Coating complex wheel faces

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my customer got her AVD 1 wheels custome powder coated (she owns the Alpina B7 AVD 1 sema car) and now she would like them nano coated before the car get back on the road. i am new to coatings and am a little nervous about her wheels, thay are 3 different colors and 3 different finishes. the barrels will be easy, but the faces look like they will be a challange. is there a coating that is easier to apply to wheels or a way to spray the coating?

this is the actual car and wheels, it is no longer wrapped.

http://adv1wheels.com/gallery/cache/bmw/bmw-750-alpina-
 
With complex wheels I use a suede towel with my hand (wearing glove of course).

The difficult thing about complex wheel designs isn't the coating process, it is prepping them. Using something like a Mother's Powerball is nice for polishing and what I usually do is instead of going straight to an Eraser (or similar "panel wipe") I wash the wheels with a soap that leaves nothing (meaning no wax AND no GLOSS ENHANCERS) behind. CarPro Reset and 3D Pink soap are ones that come to mind. Then I blow dry them, and then I wipe down with Eraser.
 
Matt@landrover said:
my customer got her AVD 1 wheels custome powder coated (she owns the Alpina B7 AVD 1 sema car) and now she would like them nano coated before the car get back on the road. i am new to coatings and am a little nervous about her wheels, thay are 3 different colors and 3 different finishes. the barrels will be easy, but the faces look like they will be a challange. is there a coating that is easier to apply to wheels or a way to spray the coating?

this is the actual car and wheels, it is no longer wrapped.

http://adv1wheels.com/gallery/cache/bmw/bmw-750-alpina-
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Reach out to Forum member Rasky1.....he has been spraying coatings via an air brush with very good results. I'm sure he'll help with your questions.
 
Many professionals are indeed switching to an air brush or hvlp sprayer for coating wheels and other complicated areas (honey comb grilles, etc).

If that is not on your list of things to try, then you simply need a small suede microfiber towel that you can wrap around one finger. Apply a small amount of product to the tip of the towel on your finger and then work it into the wheel one area at a time. It is a slow and tedious process on the complicated wheels, but it isn't all that bad.

-Zach
 
I have had a lot of luck with using can coat on wheels, Spray lightly on MF cloth and wipe on and off minutes later. If the wheels are dismounted I spray directly on and wipe off.

In the past I have used Opticoat and gloss coat on wheels wipe on and wipe off. It is time consuming but it lasts.
 
I'm not sure how useful it would be on wheels, but I've discovered the small sponge craft paint brushes work great on the honey comb fascia covering the front of my GTI.

They come in many sizes, have a handle and cost less than a dollar each at some hardware and craft stores.
 
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