Quote Originally Posted by PeterK
ok, first things first. you cant paint aluminium with metal paint. it doesnt work. secondly i have had various parts powdercoated and it should be much more durable then you have described. it sounds to me like they werent powdered coated at all but infact just painted matt black. something isnt right. if you can scratch them with your nail then its not powder coating.
Had a closer look at the chipped parts this evening and I cannot further them with my finger nails, it is too hard for that to be fair. I did have to clear some very small pieces from the chips, it was like very very tiny shatter pieces within the chip.

As much as I dislike and never use them I am tempted go through a machine wash to test the strength of the powder coating on the wheels. Proper Powder Coating should withstand this right? I would rather find out now if these are a terrible job and get them sorted than find out 6 months or so down the line.