Hydrographic Printing for Alloy Wheels & Parts : H2O Graphix (Mumbai)

[Dry Ice]

Maybe OT here, but one of the most interesting uses of this hydrographic printing was unveiled recently by Tesla - The Solar Roof!

More - https://www.tesla.com/solar

https://youtu.be/dRqSkR4ENAg?t=9m

[Rehaan]

Originally Posted by IronH4WK

By the way, I was browsing through one of the Facebook groups and I found this:

One thing I didn't mention in my post (since it was more of a B2B offering) is the H2OGraphix & the parent company (Photokina Chemicals, GJ) do also offer consulting and training for people who want to set up their own hydrograpic centers. They are also suppliers of the raw materials used (chemicals, films etc), and Aerotek Coatings is one of their clients.

Originally Posted by S2!!!

Of late, I've been seeing a lot of car dealerships using this process on display cars to jazz them up. Faux wood and carbon fibre treatments seem to be the hot favorites.

True! Here's 2 slightly strange ones I left out of the original post:




Your Ritz mirrors though...

[deetjohn]

Originally Posted by Rehaan

Oh that's interesting! I bet there's a pretty big market there for dipped alloys, given the flair for modifications in KL.

Spotted this Crysta with printed OEM alloys just a while back. Didnt speak to the owner but pretty sure it was done at Nippon Toyota itself. From what I know, this is only finish that they offer currently.

It looks good from a distance, but was a bit wacky up close. The finish was glossy and it felt really tough. But they hadnt done it fully. So, the alloy was half silver on the inside, which was a bit awkward.

[Rehaan]

Aakash from h2oGraphix dropped me a line with their latest video of a Vento alloy being given the carbon-fibre look...

You can see a few things in the process have evolved, including the roll-out of the sheet onto the water, rather than having 2 people drop it on there...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo30tdde3jg

Also, this predator helmet was dipped for the CF effect: