Do you find OE wheels scratch chip easily.....Clear Coat Mumblings

[Setec Astronomy]

I would surmise that the opaque paint has primer under it which gives some corrosion protection to the substrate, where the clear sections obviously don't have that.

[Desertnate]

I think there is something about the clear not bonding as well to the diamond cut areas as it does to the painted areas.

On our Toyota's wheels it had a combination of diamond cut facing surfaces and the areas on the sides of the spokes and the area between the spokes was painted. The painted areas remained pristine while the diamond cut areas were in pretty sad shape because the clear had chipped, bubbled, and pretty much failed across any diamond cut surface.

[Setec Astronomy]

I think there is something about the clear not bonding as well to the diamond cut areas as it does to the painted areas.

Of course, that's why you use primer when you paint.

[chefwong]

Sometimes I've observant , sometimes I'm not.....

Interesting observation on a freshly powder coated wheel
I was washing the wheel down to get rid of the tire goop used when mounting, etc - and the entire wheel (just fresh out of the oven)......hasn't seen any road use, etc - it was super hydrophobic. Water was beading and sheeting all over the entire wheel. I cannot recall ever seeing this but for the next set of wheels, I plan to observe and see if I duplicate this same effect.

[Setec Astronomy]

It's been noted many times on the forums that fresh paint beads, I don't see any reason why fresh powdercoat wouldn't do the same.

[chefwong]

Fresh paint + Beading was not on my ####