My GTF's are pretty beat up by the previous owner. I'm going to look into having them repaired and then pc'd.

Polished lip and pc'd face? (i'd have to strip the anodized coating)
OR
Have the lips repaired and PC the wheels in their entirety? (this is what I'm leaning towards although I haven't seen it done)

Car is chrome silver - considering pc'ing them gunmetal, hyper black, or dark gold.

Thanks!

 

I'd Just repolish them. While PC'ing is very common i'm not sure it is the best for forged wheels.

 

I was concerned about that a little while back...but some folks here reassured me that it shouldn't be an issue. I'm not entirely sure about it though.

 

Make sure to use someone who knows what they are doing and ask they what temps they will be using, otherwise your fate could be as below.

https://my350z.com/forum/wheels-tire...l#post10264586

 

I appreciate the feedback. I planned on asking what temperature would be used when curing the wheels. I have to admit that all the talk about pc'ing forged wheels makes me a bit nervous

 

I have never seen a set of GT-F's without the lip polished, I think it would look good all one color for sure

Don't worry about the PC'ing process damaging your forged wheels, I have never seen it crack a non-oem forged wheel. I have discussed this with an engineer friend who specializes in metallurgy and he confirmed that the temperature doesn't get hot enough for it to affect it

For me personally I like the look of a painted wheel rather than a PC'd wheel and I don't want to subject my wheel to the heat of PC'ing even if everyone says it's cool. 5+ years and my wheels are still perfect so don't listen to those that say PC'ing is more durable than paint. More than anything it's how you take care of your wheels that determines how long the finish will last

Shameless plug of my babies

Painted 9/8/08 and this was taken in September of this year

 

I love those exactly as they are seen there!

+1

Nick C.

 

Those look great! Thanks for your input...the debate about volks enduring the heat process was getting annoying. I think I'll look into getting them professionally painted and see where it goes.