Hey amigos, thinking about powdercoating the rims of my wheels (gloss black natch), as the rust is beginning to eat through the chrome in the odd spot or two on the front wheel. So thought I'd catch the rot early. Thing is I don't know if a normal metalworks will do it, even ones that advertise powdercoating bike wheels, as mine will almost certainly have to be disassembled and rebuilt (I don't want to coat the spokes, just leave them as they are...)

Your thoughts? Anybody know of a place that has a good rep for powdercoating and rebuilding wheels around London / Home counties?

Malden shot blasting in Essex

http://www.ctc-powder-coating.co.uk/contact.htm

http://www.armourtexltd.co.uk/

Hackney, London

http://www.aerocoat.co.uk/ got a good write up in Ride. A bit further East but they say can do any colour

Thanks for the info guys, very useful! Looks like I might have to go through a garage though (for them to remove the wheels, take them apart, send the rims off to be powdercoated, put them back together again and refit them on the bike).

I had that exact same flakey-chrome/rust issue with my wheels. I took them to Central Wheel Components in Birmingham - http://www.central-wheel.co.uk/

They dismantled the wheel (including knocking out the bearings), powder-coated the rim and hub, re-laced it with new stainless steel spokes, and fitted an Avon Cobra tyre.

if you look you will possibly see Cynic and my TDR wheels here Paul is bloody good

http://www.sfxwheels.moonfruit.com/