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Offline Lewo

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Protecting refurbed wheels
« on: March 29, 2018, 09:30:55 am »
I'm getting my standard monzas refurbished next week and wondered what I should put on them to protect the finish?
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Re: Protecting refurbed wheels
« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2018, 09:36:11 am »
Avoid surface dressed roads, and don't hit and kurbs!

Ultimately I think it is literally impossible to keeo wheels 100% on a daily.  Mine were perfect when I bought the car 18 months ago,  and now they all have a few stone chips on them.  I think just factoring in a refurn every few years is the best way to look at it!  Those rubber rim protectors look totally naff.

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Re: Protecting refurbed wheels
« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2018, 11:22:01 am »
I’ve mine coated in Gtechniq C5 wheel armour, and I’ve no chips on mine and mines on a building site everyday (run around with bbs’s) they have some swirls but that’s about it.


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Re: Protecting refurbed wheels
« Reply #3 on: March 29, 2018, 11:22:05 am »
I’ve mine coated in Gtechniq C5 wheel armour, and I’ve no chips on mine and mines on a building site everyday (run around with bbs’s) they have some swirls but that’s about it.


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Re: Protecting refurbed wheels
« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2018, 01:31:52 pm »
Would the 15m bottle be enough you reckon?

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Re: Protecting refurbed wheels
« Reply #5 on: March 30, 2018, 02:19:44 pm »
I used some Poorboys wheel sealant, seems to work quite well.

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« Reply #6 on: March 30, 2018, 03:32:27 pm »
Would the 15m bottle be enough you reckon?

I think they say 15ml for up to 17 or 18 inch alloys and 30 ml 18+ , if you want to keep them clean easier get the small bottle of exo (on sale in Slims detailing .com £24  for a 50ml bottle) and that would get the alloys and your paintwork done.




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Re: Protecting refurbed wheels
« Reply #7 on: March 30, 2018, 03:33:21 pm »
I used some Poorboys wheel sealant, seems to work quite well.

I agree it does work well too, but think it attracts dirt, just the nature of waxes and sealants.


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Re: Protecting refurbed wheels
« Reply #8 on: March 30, 2018, 06:00:29 pm »
+1 for qtechniq coated mine 2 years ago when I have them refurbished and still working now, makes them so easy to clean

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Re: Protecting refurbed wheels
« Reply #9 on: March 30, 2018, 11:21:38 pm »
Righto cheers guys, I'll go for the 15ml then.  :happy2: