Protecting wheels - Wash, decon and seal ?

[edd30]

So a wheel cleaner to clean the dust
Iron X or similar and tar remover to decontaminate

What do I use to protect my shiny wheels ?
Want it to last as longs as possible. I don't mind taking the wheels off, say once a year and doing it.

Wax ? Polymer sealant ?

Autoglym Wheel Seal any good ?

[edd30]

No one ?

[dansmith180]

For the best protection Cqaurts or C5 will last the longest and give the best barrier between dirt and the wheel, you will also need some IPA to wipe over the wheel with after you've cleaned/ decontaminated but before you apply the product.

Otherwise FK1000 hitemp wax is very good and is easier to apply bit will need doing 2-3x more often than a ceramic coating. Autoglym alloy wheel seal will give about 4 days protection.

[edd30]

Thanks Dan.

AG Wheel protection less than a week ? Hardly worth using.
Looked at Poorboy's wheel paste, they recommend weekly ... so not much better.

Gtechniq C5 Wheel Armour ? I've got 2 sets of wheel that need doing, will 30ml cover two wheels you think ?

[xjay1337]

Poorboys is pretty awful. Don't know why it's got such a good reputation. Probably because of #scenekids.

As Dan says, you want a ceramic coating. I have Carpro CQUK on my wheels, but it's much of a muchness.
30ml will be more than enough, I used about 10ml for 2 coats on 4 wheels including the barrels.

remove the wheels from the car, clean them thoroughly, and detar and remove iron as you said.
clay the barrels and faces as well
then you need to use an oil remover like carpro eraser or gtech panel wipe.
then once they're fully dry and prepped then you can apply your sealant.

i think organic waxes/sealants are a complete waste of time.
do a glass coating or nothing at all.

[edd30]

Dan, XJAY,
ceramic/glass coating it is then, I don't have the time to be washing and waxing me wheels every week. I'd rather spend the time on it say once a year doing it properly.

Is the paint work equivalent worth doing ?

[dansmith180]

Dan, XJAY,
ceramic/glass coating it is then, I don't have the time to be washing and waxing me wheels every week. I'd rather spend the time on it say once a year doing it properly.

Is the paint work equivalent worth doing ?

It definitely is however its far more delicate than the wheels, needs a perfect surface to bond fully and you need a clean well lit workshop/ garage to apply properly and leave to cure. Also unless you/ someone you know has experience using this sort of product then seek advice as its not like waxing a car.

[edd30]

I'll leave it for the time being in that case. Car needs a front end respray ideally.

I've been using Sonax light cutting compound/swirl remover with a DA machine. I'll stick with AG SRP and Collinite 915 which I've had great results with. Although I'm toying with the using Dodojuice blue velvet or Poorboy's blue paste to bring up the light blue flecks in the interlagos blue instead.

[dansmith180]

Blue velvet will look great but will only last a few weeks, I think the poorboys leaves a good finish too but again lacks longevity. Unless you don't mind waxing every few weeks I'd stick with 915 and a nice QD like Zaino Z-8 or Bouncers done and dusted. Or if you're willing to try another wax Britemax vantage is a very nice wax to use and will last a few months. Or a Bouncers wax which is more difficult to use (panel at a time and quite firm to remove) but last well and gives a great finish.

[white91]

Heard very good things about Gtechniq C5, think that's what I will use, just need to work out what size bottle. Although a cheaper alternative is FK1000P which is supposed to last a long time too


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[dansmith180]

Heard very good things about Gtechniq C5, think that's what I will use, just need to work out what size bottle. Although a cheaper alternative is FK1000P which is supposed to last a long time too


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The FK does last well but no where near as good as the C5/ Cqaurtz a 15mm bottle will do a set of wheels no worries.

[dan930]

I'm using mint rims by auto finesse at the moment(1st time usings it)
I've put 3 coats on my rims,gonna see how good it is before I decide if I'm going for a glass coat product

[DeadMau5]

I use.jetseal 109 for sealing my.wheels decent stuff