jrow,
Thanks very much for the input. the clear coat is definitely cracking - it's probaly due to the curbed marks lifting it after elements get under it. Can this "lab metal" (where do you get it?) be polished? I'd like to weld the rims but I don't know anyone around here that can do aluminum well enough without costing me a bajillion dollars (Wheel collision is near me, in Bath PA but they're astronomical with prices). I know, you have to pay to play, but I like the do it yourself style where I can PC stuff for like $20
Is there anyone from PA that you know that can weld them if needed? I kind of think that this lab metal stuff, if it is what I am imagining, would work.
Ok found the lab metal on Caswell
Like I said, is the lab metal polish-able? Can you tell? It says it can only be exposed to 420F for 20 mins, but when powdercoating I might have to bake it longer! What do you recommend? Thanks for the input so far.
Oh also - my buddy who is gracious enough to let me use his ovens/gun/blasting setup runs a plastic/rubber injection company - I dunno if I'd be able to put aluminum oxide in their blaster, its a huge commercial thing and they have it loaded with glass beads because thats what they use on their products for really specific stuff. I use the beads, can I bead blast the wheels? Or is aluminum oxide a must?