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MPREZIV · 2007-07-16, 04:27 PM

My understanding is PC is bad for wheels not so much due to the heat, but the idea that the PC can mask stress cracks. It's been said that the factory coatings aren't as thick, which would allow for the sighting of cracks much easier, but the PC has a harder surface and is thicker than most factory coatings (which I can attest to, after mounting tires on my own PC'd wheels) and won't allow for the cracks in the wheel structure to be seen through it.

I don't know how much weight that holds, but I'd be less apt to think that the PC process is hot enough to mess with the wheels treatment process. I could be very wrong tho!

2007-07-16, 04:27 PM	#13
MPREZIV Token Real Name: Le Stig Afrique? Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: sitting next to a big yellow box Posts: 3,589 Car: 2001 Impreza 2.5 RS Class: 05 TDSP No, I won't work on your car. F your car*	My understanding is PC is bad for wheels not so much due to the heat, but the idea that the PC can mask stress cracks. It's been said that the factory coatings aren't as thick, which would allow for the sighting of cracks much easier, but the PC has a harder surface and is thicker than most factory coatings (which I can attest to, after mounting tires on my own PC'd wheels) and won't allow for the cracks in the wheel structure to be seen through it. I don't know how much weight that holds, but I'd be less apt to think that the PC process is hot enough to mess with the wheels treatment process. I could be very wrong tho! __________________ "...these condoms have a topical anesthetic to reduce sensitivity, so you can last longer. What a paradox. You can't feel a thing, but you can f*ck for HOURS..."