coating wheels
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Burning Brakes
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coating wheels
There are several coating products made specifically for wheels. My question is can you get good results by simply using the same ceramic or graphene coating that is applied to the painted surfaces of the car?
Safety Car
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You will get good results, but not as long of lasting results compared to if you used a dedicated wheel coating. They are designed to hold up to heat more so than ceramics that go on the body of the car. The trim coatings are usually more porous, small differences between all of them. You don't NEED a designated wheel coating
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I tend to use Polish Angel Supersport, using a longer lasting tougher coating than just a wax is a good idea for the harsh environment wheels go through.
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I'm no chemist, but personally I think the "regular" coating you used on the paint works just as well and lasts just as long on the wheels as it does anywhere else you apply it. Unless you're tracking the car for hours on end, wheels don't really get that hot... but if they sell coating made "just for wheels". people buy it in addition to the coating they already bought for the rest of the car. I think it's more of a marketing gimmick than much of an actual difference in standard paint coatings. FWIW I've also painted calipers with regular spray paint that wasn't "super special high heat brake caliper paint" and haven't had it burn off a caliper ever. A lot of this stuff is as much (or more) marketing as it is science.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Bel Air MD
I'm no chemist, but personally I think the "regular" coating you used on the paint works just as well and lasts just as long on the wheels as it does anywhere else you apply it. Unless you're tracking the car for hours on end, wheels don't really get that hot... but if they sell coating made "just for wheels". people buy it in addition to the coating they already bought for the rest of the car. I think it's more of a marketing gimmick than much of an actual difference in standard paint coatings. FWIW I've also painted calipers with regular spray paint that wasn't "super special high heat brake caliper paint" and haven't had it burn off a caliper ever. A lot of this stuff is as much (or more) marketing as it is science.
