Bought everything M Stoops suggested for corvette detail. I forgot the chrome wheels?

[Evanekul61]

I feel confident with the game plan we have for the 03 millennium yellow vette. I need a detail plan for the after market z06 chrome wheels. I figured I could do these in the house while I'm waiting for spring.
Thanks

[Meticulous-Detail]

Re: Bought everything M Stoops suggested for corvette detail. I forgot the chrome whe

Chrome metal polish or all metal polish and then a sealant. Maybe brake dust barrier on top of that too.

[Evanekul61]

Re: Bought everything M Stoops suggested for corvette detail. I forgot the chrome whe

So I should not use the clay, polish, wax, routine

[Bjkearns]

Re: Bought everything M Stoops suggested for corvette detail. I forgot the chrome whe

sure you can use clay polish wax

any surface can be clayed
any surface can be waxed

just remember to make sure they are chrome and not polished almn

[Meticulous-Detail]

Re: Bought everything M Stoops suggested for corvette detail. I forgot the chrome whe

So I should not use the clay, polish, wax, routine

These are new aftermarket Z06 wheels right? I figure they wouldn't need claying, but yes you can clay then polish and wax. On wheels I prefer to use a sealant, most of Megs new waxes are actually sealants. My fav. for wheels is Duragloss 501.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Bought everything M Stoops suggested for corvette detail. I forgot the chrome whe

I feel confident with the game plan we have for the 03 millennium yellow vette. I need a detail plan for the after market z06 chrome wheels. I figured I could do these in the house while I'm waiting for spring.
Thanks

Pick up some of our Hot Rims Chrome Polish (amazing stuff on that surface), clay first if needed, and then apply a light coat of our new Hot Rims Brake Dust Barrier to make future clean up super easy.

any surface can be clayed
any surface can be waxed

Any smooth and glossy surface can be clayed and waxed. Obviously you don't want to clay or wax your textured plastic trim nor do you want to use traditional waxes on matte paints. But chrome, shiny plastics (including headlights and other clear lenses) and glass can be clayed and waxed (although waxing your windshield can lead to streaking issues at the worst possible time; at night when it's raining).

[Evanekul61]

Re: Bought everything M Stoops suggested for corvette detail. I forgot the chrome whe

Thx mike, are you talking about 2 different products? If so, which one is applied first. From your post it sounds like there is a hot wheels polish, and a hot wheels brake barrier.

[Bjkearns]

Re: Bought everything M Stoops suggested for corvette detail. I forgot the chrome whe

Any smooth and glossy surface can be clayed and waxed. Obviously you don't want to clay or wax your textured plastic trim nor do you want to use traditional waxes on matte paints. But chrome, shiny plastics (including headlights and other clear lenses) and glass can be clayed and waxed (although waxing your windshield can lead to streaking issues at the worst possible time; at night when it's raining).

Very true, I was being overly simplistic in my answering of the question

for the wheels if you are going to do a really nice DEEP cleaning and really prepare them you might consider removing them off the vehicle

here is a product that I have only heard good things about

http://www.detailersdomain.com/Aquartz-Iron-Cut_p_327.html

it works beyond that of most wheel cleaners

clean wheels and tires
then Iron cut
seal wheel
apply favorite tire rubber product
remount

[Bjkearns]

Re: Bought everything M Stoops suggested for corvette detail. I forgot the chrome whe

Thx mike, are you talking about 2 different products? If so, which one is applied first. From your post it sounds like there is a hot wheels polish, and a hot wheels brake barrier.

remember when working, most work is done from the "most" aggressive to the least aggressive

hot wheels polish FIRST
wipe it down very thoroughly to make sure all polish is removed
(maybe even consider an IPA wipedown)
then use the Hot wheels brake dust barrier

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Bought everything M Stoops suggested for corvette detail. I forgot the chrome whe

Thx mike, are you talking about 2 different products? If so, which one is applied first. From your post it sounds like there is a hot wheels polish, and a hot wheels brake barrier.

Yes, two products, two steps. Well, three if you include washing the wheels first!

Use the Chrome Polish to deep clean the surface and really brighten up that chrome. Skip any sort of wax or sealant if you're going to use the Brake Dust Barrier as they would compromise that products ability to bond. Brake Dust Barrier is quite literally a spray on, semi permanent coating that makes it extremely difficult for brake dust, road grime, etc to stick to the wheels. That means clean up later on is a snap, often with nothing more than just a quick pressure wash. Even if you do choose to use a wheel cleaner for clean up, it won't remove the Brake Dust Barrier so you don't need to reapply after every wash.

[Blueline]

Re: Bought everything M Stoops suggested for corvette detail. I forgot the chrome whe

remember when working, most work is done from the "most" aggressive to the least aggressive

I thought it was from the LEAST aggressive to the most aggressive.

[Bjkearns]

Re: Bought everything M Stoops suggested for corvette detail. I forgot the chrome whe

when doing a paint correction what is used first
#7 or something like 105/205
ultimate polish followed by Ultimate compound...

I have always thought of my working steps as "most" aggressive to least aggressive

obviously you have to find a baseline, but you also dont want to be wasting your time with a product that will not achieve the required results

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Bought everything M Stoops suggested for corvette detail. I forgot the chrome whe

I thought it was from the LEAST aggressive to the most aggressive.

when doing a paint correction what is used first
#7 or something like 105/205
ultimate polish followed by Ultimate compound...

I have always thought of my working steps as "most" aggressive to least aggressive

obviously you have to find a baseline, but you also dont want to be wasting your time with a product that will not achieve the required results

In a way, you're both right.

It seems Blueline is thinking about the concept of using the least aggressive process to get the job done, meaning that when you do a test spot you start with the less aggressive process and only move to something more aggressive if you need to.

Joseph is obviously correct that in a multi step process you do the most aggressive step first and work down through less aggressive steps to refine the surface as needed.

[93Vette]

Re: Bought everything M Stoops suggested for corvette detail. I forgot the chrome whe

So we can clay rims?

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Bought everything M Stoops suggested for corvette detail. I forgot the chrome whe

Sure, we see people claying wheels all the time. In fact, a year or so ago we had someone come down to a Thursday Night Open Garage with his track day wheels in the trunk of his car. The old brake dust was so badly stuck to them that nothing he tried would get the last of it out. So he spent all evening (some 5 hours) just sitting there claying the wheels with our C2100 Professional Aggressive red clay and they came up looking really good. Now, in most cases you won't need, nor should you use, C2100 but either the consumer clay or C2000 Pro Mild blue clay can do wonders for your wheels.