I've had my two rear wheels refurbed and the fella said the factory lacquer is poor - polished lip corroded and lacquer coming off the spokes.

Can anyone recommend a good hard wearing strong lacquer in a can that i can buy (i think halfords stuff is shit?!??), i wish to spray my front wheels before they suffer the same fate as the rears.

UPOL any good?

 

your correct on that halfords lacquer.its also very hard to spray on evenly.

 

Halfrauds do a PU laquer for the wheels thats better than their standard stuff and spays on pretty well for an aerosol. Upol are made in the same factory I believe amongst others so I wouldnt expect anything much better. Ive used a few cans of upol and found them to be worse than the halfords branded stuff

 

Thanks guys

 

There is no such thing as a lacquer that will stick to bare metal ( polished / diamond cut alloy,s ) with anything like the durability you get with lacquer on paint .

The smallest chip will allow water/salt in that will lift the lacquer and allow corrosion to set in .

Hence the claims for replacement wheels under warranty in the past .

If you want to retain the polished lip you need to keep them cleaned and protected with something like Gtechniq C5 .

 

Okay thanks for clearing that up. The wheels are rota slipstreams and already laquered from the factory and come with a polished lip from the factory, so a normal spray laquer wouldn't work?


Tell me more about G5? it a permanent laquer?

 

Posh version of Rim Wax.

Unfortunately, laquered diamond-cut wheels are always gonna ba an issue as the tiniest ding/gravel rash lets the corrosion commence, as stated heretofore.

Get then PC'd a tarty colour instead.

 

Yeah if I'd of know I dont think I'd of bought them, nevermind.

 

Just a thought, why not get the guy who did your rears just to strip and laquer the fronts rather than a full refurb, at least he would use a two pack and bake them.

 

Most pro-detailers will not recommend having wheels re-furbed with a diamond-cut ( I,m not sure about polishing ! )as , has been said the clear coat will not take too well . as well as when diamond cutting you are actually reducing the thickness and therefore the strength of the wheel .

Gtecniq C5 is a nano coating that will stop brake dust and dirt from etching into the surface of the wheel and is also water repellent and makes cleaning wheels as simple as a quick wipe with a mitt , negating the use of strong , dedicated wheel cleaners and should also help protect from chips as it increases the hardness of the paint surface .

It also lasts upto 2 yrs .

I repolish and reapply C5 every spring although it is still working perfectly ! But I do suffer from OCD .