Ceramic coatings on Carbon fiber wheels.

[Stef]

The installer doing my wrap has recommended a protective coating on the wheels.
Is this a good or bad idea?
Any pros or cons?
My main concern is this causing a discoloration and/or changing the look of the finish, especially since my wheels are the Matte finish.
Don't want to lose that slick Matte finish appearance.

 

[STORMCAT]

I believe most people that have done it have done it on the gloss carbon. Not sure how it wood look on the matte finish . you could experiment on a small section of the barrel inside Edge were it wouldn't be noticeable if you didn't like it.

 

[fjpikul]

I did it on my silver metal wheels and you can't tell. I don't see where it made them any shinier.

 

[BAT]

Had mine done. Of course mine are not matte but they turned out awesome.

 

[BtwoG]

And heat cycle your tires at the same time

 

[Roadtrip]

We just bought an egg incubator... Looks just like this

 

[roketman]

It works great!

 

[Specracer]

So I have this "ceramic coating" stuff on the GT's.... Perfect, they dont get driven much, never see rain, and washed occasionally .....

A few weeks ago I had our Super Duty done. The reason, is I want to sell my self on the darn concept, with a vehicle thats actually driven regularly...! Weather has been to crappy in New England to bother to wash it, so still don't know.....

 

[GKW05GT]

Not too many miles to tell but brake dust is pretty light so far

 

[BAT]

So I have this "ceramic coating" stuff on the GT's.... Perfect, they dont get driven much, never see rain, and washed occasionally .....

A few weeks ago I had our Super Duty done. The reason, is I want to sell my self on the darn concept, with a vehicle thats actually driven regularly...! Weather has been to crappy in New England to bother to wash it, so still don't know.....

Not sure if you run your truck through a carwash but if you do, the CC will be gone after the 2nd wash. Of course touch free washes are different.

 

[Specracer]

Nope, never, hand wash only, good to know. The coating used is Opticoat pro, and is supposed to have a warranty (that I have not read), wonder what it covers.

Not sure if you run your truck through a carwash but if you do, the CC will be gone after the 2nd wash. Of course touch free washes are different.

 

[roketman]

I have the opti coating on my new Forgeline wheels on my Aston
Martin. The wheels seem to stay much cleaner.
I did my first wash last Sunday. I was very impressed. The brake dust rinsed right off!
I just also opti coated my new 06 BBS Wheels. And we are going to do my Carbon Series GT wheels this week
Stay tuned!