cleaning 'waxed' alloys

[Justin S]

Just took the wheels of our new fiesta at the week end, washed and dried and put on 3 layers of Poorboys wheel sealant.Now when the time comes to clean them, what do I use to make sure I don't take the wax off.cheers

[KevF]

Justin,

I have used Poorboys on my wheels for a good few months and only ever need to wash them with my normal car shampoo to bring them back up again.
Obviously washing wheels first with seperate wash mitt and then using 2 fresh buckets when washing the rest of the car....

Kev

[mneame]

as above. keep up with the pb wheel sealant and you'll only need a normal ph neutral car shampoo when cleaning. avoid hard bristle brushes and of course wheel cleaners such as wonder wheels etc. a seperate wash mitt just for the wheels would be ideal.

[Justin S]

Thanks for the reply gents.

[TonyHetherington]

Completely agree. You made a great choice with the poorboys sealant, the advantage is that now you just use normal car shampoo and the dirt/brake dust etc should just fall off very easily.

[KevF]

mneame said:

and of course wheel cleaners such as wonder wheels etc. .

AHHH good old Wonder Wheels.....LOL


Its a WONDER anyone has any WHEELS left when using this...

[Biggriff]

Saw my mates Cupra alloys after he used Wonder wheels. oops, no lacquer!!! Now faced with a refurb bill.

[TallPaul]

KevF said:

Justin,

....Obviously washing wheels first with seperate wash mitt and then using 2 fresh buckets when washing the rest of the car....

Kev

I always do the wheels last- it allows the water from the rest of the car to soak the brake dust/road grime and makes it easier to clean. In fact, I'm a big believer in starting at the top (roof) and finishing at the bottom (wheels)!

[KevF]

TallPaul said:

I always do the wheels last- it allows the water from the rest of the car to soak the brake dust/road grime and makes it easier to clean. In fact, I'm a big believer in starting at the top (roof) and finishing at the bottom (wheels)!

I can see your point and I do also start at the top but after doing the wheels and under arches etc....
The problem can come from using a high pressure hose or pressure washer. If you've already done the paintwork and then use the lance it can spray up grit, oil and dirty water from your wheels onto the nice clean surfaces above.

I tend to get all the really dirty jobs out the way so that there is far less chance of contaminating the paintwork.

Guess its horses for courses but in my experience, find this the best and quickest way...;)

Edited by KevF on Monday 16th February 16:43

[TonyHetherington]

I agree - I do the wheels first which tends to be quite a dirty job sometimes, so that by the time I've finished the car they're not far from dry and a quick towel dry on the wheels makes them look great (rather than getting water stains!)

[mneame]

Yup wheels first for me too for the reasons above.

The problem i've found with wonder wheels is when you let it dry. use it one wheel at a time and it's normally ok. but very, very, very, very, very, very, very (is that enough verys? lol) harsh. try to avoid using it on the face of wheels.