Here was an article on RBR about Cerakote.
Cerakote frame?

Cerakote Coatings

Hopefully the censors don't kill that one If it does, search for cerakote.

Anyway, it might be worth trying if you can get someone willing to do the application.

I hate re-building wheels... so it would probably be worth it to me to buy an all-new rim and all-new spokes for the project.

However, I do have some old black Mavic rims that I'm trying to figure out what to do with. So, they might be worth experimenting on.