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magtek wheels material

Post by ligurt » Wed Mar 15, 2017 2:07 pm

Can anyone of you tell me what material are the magtek wheels made of? Pure magnesium or alu-mag?
Infact in case of respraying they need sandblasting, dry zinc phosphating/chrome phosphating (depends on material) and paint powder coating or polyurethanic coating.

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Re: magtek wheels material

Post by jim157 » Wed Mar 15, 2017 2:26 pm

I believe the road magteks have quite a low magnesium content, and the mag content in the hrc race wheels is higher.

I'd be inclined to treat them both the same though, I. E. take them to a mag wheel specialist.
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Post by Drunkn Munky » Wed Mar 15, 2017 2:27 pm

Just send em to TPCS or another reputable place, they know what their doing. If you have one of the road magteks off a NSR250sp then they've very little mag content

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Re: magtek wheels material

Post by ligurt » Wed Mar 15, 2017 7:06 pm

Thanks for your help, unfortunately I live in northern italy and have to arrange locally. In any case Pontoglio Vincenza phosphating treatments's great chief told me zinc phosphating destroies aluminium, so he suggested the dry chrome phosphating treatment instead of as the more appropriate on aluminium parts.

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Re: magtek wheels material

Post by Drunkn Munky » Thu Mar 16, 2017 7:38 am

Mags need to be chromate coated, zinc doesnt work i learnt that the hard way

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Post by ligurt » Thu Mar 16, 2017 5:24 pm

Why, what happened?

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Post by Drunkn Munky » Fri Mar 17, 2017 8:54 am

Over a short time the paint crazed and turned to shit

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Re: magtek wheels material

Post by ligurt » Sun Mar 19, 2017 9:36 pm

Would you suggest me the right selling price for my nc35 rear wheel?
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Re: magtek wheels material

Post by ligurt » Tue Feb 04, 2020 7:55 pm

Drunkn Munky wrote:
Thu Mar 16, 2017 7:38 am
Mags need to be chromate coated, zinc doesnt work i learnt that the hard way
Got the front Magtek PEO treated. Seems a great treatment
viewtopic.php?f=62&t=53349&start=40
and take a look at the chemical properties
http://www.microncoatings.it/en/magnesium-peo/

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Re: magtek wheels material

Post by ligurt » Tue Feb 04, 2020 7:56 pm

Drunkn Munky wrote:
Thu Mar 16, 2017 7:38 am
Mags need to be chromate coated, zinc doesnt work i learnt that the hard way
Got the front Magtek PEO treated. Seems a great treatment
viewtopic.php?f=62&t=53349&start=40
and take a look at the chemical properties
http://www.microncoatings.it/en/magnesium-peo/


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