BBS RS Powdercoat is chipping...... WHY?!

[Gabe12458]

As the title states I just recently powder coated my BBS RS' I powder coated all 4 lips and when I would torque down the hardware that holds everything together the powder coat would literally fly off the lip…I held all the bolts with a socket and tightened the nut from behind like its supposed to be done. It seems that the powder couldn't withstand the pressure from torquing down the hardware. I ordered the powder from prismatic powders and it says to bake at 400 for 10 minutes and thats what I did but here's my question why is this happening? I've seen plenty of people powder coat BBS lips and have no issues with chipping. Here are a couple of pictures to show you guys what happened. Those of you who have powder coated 3 piece wheels or BBS lips with any info or any explanations as to why this is happening or any solutions would be greatly appreciated!

[pDubs]

First off... who powder coated them?

It sounds like you did it yourself...

Did you fully strip the old paint/clearcoat?

Did you media blast the lips before powder coating?

What powder coat gun did you use?

What oven did you use?

[Oh Damn, it's Sam]

^ Good questions all.

If your powder wound up under-cured or overly thick, either of those will cause it to chip and delaminate like mad.