Wheel coating?

[BudgetPlan1]

[Whenever I talk about how difficult it would be for me to get a coating 100% right, gotta remember that I have vision issues that most *don`t*. This whole Detailing thing is quite different for me than it was a half-dozen years ago. Anyhow...]

When I coated wheels they had previously been done with FK1000P. I *did* do some degree of polishing on both sets, which certainly removed any residual FK.

We`ll see how it is next year as I didn`t do any polishing to remove the previous coating on the barrels/backs of our daily driver wheels, things were still pretty much squeaky clean so have a feeling the coating was still good after 42k miles.

I suspect you`re right. I certainly feel that way about conventional LSPs...to hear many talk you`d think my LSPs wouldn`t last a month due to the (seemingly) minimal prep, yet I seem to get better durability than most anybody!

EDIT: Heh heh, you said you`d use M250...I`d worry as much about stripping those TSO as I would about stripping FK1000P...well, almost. Sorry, I`m a broken-record on that subject

On my daily driver the door sills/jambs now have 3 different coatings (8 layers) w/ no removal done to them; 22ple (x 3), Kami (2 Miyabi, 1 ISM) and now SPS Graphene (x 2). Obviously a kinda protected area not subjected to too much weathering but they haven`t melted either. Have no idea how well they are holding up on a molecular level or what/which coatings may still be there but what the heck, it`s a door jamb. The way I abuse it with my big, lazy clown-feet, more may be better :lol:

 

[The Guz]

Not to throw more fuel on the fire, but I`m anxious about the prep involved with coating wheels that have previously been LSP`d. Especially with something durable like FK, where I wouldn`t trust a "quick wipe down" with a prep spray or even a solvent panel wipe to remove whatever is left of the sealant. I feel like you`d really have to get in there and hand polish every bit you`re going to coat.

Each time I reocat it is this is what I do.

Wash - Wheel cleaner is optional
Chemcial decon - Iron remover and tar remove if needed
Mechanical decoan - quick claying
Polish - A machine gets the job done but not necessary.
Prep wipe
Coat

What still worries me about doing a coating on these wheels. Is the tight space behind each spoke, and the lip behind them.

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Take a suede with no applicator and apply to those area.