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Will go ahead with ceramic coating my wheels too.. |
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Mine are coated on the outer and inner faces, the barrels and the calipers. After washing the wheels I use Gyeon Wet Coat which is a spray on rinse off product. I also use Bilt Hamber Atom Mac to stop the discs from rusting. |
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10-26-2022, 12:53 PM | #27 |
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An update: got the wheels ceramic coated as well this Monday by the same detailer who used CQuartz DLUX.
They recommended using STEK Wheel Cleaner for washing the wheels. Will use the Gyeon Wet Coat and the Bilt Hamber Atom Mac products as well. Thank you for all your suggestions! |
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I also use Gyeon Wet Coat and Bilt Hamber Atom Mac. |
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+1 to all the comments about ceramic on wheels (nice-looking wheels, BTW!) and to the praise for Carbon Black. I don't think I'm brave enough to do CB myself but, man, that is one good-looking X5! Well done!
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10-29-2022, 12:50 AM | #32 |
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Looks like you’re in the Seattle area too I got my ‘23 X5 45e Carbon Black M Sport from BMW of Bellevue just earlier this month. Got mine PPF’d at Prestige Auto Salon
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Crystal Serum Ultra + EXO on the paint has held up nicely though, applying equivalent of Reload very 6 months to maintain it best I can. I do my own hand washes as well, spending roughly 20 minutes each time on the 4 wheels. Edit: though if you're happy to pay to re-apply yearly then go for it. |
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[QUOTE=rs_zo;29492032]Looks like you’re in the Seattle area too I got my ‘23 X5 45e Carbon Black M Sport from BMW of Bellevue just earlier this month. Got mine PPF’d at Prestige Auto Salon
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If the ceramic coating helps reduce (a percentage of) brake dust adhering to the wheels, I will be happy. I do agree that when doing contact washes, the ceramic coating will not make a huge difference. However, I am hoping the wheels will look cleaner in-between the washes. I will post the state of my wheels after a year, along with the wash record, mileage etc; will be interesting analysis/comparison . |
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Good question Ripple_NC. I will defer to malvern_man on that question. My coating has only been on a little over a month. I’m new to the ceramic and PPF world. I would imagine needing to manually re-coat periodically.
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11-28-2022, 04:55 PM | #39 |
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I had mine ceramic coated on June 21st 2022 so it's still quite new, I had the wheels coated with Gyeon Q² Rim which is rated at around 12 months on the Gyeon website. I clean my wheels with Garage Therapy One wheel shampoo and I 'top up' the ceramic coating with Gyeon Wet Coat after each wash.
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11-28-2022, 10:38 PM | #40 |
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Ripple_NC, I too got them coated a month back. Will know better after a year or so and I will post my experience, but the detailing shop mentioned that it typically lasts a year or two (but YMMV).
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