How to Ceramic Coat Wheels

Last Updated March 10, 2022

Do you buffer when preparing to ceramic coat wheels? No, we’re not talking about correcting a wheel’s clear coat with a FLEX machine — we’re talking about neutralizing the pH level on the wheels’ surface following use of an alkaline cleaner to prevent unnecessary harm to the surface after cleaning is done.

In our latest video, Dr. Beasley’s Director of Success Chris Racana covers this and more as he shows us how to ceramic coat wheels, taking us through his full wheel ceramic coating process from cleaning to coating as he winterizes his Subaru WRX‘s summer wheels with Dr. Beasley’s Nano-Resin MX.

In his process, Chris emphasizes cleaning the wheels in order of aggression. He starts with just a rinse, but as he finds more and more difficult-to-remove contaminants he ends up going all the way, using our highly aggressive Panel Prime to remove some bonded asphault.

Chris also shows off some helpful techniques for applying Nano-Resin MX to the fine features seen on wheels. By forgoing to the foam block and instead directly wrapping the suede applicator around his pointer finger, Chris is able to deftly weave in and out of spokes, lugnut wells and everything in between with remarkable ease.

Do you use “buffers” like Dr. Beasley’s pH Neutralizer while detailing wheels? Let us know in the comments below! And as always, be sure to like and subscribe to support new content from Chris and Victor!