I have a 06 cbr600rr and I wanted to change the look of my dull black wheels to the glossy wheels like on the 07 1000's. Anyone have any ideas on how to safely do this? Thanks guys.

 

powdercoat is the only way to do it...i just had mine done....had the matte stuff stripped off and had them powdercoated a nice glossy black...looks fantastic...busy putting on rim stripes now....

 

How much did you pay to have yours powdercoated?

 

$150 for the PC not including the incidentals such as tire dismounting ($30), tire remounting ($30), and balancing ($30)....

 

What kind of places can you go to get PCing done?

 

i typically ship mine out to someone who does bike parts although you can find powdercoaters all over if you search...the reason i prefer to go with people who do bikes is because they would likely know about the bearings in the wheels, swingarm, etc.....for example....to press out bearings is expensive...and equally so to have them pressed back in...at Tripage (www.tripage.com), Tristan, the owner, knows to tape of the bearings so that it won't affect the powdercoat thus saving you the time and money of having to press out and in your bearings.....

you could give it to another place but they might recommend pressing out your bearings or not adequately dealing with them which could lead to sand in the bearings (very bad) or PC in the bearings (even worse)...

i shipped mine to Tripage and paid i think $35 from Chicago to Florida so the shipping isn't very bad especially not knowing i have the piece of mind that he knows what he's doing...

 

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