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[Ghostrider 310]

I like how the paint was "track tested", dude nice paint, how fast can it cover the ring?

[WhipE350]

Jager - can you tell if the paint dries hard enough to not use the sandwich bag for future wheel removals or will it scuff? It looks great!

[Jager]

Originally Posted by WhipE350

Jager - can you tell if the paint dries hard enough to not use the sandwich bag for future wheel removals or will it scuff? It looks great!

I will remove one tomorrow and report back.

[doragman]

beats spending big bucks fro those SS ones I've seen -- don't like the cheaper chrome ones on a box

[Jager]

Originally Posted by WhipE350

Jager - can you tell if the paint dries hard enough to not use the sandwich bag for future wheel removals or will it scuff? It looks great!

I removed one bolt today with a six-point socket without a plastic bag... Looks like I scuffed one area a little bit. Since the instruction on this wheel coating product say it fully cures in 7 days, I will remove a couple bolts next week and see how the finish holds-up.

I use a wheel cleaner every time I wash the car, most likely the chemicals in the cleaner accelerated, or caused, the corrosion in the first place. Hopefully this new coating will eliminate that from happening again.

[Jager]

Originally Posted by Ghostrider 310

I like how the paint was "track tested", dude nice paint, how fast can it cover the ring?

So what elements are involved on the track that are different from street? There is higher velocity on the leading edge of the wheels and higher temperatures but what else? Why would the manufacturer feel they need to put "Track Tested" on their product? I don't take my Boxster to the track so don't have any experience with what some of you guys deal with.

The label on the product I used is "wheel coating", although it applies like paint. The product fully cures in 7 days so I want to give it another week to test the hardness.

[Christian H]

I have painted my wheel nuts in the past but every time I removed them I chipped the paint so I got these metal covers from my local motor factors for about £10, that was about four years ago and they still look like new!

[The Radium King]

brakes get hot on the track. some paints might not stand up to the higher temps. i've heard that, for black, bbq paint works really well.