Wheel Coating Choice for Satin Black Wheels

[Phoenix Rising]

I need a bit of advice due to a major catastrophe with my new Porsche 718 Cayman wheels, which I had `professionally` coated. I live in Dubai, and was (naturally) worried about the effects of sand in the air attacking the car. I had full Xpel Ultimate paint protection film installed, which is awesome, however they also offered to coat the wheels. Teh wheels are the 20" Carrera S wheels, in satin black, which look amazing, or they did! The company used a product from Always Dry, called Wheel Pro Tech. When i got the car back after the installation, all the wheels had visible marks in the coating, as if it hadn`t been fully coated. It went back and they tried again, but they made it worse! It now turns out that they cannot remove the coating - the wheels have to be repainted! And the car isnt even 2 months old yet.

My question is this - once I get the car back with newly painted wheels, I intend to protect them myself this time. I have been doing research and can get Gyeon and GTechniq products in UAE. I would appreciate any advice from guys who have experience with satin finish wheels in very hot, very dusty countries. I look forward to your advice!!

[JSFM35X]

I have used the gyeon rim on several of my cars without issue. You must make sure you wheels are cured out 100 percent before coating. That means having them heat cured or waiting the prescribed time.

It`s super easy to apply. Wipe on a full thin coat. Watch it flash off and wipe off any of the high spots with a super soft MF towel so you don`t mare the finish. I usually do 2-3 coats. MAke syou don`t leave it too long before you wipe offf. Time is temperature and humidity dependant

Good luck

[512detail]

first, welcome to the forum

sorry to hear about this.

I bought carpro Dlux for satin/matte wheels but have never used it
Gyeon also makes a matte coating, q2 matte, but that may not be the proper tolerance for the heat of wheels, but they also make Rim, as stated above

sizzle chest is a great source on Porsche`s- hopefully he`ll see this and chime in

[Sizzle Chest]

Welcome Phoenix. Sorry to hear of your bad luck with your factory wheels. I would feel comfortable using either Gtechniq or Gyeon on your matte wheels without worry of them altering the look of the surface. They will also be much easier to maintain once coated---I do not know how they will hold up to being sand blasted in your climate though.

Let us know how you make out!