First as a preface, let me show you the rims in question (sorry for cell phone pics):
The lip is polished aluminum that is clearcoated, the face is powdercoated and clearcoated.
I've been looking around the forums using the search feature to find all the threads I could on multipiece clearcoated aluminum wheels... hard to find info so I decided to post a new thread.
I understand since the wheels are clearcoated, I should be able to use any products on the wheels that I can use on the car's paint.
But.... which meguiar's products are the best for repelling brake dust (if any) and making car washes easier? I am currently using zaino products on the car's paint and wheels. I am very happy with the performance on the car's paint since I started using Zaino since the car was brand new.
But the wheels see more abuse, brake dust, road tar, and ultimately, they will have more imperfections and scratches, PLUS, the clearcoat is directly on top of bare aluminum - all this basically means zaino which doesn't contain cleaners (AFAIK) is not the best to use on the wheels. The lips still get very very shiny with washing and zaino products but I can tell the imperfections are stacking up and soon, they will start to dull.
I was thinking about using the following, please tell me what you think about this:
wash,
clay,
scratchX on the lip,
after this, I'm not too sure what would be the best.
Since the wheels see more abuse than the paint, should I use a cleaner wax? Something like colorX?
Anyone else with multi-piece clearcoated polished aluminum wheels care to chime in? Again, I'm interested in whatever will repel brake dust the best as well as make future washings the easiest. (And stay shiny the longest )
Thank you.
-Mike
The lip is polished aluminum that is clearcoated, the face is powdercoated and clearcoated.
I've been looking around the forums using the search feature to find all the threads I could on multipiece clearcoated aluminum wheels... hard to find info so I decided to post a new thread.
I understand since the wheels are clearcoated, I should be able to use any products on the wheels that I can use on the car's paint.
But.... which meguiar's products are the best for repelling brake dust (if any) and making car washes easier? I am currently using zaino products on the car's paint and wheels. I am very happy with the performance on the car's paint since I started using Zaino since the car was brand new.
But the wheels see more abuse, brake dust, road tar, and ultimately, they will have more imperfections and scratches, PLUS, the clearcoat is directly on top of bare aluminum - all this basically means zaino which doesn't contain cleaners (AFAIK) is not the best to use on the wheels. The lips still get very very shiny with washing and zaino products but I can tell the imperfections are stacking up and soon, they will start to dull.
I was thinking about using the following, please tell me what you think about this:
wash,
clay,
scratchX on the lip,
after this, I'm not too sure what would be the best.
Since the wheels see more abuse than the paint, should I use a cleaner wax? Something like colorX?
Anyone else with multi-piece clearcoated polished aluminum wheels care to chime in? Again, I'm interested in whatever will repel brake dust the best as well as make future washings the easiest. (And stay shiny the longest )
Thank you.
-Mike
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