Spoked Wheel Questions

[Haoleman]

I am totally new to powder coating. I am starting a motorcycle project this winter, doing an old school Clubman out of a Honda CB 450. The wheels are spoked with chrome rims and I thought of doing them all black. Is it possible to PC them while they are assembled or do I have to do all seperately. I've seen some done but not sure of the method.

[FigureLLC]

yes, you can coat it with the spokes in place. might want to take it to a shop and make sure they're true first, bc they won't be real adjustable after that.

[Haoleman]

Thanks for the reply. I am curious as to the best way to support the wheel while coating it. I would assume some sort of axle would be the best as I will have to place it horizontally in an oven to cure.

[r1wheelie159]

i would take them apart. if you dont, your gonna have a hard time if you ever have to true them up again. take a picture of them before you take them apart. i did a search on lacing spoke wheels and its much easier then you would think. i can lace a wheel in about 5 min. but it does take a while to true them up.