Wheel Coatings - Worth it?

[Bosko]

I just use soap & water to clean my wheels. I use a spray coating on the wheels and touch them up with wet wax after washes. Also this is where a spray on rinse off product is great for wheels. Work smarter not harder.

I'm glad you posted this, I see too many people over think cleaning wheels and tires...I almost get a laugh out of it....
I'm using the latest.....Roi990ji2-99 cleaner....best stuff ever.....LOL

Dawn dish soap and a brush goes a long way if you are willing to try.....

 

[opie2]

I'm glad you posted this, I see too many people over think cleaning wheels and tires...I almost get a laugh out of it....
I'm using the latest.....Roi990ji2-99 cleaner....best stuff ever.....LOL

Dawn dish soap and a brush goes a long way if you are willing to try.....

To each their own! dawn is best kept under the kitchen sink imo lol.

Products have changed and gotten better since the old days. I dont rush out to buy the latest and greatest. I keep to what i know and like.

But there are many great products out there that do what they say and are specific to certain areas of a vehicle. As there are just as many, if not more products that are snake oil.

Im not one of them but thanks to those who go out and buy the latest and greatest or not so greatest, then come on here and give there reviews. Saves many of us the trouble of doing it.

Find a product you like...use it and use it often!

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[DFB]

Hi everyone..

I have 2 hellcats and 1 scat pack rims coming my way soon.

All 12 rims are matt black!!!

Can I use Dlux on those rims w/o making them shiny?

Mr Tommy

These are freshly ceramic coated matte black wheels. The coating adds the very mildest of sheen, as mentioned it deepens the finish rather than shining.

 

[DFB]

I'm glad you posted this, I see too many people over think cleaning wheels and tires...I almost get a laugh out of it....
I'm using the latest.....Roi990ji2-99 cleaner....best stuff ever.....LOL

Dawn dish soap and a brush goes a long way if you are willing to try.....

Agreed. Unless they are very dirty, I just use the soap in my foam cannon to clean wheels.

 

[Odrapnew1]

Since this popped up, I thought I would ask a question.

I have about 3/4 of a 10ml bottle of Cquartz SiC left and I don't have any other use for it and don't want it to go to waste. Someone mentioned using it on wheels.

I just pulled my summer wheels off my car and thought it would be a good time to coat them.

I know it's more of a personal choice, but looking for feedback. Would it be worth polishing the wheels before coating?

From a distance, they look fine, but up close with direct light, they show lots of scratches on the black. The other part is that I don't have anything for polishing the small areas, so it would either be done by hand, or I'd have to pick something up. Maybe it's an excuse to get a Dremel?

 

[The Guz]

Try polishing a section by hand. It will remove some of those defects and gloss them up.

 

[Bosko]

Hooks to a drill...

 

[Rsurfer]

Hooks to a drill...

Have you used it? I have one in red and it's been sitting on my shelf for over a year unopened?

 

[Rsurfer]

Since this popped up, I thought I would ask a question.

I have about 3/4 of a 10ml bottle of Cquartz SiC left and I don't have any other use for it and don't want it to go to waste. Someone mentioned using it on wheels.

I just pulled my summer wheels off my car and thought it would be a good time to coat them.

I know it's more of a personal choice, but looking for feedback. Would it be worth polishing the wheels before coating?

From a distance, they look fine, but up close with direct light, they show lots of scratches on the black. The other part is that I don't have anything for polishing the small areas, so it would either be done by hand, or I'd have to pick something up. Maybe it's an excuse to get a Dremel?

I would, now that the wheels are off the car and clean. Worse case scenario just put them away uncoated.

 

[Bosko]

Have you used it? I have one in red and it's been sitting on my shelf for over a year unopened?

I have not, I use a polisher when I do wheels, I have a 1 inch backing plate for my G8

 

[opie2]

Have you used it? I have one in red and it's been sitting on my shelf for over a year unopened?

I have used those multiple times over the years. Saves a lot of hand work. Coupled with a good chrome polish...worked well for me

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[Rsurfer]

I have used those multiple times over the years. Saves a lot of hand work. Coupled with a good chrome polish...worked well for me

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Will the tip get into the corners where the spoke meets the rim/lip?

 

[opie2]

Will the tip get into the corners where the spoke meets the rim/lip?

Yes it did for me. Can't say that it would for every wheel design though

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[TTQ B4U]

Have you used it? I have one in red and it's been sitting on my shelf for over a year unopened?

I have. I also have the red one that is made up of the tiny little portions of foam. Little pricey for what they are but they work well. Depending on your OCD level, you may still need to touch up corners and other areas with a smaller polisher or by hand. I use my Rupes Nano Long Neck for wheels a lot.