Matador
04-06-2016, 12:06 PM
Hi Guys,
So I've had these wheels lip repolished because when I had originally brought it to the painter, he had the lip machined and the faces painted to stock color, and cleared it all. The clear started to peel....so I got pretty pissed as this cost me a pretty penny. He was an acquaintance so I worked with him, but after doing research people said there's no clear that should stick to a 'polished' surface like he said should have happened and when the clear started peeling off the lip since it was bare/unpainted he didn't know what to do except giving me two options--clear it again and see if it sticks or just take off all clear and hand polish it but leave it bare.
I just said screw it and leave it bare but polished. He did just that and they look AMAZING. The only issue is the Aluminum is bare and the wheels on the inside and out need a deep cleaning.
I also noticed some paint drip on one of the wheels so he repainted that one, but the other 3 have had this paint on them for months now.
My question is, how long do I have to wait until I can put a coat of sealant and later PBL Wheel coating on the freshly painted wheel? I've read on here about a month, but my painter said like 10ish-11 days. To be safe I am going to wait it out for at least a month.
Here's pics of the wheels.
I was going to repolish them too, before applying the PBL coating. I have a GG3 that I was thinking of using on the lip/spokes to polish. Right now I have Chemical guys heavy metal polish. I was probably going to use that or purchase their light polish.
Could I use that little guy to polish the lips? Or am I better off getting one of those 'balls' to polish? Any thoughts would be MUCH appreciated! I am a newb when it comes to dealing wtih bare, unpolished aluminum lips.
Edit: @Mike@dedicatedperfection is who sold me on this coating. http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/product-reviews/89724-product-review-pbl-wheel-coating-w-6month-update.html
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/a/img924/1746/PSCcNV.jpg
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/a/img924/1871/4aK3wU.jpg
So I've had these wheels lip repolished because when I had originally brought it to the painter, he had the lip machined and the faces painted to stock color, and cleared it all. The clear started to peel....so I got pretty pissed as this cost me a pretty penny. He was an acquaintance so I worked with him, but after doing research people said there's no clear that should stick to a 'polished' surface like he said should have happened and when the clear started peeling off the lip since it was bare/unpainted he didn't know what to do except giving me two options--clear it again and see if it sticks or just take off all clear and hand polish it but leave it bare.
I just said screw it and leave it bare but polished. He did just that and they look AMAZING. The only issue is the Aluminum is bare and the wheels on the inside and out need a deep cleaning.
I also noticed some paint drip on one of the wheels so he repainted that one, but the other 3 have had this paint on them for months now.
My question is, how long do I have to wait until I can put a coat of sealant and later PBL Wheel coating on the freshly painted wheel? I've read on here about a month, but my painter said like 10ish-11 days. To be safe I am going to wait it out for at least a month.
Here's pics of the wheels.
I was going to repolish them too, before applying the PBL coating. I have a GG3 that I was thinking of using on the lip/spokes to polish. Right now I have Chemical guys heavy metal polish. I was probably going to use that or purchase their light polish.
Could I use that little guy to polish the lips? Or am I better off getting one of those 'balls' to polish? Any thoughts would be MUCH appreciated! I am a newb when it comes to dealing wtih bare, unpolished aluminum lips.
Edit: @Mike@dedicatedperfection is who sold me on this coating. http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/product-reviews/89724-product-review-pbl-wheel-coating-w-6month-update.html
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/a/img924/1746/PSCcNV.jpg
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/a/img924/1871/4aK3wU.jpg