Yes, you can paint a powdercoated part, but the mil thickness will be different. To fix the gouged powdercoat part correctly, we would need to recoat it, which isn’t a cheap, quick, or easy process.

Yea, I have no idea why eastwood dropped the ball so hard with this. My gut says that the guy in charge of powder coating is just an idiot. :) Even their powders stink.

The process of powder coating starts with stripping a wheel down to the original metal by putting it in a strip tank. Once fully cleaned, the wheel is sanded to fix any damages.