Wheel Care for 8 spoke Oz...
Discussion
Buy a set of winter wheels like me! 
Good way of keeping them clean, found that waxing them fully then applying a coat of some sort of oil to them is good too. WD 40 or such like regularly. Makes them a bit greasy and not too clean but keeps the water out. Also more lacquer is good as well.
Good way of keeping them clean, found that waxing them fully then applying a coat of some sort of oil to them is good too. WD 40 or such like regularly. Makes them a bit greasy and not too clean but keeps the water out. Also more lacquer is good as well. Not sure, 2shed reckons they have been refurbished or somthing, aside from a load of water marks (didn't dry them orr after washing) they are now tucked up in a dry attic for the winter.
I got hold of a set of S1 5 spoke wheels with Bridgestone S02s on them. They look pretty good, only problem is I have big ground clearance problems now.
In my drive. I'm going to wait until the other sidents are out then take a sledge hammer to the offending piece of concrete. 
I'll post a picture of the car tomorrow, when I can bring my digital camera in to work.
I was also told that a good thing to do is to cover the wheels in Clear Waxoyl, then power wash them off in Summer. Looks Horrible though.
Where are you getting the refurb Tim?
I got hold of a set of S1 5 spoke wheels with Bridgestone S02s on them. They look pretty good, only problem is I have big ground clearance problems now.
In my drive. I'm going to wait until the other sidents are out then take a sledge hammer to the offending piece of concrete. I'll post a picture of the car tomorrow, when I can bring my digital camera in to work.
I was also told that a good thing to do is to cover the wheels in Clear Waxoyl, then power wash them off in Summer. Looks Horrible though.
Where are you getting the refurb Tim?
FANTASTIC!! sorry!
chutmun said:
No doubt another dumb newbie question, but.....
How exactly? tools 'n' elbow grease? solvents? telekinesis?
I used a small (1/2 inch) brush to put a small area of nitromors on, then wash it off as soon as the lacquer lifts... then the next bit, a tiny bit at a time, careful not to get any on the black bits.
Then some very fine steel wool to take any corrosion off. Then metal polish to buff the surface... then wax as a protectant.
I'm going to see what they are like over the winter, I might take the powder coating option in the spring if cleaning becomes a pain. I prefer them shiny though!
WildfireS3 said:
I did re lacquer the wheels after polishing, just to add a bit more protection, but you do lose a bit of the shineyness. Took me 2 days to do all four for the mini, so decided that it wasn't worth it for the Tiv, just got a cheap set of wheels.
Not WORTH it for the Tiv????
Wash your mouth out with soap 
, aint nothing too good for your Tiv! 
Roy.
Rozza!!! said:
I did re lacquer the wheels after polishing, just to add a bit more protection, but you do lose a bit of the shineyness. Took me 2 days to do all four for the mini, so decided that it wasn't worth it for the Tiv, just got a cheap set of wheels.
Not WORTH it for the Tiv????
Roy.
Sorry but to open a can of worms, I got to say I think I love the mini more!
:runsforcover:
No what I actually meant to say was, it was: as the wheels were in such good condition, I decided to to spoil them by stripping them or running them through the winter. Besides look at it this way. Instead of refurbishing the wheels myself to save money each year, I spent money on the Tiv and bought more wheels for it. Aside from the fact that refurbishing costs about £50 per wheels and new rims for the mini are £40 each.
Let me know when it's safe to come out.
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