C5 Alloy wheel coating

[Phil H]

Once applied will alloy wheel cleaners start to strip the coating?

[DIESEL DAVE]

Originally Posted by Phil H

Once applied will alloy wheel cleaners start to strip the coating?

Good question Phil, I suppose its going to depend on the frequency and choice of cleaners.

No doubt Rob will give the answer soon.

[Neil_S]

In my experience with C1, you only need shampoo to clean the wheels.

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[Bigpikle]

is this just c1?

cant see it on the website...

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[DIESEL DAVE]

Originally Posted by Bigpikle

is this just c1?

cant see it on the website...

Its here Bp but I notice Rob has edited it out of the group buy post



http://www.gtechniq.com/uplerds/gtechprices.pdf

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[james b]

It dont look like the C1 as C1 is clear, that is a product i have not had a go with yet but im going to get me some

If its that same as the rest of the range it will be very good c1 on a passat has lasted 7months and still rocking

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[Neil_S]

Originally Posted by james b

It dont look like the C1 as C1 is clear, that is a product i have not had a go with yet but im going to get me some

If its that same as the rest of the range it will be very good c1 on a passat has lasted 7months and still rocking

7 months, barely broken in !

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[james b]

Originally Posted by Neil_S

7 months, barely broken in !

I have put it on around 4 cars now the first one was way back before xmas but i never saw the car again to see how it was doing this car i clean up every other week so i know whats on it and whats been done i have never come across a sealant that lasts a year so would be nice if it dose

[gtechrob]

c5 will get damaged by acid wheel cleaners and some of the more powerful non acidic ones.

tbh you don't really need to use strong wheel cleaners with it so best to stick to shampoos and a citrus degreaser if you need some extra cleaning power.

for application.

it requires that there is nothing on the surface of the rim so that the coating can make it's bond directly onto the paint rather than having to go through a layer of wax/oil.

do a double dab of c5 on the applicator pad - this should be enough for all but the blingest of 21" rims! wipe all over the surface. make sure the wheel is cool, dry and out of direct sunlight and you have good light as it's quite difficult to see where you have and haven't applied c5 on silver paint.

once you've put product on one rim then you need to remove residue on that rim before going to the next. use a microfibre to remove residue. nb you are removing residue, not buffing. don't use too much pressure as you will be in danger of pulling partly cured coating off the surface.

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[gtechrob]

btw on all our crystal lacquer based products - you will find a very good hydrophobicity with the product for a long period - you will notice beading for around a year on bodywork - probably less for wheels (in fact on this test panel which came back to us last week after 2 years on a Hong Kong roof top c1 was still beading!!)

but the beading will die out a long time before the coating fails. we have panels on which you can clearly see the lacquer is still there (deeper colour than surrounding areas and resisting swirling) but the beading has all but gone. c3 is good for getting the beading back again

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