Ceramic coating for chrome wheels

[rgosart]

I coated my truck and wheels with Avalon King Armor Shield IX. Before doing that, I spent a few days wet sanding, compounding, and polishing the truck and it is still not perfect. I completely understand why a full detail with coating would be thousands of dollars. I probably spent under $100 and that includes the $60 I spent on the coating.

Time will tell how it holds up...





Also used it to coat my moms 2019 MDX

 

[George B]

Has anyone here actually plastidiped their wheels for winter?

 

[Joey Justice]

Don't waste your time with spray-ons unless it is just a maintenance application. Will not really add protection to your wheels like a ceramic rub on. I would recommend 2-3 coats of

Did a friends wheels yesterday and they turned out great. I have done this on a half dozen vehicles and results and longevity has been impressive. Even though they are wheels and the most impacted thing on your vehicle so every little bit helps. Here is a pic of the ones I just finished.

 

[Mark21]

I'll admit it- I like the newer ceramic coatings. The durability is tough to beat Used to use Zano products, but this time around I'll be applying something different.

Take Pride In Your Ride!

 

[1BADI5]

This new CG stuff works great, I use it everyother wash and is easy to apply.

The Chemical Guys HydroSpeed cermaric spray detailer

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https://www.detailgarageswansea.com/wac23316-hydrospeed-ceramic-quick-detailer-16-oz.html&psig=AOvVaw2ZwWEBFZOa6uL29lhEr0lD&ust=1607102093427000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAIQjRxqFwoTCJC_66mosu0CFQAAAAAdAAAAABAE

 

[adventurenali92]

This new CG stuff works great, I use it everyother wash and is easy to apply.

The Chemical Guys HydroSpeed cermaric spray detailer

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https://www.detailgarageswansea.com/wac23316-hydrospeed-ceramic-quick-detailer-16-oz.html&psig=AOvVaw2ZwWEBFZOa6uL29lhEr0lD&ust=1607102093427000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAIQjRxqFwoTCJC_66mosu0CFQAAAAAdAAAAABAE

This is really good stuff. It’s meant to be used as a quick detailer spray on vehicles that are coated with one or either of the hydro line coatings. But can definitely be used a quick detailer without and still gives great protection. I just gave my Denali a fresh coating, base layer of hydrocharge, and then a top coat of hydroslick, which is how they were designed to be used. I did my wheels as well. Brake dust just falls off which is pretty nice. I just toweled the dust off the truck actually, and after I sprayed down with detail spray I went behind the detail spray with the hydrospeed mentioned above^ and it works really well. You can even see the hydrospeed beading up like crazy even with just a light misting of the product onto the surface!

 

[briarpatch]

I wax the back of all my chrome wheels with Meguiar's gold class and just clean the front with soap and water. I don't see the need for ceramic coating them if you take care of them in the first place.

Waxing wheels with normal car wax provides a very short-lived benefit. Heat is the biggest enemy of wax, and with the amount of heat around your wheels, that protection breaks down very quickly. The only wax that would last a little longer is one that is designed to withstand higher temps, like Finish Kare high Temp.

 

[briarpatch]

Unless you're coating your wheels with a product like CQuartz Dlux (as suggested in post #23) , or a similar product like Gyeon Rim, you're likely only going to see a short-term benefit for your efforts. My wife's Yukon came with those giant chrome wheels, which I hate. They're a maintenance nightmare. Twice a year they will come off for a full decon and coating (CQuartz Dlux). I help maintain the coating by hitting them with Ethos Defy after a maintenance wash. don;t get me wrong...they're awesome when clean, but hard to keep that way.

 

[BADRIDES]

Waxing wheels with normal car wax provides a very short-lived benefit. Heat is the biggest enemy of wax, and with the amount of heat around your wheels, that protection breaks down very quickly. The only wax that would last a little longer is one that is designed to withstand higher temps, like Finish Kare high Temp.

My chrome wheels still bead up with water just like they did when I waxed them back in April and shine like hell. Easy to wipe off after washing. Hit them this past weekend with a cost of Meguiar's Gold class.

 

[briarpatch]

My chrome wheels still bead up with water just like they did when I waxed them back in April and shine like hell. Easy to wipe off after washing. Hit them this past weekend with a cost of Meguiar's Gold class.

Wow....quite the venomous reply. Just so you're aware. water beading is not the only indicator of protection.

Peace out