NacsMXer
03-13-2015, 09:24 PM
Are your Roush wheels same as the ones in my signature 20x9.5? Having the wheels coated does make it super easy to clean. When I coated mine I also did the barrels, only problem I ran into was Roush put some kind of protection on the barrels, had to scrub it off with a wire brush - a real pita but its nice and shiny inside the barrels and super easy to clean with a wheel woolie and Megs D143
Yep, same ones. The silver coating on the inner barrels was the reason I had to use Reload on them. It was much too coarse to be able to apply CQUK to it. I called up Roush regarding the coating and they said they did that sort of as an OEM touch to prevent corrosive brake dust from damaging the chrome and possibly causing it to peel. Most people don't even clean the insides of the wheels so I can appreciate why Roush did that.
I applied Reload using an old foam sponge very liberally. With CQUK on the outer chrome face and Reload protecting the barrels, I don't get a speck of brake dust buildup. The water beading is also insane.
Here's what they looked like right after coating
http://i60.tinypic.com/8vrbro.jpg
http://i61.tinypic.com/2welzkg.jpg
Yep, same ones. The silver coating on the inner barrels was the reason I had to use Reload on them. It was much too coarse to be able to apply CQUK to it. I called up Roush regarding the coating and they said they did that sort of as an OEM touch to prevent corrosive brake dust from damaging the chrome and possibly causing it to peel. Most people don't even clean the insides of the wheels so I can appreciate why Roush did that.
I applied Reload using an old foam sponge very liberally. With CQUK on the outer chrome face and Reload protecting the barrels, I don't get a speck of brake dust buildup. The water beading is also insane.
Here's what they looked like right after coating
http://i60.tinypic.com/8vrbro.jpg
http://i61.tinypic.com/2welzkg.jpg