Cleaning wheels and tires -- my amateur process

[john m.]

Re: Cleaning wheels and tires -- my amateur process

Nice process Al! I have pretty much the exact same process on my car! The brush I use on the wheel well is almost the exact same too! Its just a tad to narrow for a regular brush so I had to improvise.

Nice job outlining it for people!

[swcarter]

Re: Cleaning wheels and tires -- my amateur process

Great info. What do you do for applying a dressing to final the process? Specifically, I have a Jeep Patriot where the wheel wells are pretty exposed compared to other vehicles. I can clean the wheels and the wells and dress the wheels, but when the wells dry, even if clean, and without a dressing, the overall look is less than it should be. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

[Tim Lingor]

Re: Cleaning wheels and tires -- my amateur process

Great info. What do you do for applying a dressing to final the process? Specifically, I have a Jeep Patriot where the wheel wells are pretty exposed compared to other vehicles. I can clean the wheels and the wells and dress the wheels, but when the wells dry, even if clean, and without a dressing, the overall look is less than it should be. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

I would suggest using Meguiar's Hyper Dressing at a 3:1 ratio for the wheel wells. You can either mist it on or pour some into a plastic container and brush it on. I like mist it on and then use a foam paint brush to spread the HD around. When it dries it looks fantastic!

Tim

[Murr1525]

Re: Cleaning wheels and tires -- my amateur process

Yes, a foam paint brush is great. Wait until the end of course, then do the well, and then tire.

[akimel]

Re: Cleaning wheels and tires -- my amateur process

I have updated and corrected the process.

[swcarter]

Re: Cleaning wheels and tires -- my amateur process

Tim: Thanks for the advice. I'll order some up from ADS today. Enjoy your product/equipment reviews, BTW.

[swcarter]

Re: Cleaning wheels and tires -- my amateur process

Yes, a foam paint brush is great. Wait until the end of course, then do the well, and then tire.

Got it, thanks. I'll try it out when I get the hyper dressing.