G-Loc Brakes

[Jstang23]

Absolutely, it's same as having 2 sets of wheels and tires for street and track. They all will get worn out eventually.

I'm just too lazy to swap pads all the time for a car that gets driven 6k miles a year.

I also just do not have the time to do a complete brake job every time I get off the track. Leaving these pads as my daily pads might just be what I’m looking for!

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[Jstang23]

@tosha and @NightmareMoon have either of you had an issue with G-Loc pads ruining the finish on your wheels? I’ve been told they don’t but I don’t want to ruin my nice new wheels! Thanks!

 

[tosha]

@tosha and @NightmareMoon have either of you had an issue with G-Loc pads ruining the finish on your wheels? I’ve been told they don’t but I don’t want to ruin my nice new wheels! Thanks!

They are quite dusty, bot not corrosive. I also coat my wheels to make cleaning easy

 

[NightmareMoon]

@tosha and @NightmareMoon have either of you had an issue with G-Loc pads ruining the finish on your wheels? I’ve been told they don’t but I don’t want to ruin my nice new wheels! Thanks!

yeah the stuff washes off with a little generic carwash soap and a sponge pretty easily.

 

[GJarrett]

They are quite dusty, bot not corrosive. I also coat my wheels to make cleaning easy

.... coat with what?

 

[tosha]

.... coat with what?

With ceramic coating for rims: https://gyeon.co/product/rim-evo/

I also started using this thing on every car wash and I really like the application simplicity: https://gyeon.co/product/wetcoat/

 

[Jstang23]

They are quite dusty, bot not corrosive. I also coat my wheels to make cleaning easy

yeah the stuff washes off with a little generic carwash soap and a sponge pretty easily.

Awesome! Thank you!

 

[Ryan P]

@tosha and @NightmareMoon have either of you had an issue with G-Loc pads ruining the finish on your wheels? I’ve been told they don’t but I don’t want to ruin my nice new wheels! Thanks!

I use R12's and they ruined the finish of my Forgestar wheels. But it might have just been the finish itself was garbage. The dust seems to wipe right off the Apex wheels. So I guess your results may vary.

 

[Jstang23]

I use R12's and they ruined the finish of my Forgestar wheels. But it might have just been the finish itself was garbage. The dust seems to wipe right off the Apex wheels. So I guess your results may vary.

I’ve got my wheels ceramic coated so I’m hoping that I won’t have that issue!

 

[tosha]

I use R12's and they ruined the finish of my Forgestar wheels. But it might have just been the finish itself was garbage. The dust seems to wipe right off the Apex wheels. So I guess your results may vary.

I have steeda wheels as well as stock PP1 wheels, no issues with washing off the dust so far. Guess you're right that it could be finish specific.

I’ve got my wheels ceramic coated so I’m hoping that I won’t have that issue

Just keep in mind that ceramic coating on wheels is not very durable (I guess the heat and dust and everything is affecting a lot). This gyeon wet coat thing has been working very well for me. The application simplicity makes it very user friendly, and I use it on wheels every car wash. The effects are very similar to ceramic coating. It doesnt't last as long, but who cares if I use regularly.

 

[Ryan P]

I have steeda wheels as well as stock PP1 wheels, no issues with washing off the dust so far. Guess you're right that it could be finish specific.


Just keep in mind that ceramic coating on wheels is not very durable (I guess the heat and dust and everything is affecting a lot). This gyeon wet coat thing has been working very well for me. The application simplicity makes it very user friendly, and I use it on wheels every car wash. The effects are very similar to ceramic coating. It doesnt't last as long, but who cares if I use regularly.

I was going to say this exact thing. Ceramic coating isn't magic. If the finish of the wheels reacts negatively to the dust (and mainly heat), ceramic coating won't stop that from happening.

 

[NightmareMoon]

Stock PP, Apex (two sets - gunmetal and black), SVE (bronze) and Project6gr wheels (black satin) here, no finish issues with GLOC pads.

Im guessing this is more forgestar QC issues. A quick search for Forgestar Paint Issues turns up way too many results.

 

[Ryan P]

Yeah I wouldn't recommend Forgestar. Paint is just one of the issues. Best to just avoid them.

 

[Biggsy]

Changing pads before and after every events always seems like a good idea at first but as the number of events increase, laziness kicks in. I drove XP20s (R16 equivalent) on the street for a few months and now I just leave my Pagid RST3 on. Some squealing in the parking lot and more dust but I get a few hours back in my life by no pad changes lol.

 

[Jstang23]

I've got the SVE M1 wheels in black, I shouldn't run into any finish issues

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