dsiggi
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- 2019 GT350R
Wish there was a process for GT350R wheels. I agree, I really enjoy the car with the carbons!
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I don't mean to sound like I'm questioning your driving skills, how do you manage to kerb so many wheels ?
Yes, he has another thread where he talks about buying used CF wheels to add to his growing collection... It is called 3 down, and 1 to go or something like that...LOL he bought them damaged.
en paint. Its easier
Yes, a body shop would have no issue with it. You wouldn't either. You go to your local auto paint shop and ask for ebony black and paint. Do several coats and then do a coat or two of clear. Wetsand/polish from 2000 grit up to 4000 and then use a liquid polish and you are set.The painting and getting that to look right in gloss black would be my concern.
Or would a body shop be able to do it properly?
Where did you get the templates?So today I finalized the GT500 CFTP wheel repair project by having the tire installed and balanced. I then installed the wheel protection film that I cut out of some extra Xpel ultimate PPF using the Bemaro templates.
So im back on carbon fiber wheels. I am so glad I made this move. $5200 and a little bit of work was well worth it. I have a set of street/track wheels and I will put the original wheels away in storage.
I have another front spare wheel in case anything should happen to the ones installed on the car now.
Where did you get the templates?
Uhm….…using the Bemaro templates.
Super cool. No concerns about heat with the PPF? I have a hard time believing PPF will hold up to heat if ford is coating the wheels with the nasa grade white coating as the brakes can reach 1600 ish degrees!!!So today I finalized the GT500 CFTP wheel repair project by having the tire installed and balanced. I then installed the wheel protection film that I cut out of some extra Xpel ultimate PPF using the Bemaro templates.
So im back on carbon fiber wheels. I am so glad I made this move. $5200 and a little bit of work was well worth it. I have a set of street/track wheels and I will put the original wheels away in storage.
I have another front spare wheel in case anything should happen to the ones installed on the car now.
I ran it at Daytona. Zero issues. I had the same concerns. Anyone who runs Daytona knows how hot the brakes can get going from 180 down to about 50 going into turn 1.Super cool. No concerns about heat with the PPF? I have a hard time believing PPF will hold up to heat if ford is coating the wheels with the nasa grade white coating as the brakes can reach 1600 ish degrees!!!
I bought a set from Benjaman and asked about the cost for an extra set. he came up with some crazy number, so I just used his cut PPF as a template. I don't feel bad about it. He got the sale for a set and I made my own using some PPF I had laying around.Where did you get the templates?
Oh boy.....@Tomster , any chance you have found a way to repair the white coating on the GT350R wheels?
Got it. I may PM you if you don't mind. Have a few questions in regards to that because it seems to flake very easily and I also want to be able to run my Carbons.Oh boy.....
This has been discussed before and the short answer is that you need to send it off to spyder composites in CA.
There was another technique, but it was highly encouraged to contact carbon Rev before doing so.
I dont wish to get into that aspect of the repair.