CERAKOTE Professional Ceramic Coating Tested On Wheels | Full Prep Application & Results 

5+ week Update and the Cerakote Ceramic Coating On the drivers side wheels has FAILED completely. Now the car was exposed to 14 days of harsh road salt and other deicer chemicals on the streets and lots of precipitation. Is this what stripped the coating down I would assume yes but it has now failed. There is some slight beading on the surface but zero self cleaning properties means the coating is barely hanging on. My passenger side still is holding up about 80% from initial application with our Hyper Gloss Ceramic Spray Sealant. Rumor is that Cerakote obviously recognized an issue with their launch of this new product and are supposed to revise the formula? Let's wait and see as I am on the Beta test list to get a new batch whenever they send it out but things have been very quiet this month regarding this. Was the failure of the coating a curing issue as addressed by the CEO or was it just not designed for wheels? We will see in the coming months what becomes of this new coating technology.

Considering I clean my wheels a minimum of 3x per week I will update everyone on how the Cerakote is holding up by pinning the comment up top of this video. If anyone has tried this new Cerakote ceramic coating please share your results and feedback below.

3 week update. the Cerakote Ceramic Coating is still beading nicely on the face and barrels of my drivers size wheels. I have driven through days of rain, salt and debris and washed these wheels about 12 times since application. They do not 100$ self clean even with wheel cleaner but they seem to still be performing well. There are a bunch of negative videos going around that the coating failed because of a curing issue and the manufacture has addressed that they are working on a solution. In my case the coating did not seem to have any curing or failure issue as of today.

I applied Cerakote to my 23 740i , 1 stage prep! Everything seemed fine for about a month. In between time I use honeydew foam ph neutral. I took a 1400 mile trip and 70% of it was in rainy weather. Once I got to my destination, I went to the car wash to rinse it off, I noticed that it wasn’t beading like it was before, I figured it was clogged with road grime. So then I used CLEAN SLATE and it completely removed the coating in more than 70% of the car. CERAKOTE has some explaining to do.

RE the braking, typicaly if you take traction control off (assuming you have that option) you'll get less dust in the rear. Those system often use rear braking to keep you from oversteering.

Thanks for the thorough and honest review Phil. We can always count on you to be genuine and honest. Have you ever tried AMMO NYC coatings? Like GELEE Pro? Larry seems like a man of high character and integrity like yourself, with a similar product quality philosophy. Happy New Year!

Pan is good but you sometime have to question his objectivity

Awesome video as always. Proper prep, real world durability test, no bs hype. Looking forward for the next update on this!

I use Fireball Wax Off before a prep spray. It does a seriously good job of actual prep. Messier than the body shop preps though and requires rinsing. Good video. You really know your stuff.

I wonder if your results are based on the type of plastic you used? The trim on my Tesla Model Y came out great. I can't speak to durability but i based my decision on videos where the product was holding up after a year.

That was eye opening that the initial washing and decon prep did not remove everything that was on the wheels and that something stronger than Gyeon Prep was needed. Thanks for the video.

I wondered about the applicators as well. If you cut open the pads that the coats comes with it does have an inner plastic behind the microfiber so it really doesn’t absorb all the product it rubs out on surfaces of paint or glass very well.

Two Week Update: I have now cleaned my wheels 5X since making this video. So far the drivers side wheels coated with Cerakote are still beading perfectly on the spokes. There are now larger water beads in the barrels where as in this initial video the beads appeared smaller. There still is minor brake dust residue left in the barrels even after blasting our Auto Fanatic Wheel Cleaning Foam in the foam cannon. These wheels are difficult to rinse in the barrels with limited clearance so this tends to be typical.Also notice some brake dust residue all so slightly in the lug pockets now on the rear wheel but not the front wheel. After physical inspection the barrel wheel finish is horrible on these wheels and there is also micro pitting from stone chips throughout which might be causing more grab effect of the brake dust. The passenger side coated wheels with Auto Fanatic Hyper Gloss still feels slicker to the touch and have better hydrophobic performance and is offering better self cleaning action. On the passenger side coated with our Auto Fanatic Hyper Gloss Ceramic Spray Sealant you can actually see more brake dust in the foam run off from using our Auto Fanatic Wheel Cleaning Foam. I may post a short video on Instagram later today showing this so check that out. Is the Cerakote coating starting to fail I can not make that judgement as of today January 3rd but will update everyone as I continue to live with it and see how it performs.Please continue to share and post your feedback below so I can share with the manufacture direct.

Such a stunning wheels.

After watching numerous videos about Cerakote, I still can't figure out what makes it industry-disruptive.

Its good to see objective review Im so sad that iam a fan of Pan and to watch him promote Cerakote like he did despite the bad results in durability Sponsoring killing the detailling !

Stoner Car Care has a new Iron Remover that is sulfur-free & smells fine. It DOES have an issue with staining some concrete & some coated plastics - Stoner is working on a new version.

Fantastic detailed video Phil. It was amazing how much tar/dirt came off the barrels with each prep step and just goes to show how much prep is needed to get the best results from any coating on the market. I wish I lived close to you to have my 2019 Giulia coated. Me living in California is just too far to drive. LOL

Thanks for another great video Phil ! I appreciate all the content that you provide to us and I wanted to wish you and your family a very Happy New Year and all the best in 2024 !

I will be watching this closely. I was planning on using Gyeon Mohs Evo on the wheels of my 23 QV this spring so this test came at the right time. As of now it looks like the Hyper Gloss is working better 👍

Meticulous work Phil, as always. 👌👏

Start using R-Evolve-X from the UK. Strongest wheel coating on the planet.

Thank you for introducing me to prep-all; i will keep that on top of my list next time i apply a coating. 'Other influencers' have suggested that IPA based prep sprays will smear the oils&solvents it's supposed to remove unless a 2 towel method prep is used. What do you think? Luckily for me on my Cerakote install, my Honda has never been coated before and i don't think anything but traditional wax had ever been on it until that point (except for Q2 wax on the top only). I do think that the Cerakote spray does repair/revive the coating if it gets messed up but that's kinda hard to prove for social media.

Great info man, and how someone said once “prep is key”. Do you also use the prep-sol on paint before polishing like you did with this wheel? Or after you polish the paint?

I have a slightly off topic question. I have a ‘24 230i coming in a few weeks. The BMW dealership offers a Cilajet coating. I have read about lawsuits against the company for its poor quality and possible damage to paint. Are you familiar with this product? Thanks!

Can you use prepsol I’m sure I spelled that wrong on a fiberglass boat before I ceramic coat a boat?

Have you tested any of the other koch chemie products other than the Green Star?

What I’m curious about is if the cerakote professional coating would perform nicely as a window coating? I bought a couple packages and don’t want to apply to others cars if it won’t hold up on the paint…

I stopped watching “pan the sellout” about 3 years ago.

Can you link the white towels you said it was from Amazon

Thank you and you're welcome.

Going to make my son and daughter watch this - They think I’m “OCD” when it comes to taking care of my car. Wheels off and power washed twice a year. On the black painted wheels I use a wash and wax product, marketed for airplane applications, every time I wash the car, which is once, sometimes twice a week. After five years the wheels look great. I guess I’m a 90% Auto Fanatic. Admire your attention to detail. Happy motoring 🤠

Thank you for the video Phil!

Seems like you’re not hitting the barrels on the driver side wheel as much as the passenger side with the pressure washer, hence why the passenger side barrels are cleaner than the driver side. Just an observation…

hot water?

Here first!!!!

What a pretty wheel

Prep All is another option to clean before coating. Use mask and gloves while using. Prior Preparation Prevents Poor Performance.

2nd

Chemical guy's got some shit that smells like bubble gum

I dont really understand how your praising your surface prep abilities when skipping an iron remover. Your individual preferences aside it's one of the most important parts of decon and you using an APC with a clay towel is not a substitute. If you don't like iron remover use less of it, use it outside or find a chemical substitute which doesn't stink such as the new iron remover from stoner. I'm not a fan of cerakote. Complaining about a coatings performance without an iron remover is the equivalent to complaining how your coating performs after using dish soap.