Liquid graphite wheels?
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Ok, I got the liquid graphite wheels. They looked good and the name sounded cool, but what does it all mean? What is liquid graphite?
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Well blow me over and call me stupid. I guess i just don't have this google thing figured out, but seriously what make these wheels different?
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Might look like chromies, but not! It is cool.
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I like the color, but I guess I was wandering how the color was applied,i.e. powder coat or paint or something else. Liquid graphite seemed to suggest something else.
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Said that right....best way to do it....dip the whole thing in and let air dry!!! LOL!!!! Scrape left over drippings....
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Seriously, the paint process should be the same as other painted rims. Definitely mettalics are used for the Liquid Graphite rims.
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I dont think its a painting process. The GX470 use to have graphite color painted rims. On the 08 GX, they changed to Liquid Graphite rims. It looks different. Either its a electroplating process like chrome or its the actually color of the metal used.
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The Graphite wheels must be something put on the wheels because they will chip...I had a flat fixed at lexus and got 2 chip marks in the process..They said evidently the protective sockets used during rotations were not used..So be careful they will scratch .
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