FirstToy

They look cool but I wonder if they are like a frying pan and scratch easily?


I saw a pic in a current 4x4 mag- black/black Avalanche with the AE Mohave (above) and it looked awesome (the wheels I mean)

waskillywabbit

iTrader: (-1)

How do you get scratches at the mall? j/k

Just spray them with some PAM before you wheel!

Los Gatos?

Why bother with a teflon pan if you're going to use PAM on it, anyway? Isn't the whole point of teflon that you don't need oil because crap doesn't stick to it? (PS I hate teflon, butter = flavor)

Phil

I don't think I would want "Teflon" written on my wheels, but maybe my wife would. j/k

What is it with Teflon showing up in places it doesn't belong?

Perhaps these wheels keep you from burning rubber....

Darx

The branding is kind of lame but the look is nice.

lee

nope, it just makes it so the burned rubber wont stick

DrumheadAR

Nah, you just have to remember to use a plastic lug wrench instead of a metal one!

FirstToy

before teflon coating


after teflon coating


before cleaning

after spraying with water-nothing sticks...

...even on the inside..


coated engine block- now that would make mudding easy to clean!

SLC Punk

Wow I actually like the looks of those.
Anyone know if teflon will flake off when exposed to road salt?

FirstToy

I really don't know anything about it except the idea seems really exciting.
You cook with salt so I think teflon would be fine-seems like it protects against things like salt...

RedRunner_87

If I remeber right, AR are making those because they are harder to scratch than the normal black rims. BTW I want those rims.

MTL_4runner

Teflon is completely inert to even salt.
It can be etched with an acid but where are you going to get into that stuff up to your wheels.
It would flake off if salt got underneath tho.

BruceTS

hehe, nothing new..... I've been coating my stuff for over 20 years now. This is the company you can purchase the product needed for the DYI:

http://www.kgcoatings.com/

GunKote it the product

MTL_4runner

Got any pics of stuff you coated Bruce?
How well does it actually hold up?

tulsa_97SR5

Yeah, pics! Heck, I may paint the runner with that.

BruceTS

I've done several of my rifles with this coating along with aluminum exaust pipes for dirt bikes.

Once you apply the product you need to bake it in a oven to cure it. The stuff is really tough and resist abrasion, the military has caught on and uses it on many of their hardware.

I coated a tuned pipe on my RC plane and when it crashed hard into the ground the pipe was scuffed but no scrapes through the coating.

I could take a few photo's of the rifles that I coated, but you can't really tell the difference between that and the original finish. It would be easier to show in real life how tough the stuff is. Last time I purchased the product, they had a minimum of 4 1 gallon cans. I sold 3 of them to friends and still have a half gallon somewhere in my garage.

oly884

how much does that stuff go for?

FirstToy

I guess that rules out painting your truck with it unless you have an oven the size of a garage

Bruce,
Is that stuff teflon then? The same as what AR is using for the wheels?
Sounds really cool.
Does it stick to metal or do you primer with something first?

tulsa_97SR5

Looks like the product sheet recommends sandblasting for most metals, pre-heat material to 120 and then bake for an hour at 300 - 325F after painting.

16oz for $26 and 1 gallon for $144

Probably not for vehicle exteriors, but might work for a lot of other things...

they have a few colors too, gold, red, royal blue, clear, OD green, gray tan, white

sounds like really cool stuff!

BruceTS

You apply it directly to bare metal, I fabricated a sheetmetal oven and used a propane heater to bake the parts. You don't want to use the oven in your house, it'll stink up the entire place, I know did that once....oops


I remember paying aprox $50 a gallon, but that was a few years back.