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Stock Hubs Clear Coated?

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riproost:
Just got done blasting  a set of hubs and was wondering if I should have a clear powdercoat put on them.
Question is did stock hubs have a coating on them or were they bare :?

sandblaster:
Hey Rip, as far as I can tell from 89 and up they were just raw aluminum (Al-lu-min-e-um if your in the uk :-) )
That is interesting that you ask that because I have a set of hubs that I was thinking of doing the same thing to for my SM project.
I was even thinking about polishing them first, then clear powder coating, but I'm not sure how well it would hold up on the polished surface.
Hopefully someone here has tried it.....

alward25:
it would hold up great!  Common practice to polish and clear powder coat.  You got a buddy that powdercoats? 

riproost:
There is a business a few miles from me that powder coats. They did my frame and a couple other pieces for this build.
I was thinking I was ready to start lacing my wheels and the  clear powder coat butterflies started floating around in my head 8-).
Guess I'll stop in the first of the week and talk to 'em.

alward25:
I do powdercoating on the side at my cousins shop. He has 2 ovens and I have free rein. Just did a KTM bright freaking orange!

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