11-07-2021, 04:46 PM | #1 |
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Washed my wheels
Big deal, right? Everyone washes their wheels after/before they wash their car.
A bit more than 5K on the car now, and after a dirty day at the track (another fabulous day at the track!) I decided to take the wheels off, get the barrels and every bit of it clean, and then put on a ceramic coating not only to make them shine, but hopefully stay slightly shinier and maybe just maybe a smidgen easier to clean. Enjoy. Oh - I should note that I got more compliments this weekend on the M4 than ever before on any car I've had, which includes many 911s, Corvettes and former M cars. Partly the color, partly the snout. And yes, while I had the wheels off, I went ahead and cleaned the calipers too.
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11-07-2021, 04:52 PM | #2 |
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What ceramic coating did you use? Did you use a high heat one?
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11-07-2021, 05:02 PM | #3 |
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I actually do this to my wheels in spring and in fall, about the same times i do my oil change.
If you use wheel guard, or some sort of paste wax (i find paste wax to be better than liquid wax), brake dust doesn't really adhere to the wheels as much making daily cleaning routine a lot easier when you do clean the wheels during each wash. |
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11-07-2021, 06:03 PM | #4 |
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I'm about to do the same this coming weekend. I bought ceramic coating specifically for wheels and calipers. It was recommended by my detail shop. Link below.
https://www.feynlab.com/product/ceramic-wheel-caliper/ |
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11-07-2021, 06:33 PM | #5 |
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Now if only they would stay that clean. The certainly look beautiful clean though!
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11-07-2021, 08:16 PM | #6 |
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I did the same this weekend, ceramic coated my wheels. What a pain. These things are a beast to really clean well.
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I think Gyeon makes a wheel ceramic coating (true ceramic) that does not require heat curing. I used it on my current wheels and it helps, though honestly not as much as I hoped. It could be user error though as I only did one coat, and likely did not use enough product. Haha
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The coating lasts up to a year, my detail guy said he has seen it last longer, just depends how much driving you do. The lamp will be an investment since I'll be applying the coating once a year. |
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11-08-2021, 07:05 AM | #10 |
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I used Optimum. It is not a high heat coating, but I don't need that for the wheels, they don't get terribly hot. I didn't/wouldn't bother doing it on the calipers, as they get really hot.
I think the secret (or a secret) to "ceramic coating" is to not use too much product. A little goes a long way.
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I spoke to my detail guy just now, he said IR lamp is not required, it's an extra step to speed up the curing process. It's equivalent to not driving your car for couple of days, which is not a big deal. |
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We've had no more than 2 or 3 days without rain in the last month and a half in the Portland area. At this rate, it'll be Spring before there's any point in washing any part of the car. Sigh.
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