Keeping Wheels shiney

[carob]

Morning all

What are peoples,prefered maintance method for keeping the wheels looking in tip top condition.

Cheers

Rob

[phantom wedge]

Morning Rob Elbow grease

[Wedg1e]

My wheels stay looking brand new by the simple expedient of leaving them in the loft and not fitting them to the car

[phantom wedge]

Brill i like that one

[rev-erend]

Mine stay shiney .. as car never leaves the garage

[wild rover]

Got to agree power to the elbow seems to work, or oily rag run over the shiny bits in the winter outings.You have still got to get those elbows working.

[Campbell]

I use RFT a soft brush then the hose then onto the ramp so I dont put my back out in with autosol stuff on a nice office chair and work away...
Works for me.

Cambelt

[dixiebabes]

Autosol brings em up lovely used it on some hackbound wolfrace alloys on my MKII Escort, ended up seeing my face in em.

Dix

[V8 GRF]

If they're painted then you can wax them the same way as your other paintwork once they're clean.

If they're polished though I'd use something less aggressive than Autosol to get the shine and then wax.

[chapperssx]

Hi Rob

I had my OZs rebuilt at Renowheels, Tony said he would only use ( Silvo polish wadding also known as Duraglit )the wadding is very soft so won't harm your rim's but will give you a mirror finish to your wheels, its great for alloy centers as well.

[carob]

Cheers for the feedback, elbow grease i kind of thought was the way, more fishing for any special products, think i will go the Duraglit route as my where dome at Renowheels also.

Cheers

Rob

[PHJayV8]

Not yet a wedge owner, so can only speak from my SD1 Vitesse days, but....

Crossspokes are a nightmare!!!

[dixiebabes]

Take em down atlas and get them dipped in hydrofluric Rob get Alan to do them im sure they will be about 6 inches smaller after mind.

[cuneus]

I find Alumagic much better than Autosol

Then a quick spray with Tesco value furniture polish

[jock sproket]

dixiebabes said:

Take em down atlas and get them dipped in hydrofluric Rob get Alan to do them im sure they will be about 6 inches smaller after mind.

are we still talking about wheels !!!!!

sproket

[adam quantrill]

Wedg1e said:

My wheels stay looking brand new by the simple expedient of leaving them in the loft and not fitting them to the car

Mine are in the barn with oil on them....

[carob]

Morning all

Were can i buy the Silvo wadding (duraglit) searchred all over cant find it apart from fleabay.

Rob

[Monkey400SE]

Try Wilkinsons. I'm sure I've seen it on sale there.

[mrzigazaga]

Hi Mate..
A good ironmongers or DIY if you havent got a wilkinsons near you..Quite a few stores sell it also..zig


Edited for putting a crape reply

Edited by mrzigazaga on Sunday 27th February 10:33

[chapperssx]

I bought my tin of silvo duraglit from Tesco, but i know you can also buy it from Wilkinsons and Robert Dyas.