Wheels off clean and wax

[ICF]

Bought myself a Hydraulic trolley jack http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/pr...=1&TC=SRC-jack
Took wheels off (supported with axle stand)
Washed with car shampoo
Iron-X
Waxed with Wheel seal & shine.
Tyre walls coated with Tyre Slik

[Jimbob]

Wow!

Jimbob

[Chris_Blue]

Nice one ICF- They still get dirty unfortunately
CBLUE

[CliveP]

Nice one! I have the planet polish wheel seal and shine, it certainly brings up a nice gloss....

Regards,
Clive.

[ICF]

Clive how long does the wheel seal and shine last?
Would I be better putting a coating of like say Wolf's hard body or body wrap

[skylaq]

Nice, that looks really really good!

[B19PPh]

Shiney shiney :cool:

Want to do this but really can't be arsed lol

[AJ07]

Shiney shiney :cool:

Want to do this but really can't be arsed lol

Likewise

[CliveP]

Clive how long does the wheel seal and shine last?
Would I be better putting a coating of like say Wolf's hard body or body wrap

Hi, to be absolutely honest, I'm not sure how long it lasts but it is supposed to be a decent time - reason I'm not sure is I can't resist using a wheel cleaner on them and therefore probably degrade it! I like it more for the 'bling' it brings out for me on the gloss of the wheels as much as any protection. I think you'll be fine sticking with it, as I know when I've just washed the wheels with wash solution they've come up well and the Wheel S&S appeared to be lasting....

Thanks,
Clive.

[Dreamsphere]

Hi Clive

What do you recommend as a regular-use, pre-wash wheel cleaner? I read on another thread that you use Cirtrus Wash but will this remove brake dust?

Cheers


Martin

[Stonesy]

Autobrite very cherry wheel cleaner is good stuff for frequent cleaning. For the infrequent washes that need a little more effort and removal of brake dust, they do a product called purple rain - check my thread you can see the results on heavily soiled wheels.

[Dreamsphere]

Thanks very much for the advice. I'm just about to place my first order with Autobrite so will add both to the list whilst I'm at it.

[Stonesy]

The wheel brush they do is amazing - its got large flexible bristles that aren't harsh on the painted alloy . I think it's about £6, it's basically a non branded meguiars, also any Swiss vac style brushes are good on the face/front of the alloy.

Post your shopping cart up if you fancy, I'm sure we'll be able to help you out

[Chris_Blue]

Removal of adhesive from wheel rims? Using Autoglym tar and adhesive removal but its hard work
Suggestions
That "Armor for wheels" protection stuff seems good