Mike@DedicatedPerfection
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PBL Wheel Coating
Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Wheel Coating
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We all know of the durability coatings can provide compared to their sealant and wax counterparts. The durability of a coating is unmatched with its clear shell that that encompasses the surface. For protecting wheels a coating is a no brainer and the obvious choice. After all your wheels and tires are in contact with the road surface and suffer the greatest degree of filth.
Here in Germany it is required to have at least an all season tire with the snowflake on the sidewall, although a dedicated winter tire is best. When you have a second set of wheels/tires you are free to change between summers/winters as the seasons dictate. Having a second set of wheels for use allows you to clean up and experiment with various products at your convenience.
Ok enough of that. With the PBL Wheel Coating it requires the same prep steps as a paint coating to include a through decon via clay. If you want to take a coating to maximum potential and durability more intensive decon steps are required such as and iron and tar remover. If you are really anal you can polish most OEM wheels just as you would the paint as the wheels are clear coated as well. But you all knew that.
Now this begs the question. What’s the difference between the paint coating vs. the wheel coating? I don’t know for sure but perhaps the wheel coating is a more potent version of the paint coating? Can they be used interchangeably between surfaces? Looking forward to the comments on this topic.
Now for the wheel coating itself. With the proper decon steps taken prior to application of the PBL Wheel Coating, it is advised to use the PBL Surface Cleansing Polish to prep the surface for receipt of the wheel coating. On paint this is no problem as you are using a large pad and machine. Wheels are round with very complex angles and the only way to really use the polish is to apply by hand. I personally decided to use an IPA mixture set at 20% to remove any foreign matter on the wheels. This will also be interesting to discuss below.
With the wheels stripped with two rounds of IPA wipe downs it was time to apply the coating. As mentioned before it is extremely easy to put down a layer of the coating as it applies just like a paint coating. The looks are the same as coated paint as well. The real aspect of this product is its incredible durability in a harsh environment.
Prep Steps;
Wheel/Tires cleaned with Meguiar’s Non Acid Wheel and Tire Cleaner
Tires cleaned again with Meguiar’s Green APC
Wheels cleaned again with Wheel Brightener
Further cleaned with Super Degreaser
First decon step with Car Pro Trix
Second step with Car Pro Iron-X paste
Third step with Iron-X spray to ensure all is removed
Thorough rinse down and re washed with Hyper wash
Wheels clayed w/ Meguiar’s last touch w/ professional blue clay
Faces polished with PE14, SF4000, 3” tangerine hydro pad
Two rounds 20% IPA wipedowns
Two coats PBL Wheel Coating w/ 24 hour cure time between
Tires dressed w/ BlackFire Total Eclipse Tire Gel
Winter wheels/tires were mounted last October in preparation for winter duty. I did not keep an exact mileage count (guessing 2K miles). I live and work on base so my commute is 1.2 miles one way. There have been a few blasts down the Autobahn and traveling to various locations while hitting 155 and a few good brake applications to dust up the wheels. It must be mentioned my BMW is notorious for BMW brake dust. Hitting the brakes at 155 guarantees to make clean wheels black.
Now having the wheels coated compared to just using a sealant I have noticed that even driving through rain, most of the brake dust is washed off whereas using a wheel sealant does not make much difference when driving through rain. Sometimes driving through a rain shower just makes more of a mess on sealed wheels rather than help clean them.
Here we are starting the cleaning process as these wheels were in storage for quite some with years of filth on them. This is why my process was so intensive trying to get them clean.
YUCK!!!!
Starting cleansing process
Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Wheel Coating
Warning! Massive thread
Please hold of to comment.
We all know of the durability coatings can provide compared to their sealant and wax counterparts. The durability of a coating is unmatched with its clear shell that that encompasses the surface. For protecting wheels a coating is a no brainer and the obvious choice. After all your wheels and tires are in contact with the road surface and suffer the greatest degree of filth.
Here in Germany it is required to have at least an all season tire with the snowflake on the sidewall, although a dedicated winter tire is best. When you have a second set of wheels/tires you are free to change between summers/winters as the seasons dictate. Having a second set of wheels for use allows you to clean up and experiment with various products at your convenience.
Ok enough of that. With the PBL Wheel Coating it requires the same prep steps as a paint coating to include a through decon via clay. If you want to take a coating to maximum potential and durability more intensive decon steps are required such as and iron and tar remover. If you are really anal you can polish most OEM wheels just as you would the paint as the wheels are clear coated as well. But you all knew that.
Now this begs the question. What’s the difference between the paint coating vs. the wheel coating? I don’t know for sure but perhaps the wheel coating is a more potent version of the paint coating? Can they be used interchangeably between surfaces? Looking forward to the comments on this topic.
Now for the wheel coating itself. With the proper decon steps taken prior to application of the PBL Wheel Coating, it is advised to use the PBL Surface Cleansing Polish to prep the surface for receipt of the wheel coating. On paint this is no problem as you are using a large pad and machine. Wheels are round with very complex angles and the only way to really use the polish is to apply by hand. I personally decided to use an IPA mixture set at 20% to remove any foreign matter on the wheels. This will also be interesting to discuss below.
With the wheels stripped with two rounds of IPA wipe downs it was time to apply the coating. As mentioned before it is extremely easy to put down a layer of the coating as it applies just like a paint coating. The looks are the same as coated paint as well. The real aspect of this product is its incredible durability in a harsh environment.
Prep Steps;
Wheel/Tires cleaned with Meguiar’s Non Acid Wheel and Tire Cleaner
Tires cleaned again with Meguiar’s Green APC
Wheels cleaned again with Wheel Brightener
Further cleaned with Super Degreaser
First decon step with Car Pro Trix
Second step with Car Pro Iron-X paste
Third step with Iron-X spray to ensure all is removed
Thorough rinse down and re washed with Hyper wash
Wheels clayed w/ Meguiar’s last touch w/ professional blue clay
Faces polished with PE14, SF4000, 3” tangerine hydro pad
Two rounds 20% IPA wipedowns
Two coats PBL Wheel Coating w/ 24 hour cure time between
Tires dressed w/ BlackFire Total Eclipse Tire Gel
Winter wheels/tires were mounted last October in preparation for winter duty. I did not keep an exact mileage count (guessing 2K miles). I live and work on base so my commute is 1.2 miles one way. There have been a few blasts down the Autobahn and traveling to various locations while hitting 155 and a few good brake applications to dust up the wheels. It must be mentioned my BMW is notorious for BMW brake dust. Hitting the brakes at 155 guarantees to make clean wheels black.
Now having the wheels coated compared to just using a sealant I have noticed that even driving through rain, most of the brake dust is washed off whereas using a wheel sealant does not make much difference when driving through rain. Sometimes driving through a rain shower just makes more of a mess on sealed wheels rather than help clean them.
Here we are starting the cleaning process as these wheels were in storage for quite some with years of filth on them. This is why my process was so intensive trying to get them clean.
YUCK!!!!
Starting cleansing process
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