Anodized wheels changing colors?
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Anodized wheels changing colors?
I bought Roland Sands Domino wheels about 1.5 yrs ago. The front wheel has already turned purple. I guess I thought by now there would be a process that manufacturer's could use to prevent this, or just powder coat the damn things.
Jason at Coastal Moto was very good about this and offered to replace the wheel. But why bother? It will just turn purple again. I will end up having it masked and powder coated at my expense.
Others have this experience? It's a tough pill to swallow to pay this kind of money for wheels and get this level of satisfaction. Again, no slam on Jason, he is a stand up guy.
Shakey
Jason at Coastal Moto was very good about this and offered to replace the wheel. But why bother? It will just turn purple again. I will end up having it masked and powder coated at my expense.
Others have this experience? It's a tough pill to swallow to pay this kind of money for wheels and get this level of satisfaction. Again, no slam on Jason, he is a stand up guy.
Shakey
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From: Texas! Ya mean there's someplace else?
Never seen black anodizing that didn't "fade" over time. After all, the color is simply a dye added to the soup. I'd bet that exposure to UV causes/accelerates the "fade-to-purple" of black anodizing, while the face pieces of some of my 20+ y/o stereo equipment has not faded. I have red and blue anodized valve caps and they fade, too.
Just a fact of life with anodizing, and black is the worst. Hard anodizing topped with UV-resistant clear coat will delay the effect, but I still think it's inevitable. It's not just the sun's rays that cause them to turn... heat does it too. You should have seen what the trick brake rotors on my Corvette looked like after only one canyon run!
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Anodizing is just a color dip really and it fade like a big dog over time and heavy sunlight just helps it along faster . Power coat will also fade or loose that high luster in time but takes longer , the real down side is it's prone to scratches and chips with age . There is no perfect coating that weather and time won't get at sorry to say , guess that's natures way of saying time for a change in looks on the old scoot isn't it ?
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