friend of mine does it. The color is a secret till my build gets further along.
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All done and mounted up. Thanks to amr5080 for the tires.
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5023/5598890402_446e5f8e90.jpg)
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How much powder is on those wheels?
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How much powder is on those wheels?
I was thinking the same thing. Look cool but might defeat the purpose of aluminum wheels. Might have been better to anodize them.
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How much powder is on those wheels?
Less then a pound of powder to coat all four. It might have added maybe 2oz per wheel.
Bought 2lbs from http://www.powderbuythepound.com/home.php (http://www.powderbuythepound.com/home.php) and my friend was kind enough to clean, outgass, blast, clean and coat them for me. The picture does them no justice how bright they are and nice they look.
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Powder goes a lot farther than paint. When my frame got done it only took 3 pounds...
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2lbs is okay for powder coating (https://www.reliantfinishingsystems.com/) your wheels