Media Blasting Split Rims

I could not find anything referring to blasting and painting or powdercoating split rings for the deuce and have a few questions:

1. Is it safe to blast Deuce Split Ring Rims for painting or powdercoating?

2. Do you have to keep the ring matched with the rim?

3. Would you paint or powdercoat them?

Thanks for the replies!

I know some things you have to be careful blasting because of heat buildup and warping but I can't imagine how you'd get Deuce rims that hot!

I've always kept lock rings with their rims but that's from doing one tire at a time, not by design. If they're all the same I wouldn't worry about mixing them up.

I'd use paint as it's so easy to touch up plus powdercoat might not be as easy to find in OD green. Powdercoat is neat but it'll scuff, scratch and scrape too, maybe I've just encountered lesser quality powdercoat but I just can't see spending the $$ to do Deuce rims...

I sand blasted some one time and then painted them. Its really hard to hurt them. There are several ring styles, that you don't want to interchange. Not sure if that is in the military line.

It was a lot of work doing all that. Having someone, as above, do it, sounds real cheap and easy. But you would still have to paint them. Just have them blast them, maybe.

I sand blasted some one time and then painted them. Its really hard to hurt them. There are several ring styles, that you don't want to interchange. Not sure if that is in the military line.

It was a lot of work doing all that. Having someone, as above, do it, sounds real cheap and easy. But you would still have to paint them. Just have them blast them, maybe.

I sandblast the crap out of the rims all the time. You do not have to keep the lock rings matched to the rims. Powdercoat is a poor choice for rims, it will not protect against rust like a zinc-rich primer and epoxy topcoat can.

Thanks for the replies guys!

I was having more worries about have the rings and rims as matching pairs, have not played with the split rings, just wanted to make sure.

I am still split on the paint or powdercoat. The man who will be doing them can go either way. I understand being able to touch up the paint job and not the powder.

I think sandblast, epoxy primer and paint is superior To powder coat. Powder coat can't be touched up and rust creeps under any imperfections. I have heard that commercial tires shops can get them done cheap. I have heard about $50 bucks each. I just had 8 two piece rims done.

FYI M35 wheels are called lock rings. A split ring is a whole different animal and should not be used.

Split Rims Kill

Split rims have killed before and it's a good thread to revisit again again again.

A Steel/ google search on "split rims" nets a pile of information on how handling splits requires a lot of respect.

They're coated coming out of the plant but messing up a paint job on them could be bad. A drop of paint in the wrong place may be nasty at 90psi.

The pros sandblasted my M135 rims with rubber on. When cash and time permits, I'd like to do what you're thinking........powdercoat.

I've heard too many bad stories to do anything other then let the Grande Tire boys R+R rubber but I sure would like to coat......."the dark side of the rims".

I just need to visit the threads and TM's where it's been done before, with no problems.

NDT said:

I sandblast the crap out of the rims all the time. You do not have to keep the lock rings matched to the rims. Powdercoat is a poor choice for rims, it will not protect against rust like a zinc-rich primer and epoxy topcoat can.

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DITTO to all!
Also, there are industrial zinc-based epoxi primers (3 components) available, which are meant to be applied directly on freshly sandblasted surfaces.
Thats what I have been using for all my wheels, with very best results so far.


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SETOYOTA said:

FYI M35 wheels are called lock rings. A split ring is a whole different animal and should not be used.

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Thats for that SETOYOTA, I proof read my original post and saw where I messed up. I fixed the post to read split ring rims.

Hmmmm. since the votes are leaning to the paint side, I guess that's the way I'll go too.