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I have just chrome plated the wheels on my 1983 Gl1100 and taken to the power coaters for a coat of clear. It would be no problem on the front wheel but the rear wheel has final drive dampners made from rubber. I did not know for sure if the rubber would withstand the 275 degree heat from the curing process so I did not leave the rear for coating. I went by my local Honda dealer and these dampners are not even shown in the catalog and they did not know where they could be obtained. I am not willing to screw up a $300.00 chrome plating and have a wheel I can not even use. Does anyone out these know where these dampners are available? Has any one powercoated a rear tire and had the dampners survive or destroyed. I would think they would not be damaged but just don't know.Does any one have a scrap 83 rear wheel that I could use at powercoaters to find out what would happen at 275 degrees?
Dean
I have just chrome plated the wheels on my 1983 Gl1100 and taken to the power coaters for a coat of clear. It would be no problem on the front wheel but the rear wheel has final drive dampners made from rubber. I did not know for sure if the rubber would withstand the 275 degree heat from the curing process so I did not leave the rear for coating. I went by my local Honda dealer and these dampners are not even shown in the catalog and they did not know where they could be obtained. I am not willing to screw up a $300.00 chrome plating and have a wheel I can not even use. Does anyone out these know where these dampners are available? Has any one powercoated a rear tire and had the dampners survive or destroyed. I would think they would not be damaged but just don't know.Does any one have a scrap 83 rear wheel that I could use at powercoaters to find out what would happen at 275 degrees?