Powder Coating Wheels
 

Iam told the wheels require sand blasting first, is this correct? Iam having my 996 wheels done gloss black €50 per wheel.

Your powder coating place should sand blast them first (hopefully themselves!).

I had two wheels and a subframe done for £50, not a specialist bike place, but I guess it depends where you go.

Cool, just wanted to check he knows what he is doing. If I remove the wheels, whilst they are off is there anything i might want/need to replace, Iam told there is a part on the rear wheel that once taken off cannot be re-used, but cannot remember what this is, or maybe I dreamt that bit? It is my first Ducati.

I had the wheels on my 749 done.

Removed all ancilliaries, and wheel bearings (was advised to...not sure if its 100% necessary, but I think its probably a good idea).

what to remove
 

Remove all ancilliaries :-
bearings
seals
fittings
valve for inflation.
balance weights


when you get the wheels back make sure you tap out all exposed threads and remove any blasting grit which may have been left over.
Removed bearings should be replaced, as should seals, with new items.

Might I suggest you leave the bearings in place while you get the job done and replace them with new items AFTER powder coating. This is not as daft as it sounds because it will save you hours of careful sanding to remove the coating from the bearing recess!! The bearings simply will not fit if there is coating inside the housing.

good point. I left mine in then carefully using a craft knife trimmed the powder coating off the wheel, the coating is fairly flexible so does not crack like paint.

Iam wanting the 'gloss' black that is on the new 999, anyway I can find out the RAL code?

I think the gloss factor is percentage figure used after the RAL code like 'RAL 1023 50% Gloss', as for the colour for black theres a few i know of to choose from all a little different, Traffic Black RAL 9017, Jet Black RAL 9055, Graphite Black RAL 9011.

Hope this helps,

Cheers,

Shandy

Most good shops will cover over these areas prior to applying the powder to the electrostatically charged components (yes thats how they get the powder to stick before curing in the oven)