Rim Coating Process

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wcharon

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Hi to all...

I have received my new Rims and also bought IGL Wheel Coat to apply to them. Unfurtunaly my tires will be here next week so i will have to wait to mount them.

Is it a mayor risk to apply the coat before they re mounted on the tires? Will i loose my work?

Thanks in advance...
 
From what I have read about wheel coatings being applied prior to tire mounting is you run the risk of the balancing weights not adhering properly if your wheels are coated prior. I would get the tires mounted first


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We do it all the time, have them wipe down the area with straight alcohol before sticking the weights on. Did mine 3 years ago and no problem and no problems with any clients.
 
wcharon said:
Hi to all...

I have received my new Rims and also bought IGL Wheel Coat to apply to them. Unfurtunaly my tires will be here next week so i will have to wait to mount them.

Is it a mayor risk to apply the coat before they re mounted on the tires? Will i loose my work?

Thanks in advance...
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The Tire Guys where I have gone for Decades, always wipe down that spot with I believe a strong cleaner, and then put the adhesive backed weight on that spot.. I have never had a wheel weight come off on my coated wheels, and the coating is still there..

It will certainly be much easier to clean and apply your product before the tires are mounted..
Dan F
 
My thoughts would be to apply it prior to tire install - sounds like there might be an issue with wheel weights - but for that just wipe all the wheel barrels down with IPA right before you bring them in for tire install.

I would also expect a tire shop has knowledge on how to solve that issue - especially if you notify them up front.
 
I would wait. The installer is going to get the wheel dirty. I waited until my tires were installed and I had some clean up to do. Coated them after.
 
I`m glad you folks are posting your experiences, which are getting me to rethink my plans...

I would`ve waited for fear the mounting process would mess it up. But maybe I`ll just do another coat or so on the area(s) that might be affected.

IF (huge "if" I fear..) the coating lasts as long as OptiCoat v1.0 has for me, having it *under* the weights will mean not having to redo when I get new tires..big plus for Yours Truly since the need for tires and coating happen to coincide this time around.
 
Reading what Mike lambert/Stokdgs posted, I`d sure expect that cleaning a *coated surface* with IPA would merely clean the coating rather than compromise it and that the weights will stick fine to the actual coating itself.

The Guz- *Will* the installer get the wheels dirty? The guys who do mine sure don`t...but I`m awfully particular about who does such stuff (and how they do it).
 
How *does* the, uhm..working life timing..go for others?

Wondering whether anyone shares my "expect the coating to outlast the tires".
 
Accumulator said:
How *does* the, uhm..working life timing..go for others?

Wondering whether anyone shares my "expect the coating to outlast the tires".
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I can say for sure that on the Cayman the coating will far outlast a set of tires; from the service records that came with the car, the thing got its 3rd set of tires a week after I bought it at 12k miles (Thank You Porsche CPO!).

My daily driver, not so much. Still on original tires at 55k miles, hadda recoat wheels last Summer at about 45k miles.
 
Accumulator said:
Goodness, I`ve never gotten even 25K out of a set of tires in my life! Between that and your Cayman your experiences sure span the gamut!
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:D I`m used to it. Our`s is the house where every time an electrician or other fix-it guys stops by and digs into the inner working of the house, they usually start on the job and soon after say "Well, I`ve never seen it done like that before..."
 
BudgetPlan1 said:
:D I`m used to it. Our`s is the house where...they usually start on the job and soon after say "Well, I`ve never seen it done like that before..."
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Oh man, that sounds familiar to me too :o

We joke that when our builder said "Nothing says `quality` quite like [a house he built].." we didn`t realize it was a warning ;)
 
BudgeetPlan1- That little quip has gotten to be a catchphrase with the people we know IRL...like, every time anything initial-build-related comes up at anybody`s house. For us, it`s one of those "man, you just gotta laugh" (if only to avoid crying :D ) defense mechanisms.
 
I always try and wait. Not all coatings are the same and some are way slicker than others, which can definitely interfere with the bonding. So on top of the risk of losing a wheel weight they will likely slop up the wheel during the installation. I also find it easier/safer coating the wheels when the rubber is on.

Just my $02
 
RaskyR1- Heh heh, you have me thinking that maybe I`ll just play it by ear ;) Though some of my wheels would be *MUCH* easier to do without tires on `em (and others would be harder). Decisions decisions...
 
Accumulator said:
RaskyR1- Heh heh, you have me thinking that maybe I`ll just play it by ear ;) Though some of my wheels would be *MUCH* easier to do without tires on `em (and others would be harder). Decisions decisions...
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I just don`t like standing bare wheels up on the lip (usually on cardboard or towels) and you have to be careful they don`t touch. Just a lot less worrying when the tire is on for protection IMO.

How would the tire on them make it harder to coat other than weight?
 
RaskyR1- Good point..my S8`s wheels are convex to the point that you have to be crazy-careful about their faces.

Maybe I`m just...extreme...about this, but I can`t recall ever resting a bare wheel on anything except multiple layers of towels..not once in my life going back to when I was a kid. And I always keep a hand on when doing that..never trusted one to be freestanding (not with tires on `em either).

I`ve had lots of wheels where the outer lip doesn`t stand proud of the tire the way a pronounced "outer wheel lip" would. Almost perfectly flush and a huge PIA to keep wheel/tire stuff off the other surface. The BBS ones on the `93 are close enough to being that way that they`re sure a hassle compared to my other wheels...IIRC the Jag`s are like that too, but I haven`t [messed] with it for so long it`s hard to remember. I had a set of Borbets that drove me nuts in this regard.
 
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