Powder coated wheels - safety issue

[ash reynolds]

I wanted to share my experience with powder coated wheels with respect to using my car on track on one occasion. This is not intended to be a discussion thread but purely advisory. Any are welcome to comment but I shall not be posting further once I have shared this.

My wheels were prepared by a specialist company in accordance with their warranty conditions and seemingly global policy, so expect the same procedure to have been followed by any branch.

The overall finish and appearance of the wheels was completely satisfactory, however, the area of concern in my instance was both the hub face and tapered wheel bolt seats. These had been powder coated fully.
During my time on track the coating became sufficiently hot to melt this coating on both the hub face and tapered seat. I have received advice from well respected businesses who have experience in preparing vehicles for track use and they have advised that this could have potentially had serious consequences such as wheels parting company with the vehicle had I persisted in using the vehicle.

The trader has resolved my issue by stripping, masking off appropriately and re coating.
As I have said, this thread isn't intended to discuss the process of powder coating wheels or indeed the trader but to highlight a potential safety issue. It is for the individual to decide what to do with this info, if anything.

Edited by ash reynolds on Tuesday 15th July 14:04

[ash reynolds]

Could somebody please explain why the trader name has been edited out? I thought I had worded this carefully enough to avoid issues. Thanks.

[ash reynolds]

jeremyc said:

e don't allow naming and shaming - it's against the rules you signed up to when you joined.

Besides, the specific trader wasn't the point of your post, was it.

OK, thanks. I wasn't challenging just looking for clarity. The trader was also kind of the point as it seems that some have different guidelines and standards for refurb. Rules are rules though so thanks for the explanation.

[ash reynolds]

richwig83 said:

Pirelli Edition?

It is, well observed.

[ash reynolds]

Output Flange said:

Harry Flashman said:

a) this sounds like complete balls

I've had wheels powder coated at a few different places, and all have told me to check the nuts after 50 miles for exactly the reason the OP posted. It surprises me more that he wasn't told when he picked them up from [insert company name here]

Harry Flashman said:

b) what sort of fool doesn't check their wheel nut tensions every so often whilst out on track?

Well, quite.

I haven't said I didn't check the wheel bolts. This is specifically with respect to what has happened to the powder coating. I'm not publishing all of the detail here, just enough for somebody to make an informed decision or not.

It's up to the individual whether they credit the advice I've received as being accurate or useful. In the meantime please don't imply foolishness on my account. I put myself in their hands and followed their advice and took what I believed to be sensible precautions after the event.

I'm pleased if this thread is of use to somebody, equally I'm not interested if it isn't. Make of it what you will but please keep derogatory comments to yourself.