How to Repair the Steel Wheel and Rim

First inspection: Prior to the refinishing process, the steelwheel and steel wheel rim should be thoroughly inspected for any damage orout-of-service conditions. Remove dirt, grease or debris prior to paint removalprocess.
Second Coating removal: When you are removing the coating of steelwheel and steel wheel rim, you should make sure about that the dirt is washedout. Most processes employ a blasting cabinet that uses media such as metalshot, glass beads or other material. Sandblasting or grit by itself is notrecommended.
Inspection: After the coating has been removed, the steel wheeland steel wheel rim should be inspected for any cracks or out-of-serviceconditions.
Steel wheel handling: Bare steel wheel should not come in contactwith the floor or other contaminants. To protect the bare wheels from moisture,the surface should be coated promptly to prevent flash rusting.
Finishapplication: Powder coat involves the application of an electro staticallycharged powder paint that is cured in an oven. Once out of the oven, the steelwheel and steel wheel rim can be returned to service in a relatively shortperiod of time. If solvent or water-based paints are applied to steel wheel andsteel wheel rim, the finish may dry at room temperature or be cured in an oven.Regardless of the type of finish applied to the steel wheel and steel wheel rim,it should be no more than 3.5 mils total thickness on the mounting surfaces asmeasured mid-way between the bolt holes in a minimum of five locations on bothsides of the steel wheel.
Curing: All powder coat steel wheel refinishingsystems use an oven or other heat source to cure the coating. For air-drycoatings, the time required to ensure complete curing of material is at leastthree days. Baking the painted steel wheel and steel wheel rim will speed upcuring time.
Finally inspection: After the finish has been cured tomanufacturer's recommendations, the steel wheel and steel wheel rim should beinspected for runs or excessive coating thickness.