polished alloy wheels

[beezaturbo]

After a bit of help on this one, got myself some highly polished unlaquered porsche D90s' i'm not running them through winter i've got soem compomons for that but i left them on for 3 days the other week in the rain etc now they have loads of white rain marks which wont wash off.

i've currently tried,
wash then dry.
then duraglit wadding which cleans most of the mess off but not mch of a shine.
then meguirs metal polish nxt stuff, whcih is alright but not as shiny as before and i'm still left with some white marks.

i dont mind spending the money on cleaning products for them just want to keep them in top condition. i'm leaving them off now till show season next year, so do i need to put something on them over the winter whike they are in the loft.

any help much appreciated as i dont want to ruin my sweet rims.

Thanks Alec

 

[R.Reflections]

Sounds like you have water marks that may have etched into the rims, if so duraglit probably won't be strong enough. I would say use a proper chrome/wheel polish, such as Megs or Chemical Guys followed by a coat of sealant and wax.

The wax and sealant will help protect the look while not reducing the polished look, or you could top with a coat of proper wheel sealant, Poorboys or Chemical Guys are as good as they get.

 

[beezaturbo]

so if i get some chemical guys polisah then sealant this will keep them in top coondition? also wheres the best place to get this stuff i'm pretty new to this serious car cleaning lark.

 

[R.Reflections]

There are a couple of places where you can get Chemical Guy's from...

Car Wash n Wax these are the UK main distributor/importer

The other place is Clean Your Car

The two ideal products in my mind would be.. Extreme Metal Polish and Wheel Guard

 

[beezaturbo]

just what i was after, just ordered both of them,i'll post up some pics to show the results.

Thanks Again

 

[beezaturbo]

got it this morning in the post but the tub of wheel guard has split, spilling its contecnt intot he back, managed to get most back intot eh tunb, but the label has now turned to mush so i cant read it. do i just buff it on, then polish it off afterwards once dry?

thanks

 

[R.Reflections]

Sorry to hear pot was split on delivery, give David (if you bought from Car Wash n Wax) an email and let him know, its rare that stuff gets damaged but if/when it does he's good at helping to sort things out.


Application is:

Apply a thing coat over the wheels, allow to dry and then buff off. I find that longer its left the better it looks after buffing, you can add a second coat if you wish, leave 1st coat for an hour, do not buff, then apply 2nd coat, leave again for an hour then buff.

 

[beezaturbo]

already dropped him an email will wait for a sresponse now. looks like my evening is pretty much layed out, then. Think i'll crack open a beer and settle down in the conservatory and start polishing.

 

[beezaturbo]

just had a reply via email and hes sending another one in the post today, cant fault his customer services,top bloke. just hope the products are as good.

 

[R.Reflections]

Glad to hear everythings been sorted for you

 

[beezaturbo]

well tried polishing the wheels for about 3 hours now must of done then 2 or 3 times each and i still cant get rid of the milky look on the lip of the rim caused by water marks. the faces aren't bad at all but i'm still not happy with the lips, when i got the wheels they were mint not a mark on them but after just one trip out in the rain this is what i'm left with, any one else with any other products for me to try.

 

[Rob66]

Beeza

I had a MR2 and had the standard alloys Diamond cut, but unlaquered (so i know exactly how you feel). Unfortunately i didnt have the luxury of another set of wheels to use over the winter. I used to wash them every single day with i think Autogylmn at the time and every weekend use Duraglit on each wheel face in a circular motion.

This did the trick but was a real pain although the end result was worth it. As Reflection's says this will not remove more stubborn marks. Have you tried Meguiars NXT metal Polish? If the polish you have just purchased doesnt do the trick could be worth a try.

Best of luck

Rob

 

[beezaturbo]

i've tried duraglit, which does get rid of the marks but however it leaves me with aflat polished look, not what i want or used to have.
i've tried nxt meguirs after the duraglit whcih gives a good shine but only on the unmaked areas. also the chemical guys stuff, whicg goes on well etc,mbut just isn't getting rid of enough water marks.
any one recommend any other stuff to get rid of oxidisation marks.

Thanks

 

[R.Reflections]

Ouch thats not good to hear, I know its a stupid question but is the cloth you are using turning black when polishing?

Is the mark getting smaller/less noticeable?

It maybe a case of getting someone local to you who has a PC and get them to buff the wheels for you, or maybe use a drill and a felt bobbin to polish out the mark, though to be honest I've not as of yet needed to go this far/hard, especially with the CG's metal polish.

Only other product I know that works is Solvol Autosol, gold/black tube (local motor factors/halfrauds), I used to use loads of this years ago when polishing motor bike engines etc. Hard and dirty work, needing to work a small area at a time with cloth and finger, loads of pressure and work for as long as possible, blisters and black fingers follow but results are good from what i remember

 

[FinerDetails]

Megs NXT metal polish...

 

[beezaturbo]

autosol will be too abrasive i think and leave scratch makrsks as the porsche rims are very soft alloy.

i've tried nxt polish as well, gives agood shine but still leaves the marks.

i think all i can do is just keep polishing them.

 

[GTi T]

Hi guys

this is a very interesting thread.

im wanting some really good protective polish/wax for my BBS RM's and the chrome bolts.(yes another set of wheels for the Lupo)

Theyre only going on the car when the weather gets better but i want as much protection for them as possible, ive started putting coats of Meguiars on them but im not sure if this will be building up a nice layer or not?

Ive heard Belgom Alu is supposed to be very good, can this be only ordered from specialised places on the web?

Wheels in question below

Cheers

Tom

 

[GTi T]

There are a couple of places where you can get Chemical Guy's from...

Car Wash n Wax these are the UK main distributor/importer

The other place is Clean Your Car

The two ideal products in my mind would be.. Extreme Metal Polish and Wheel Guard

Just re read this whole thread

this wheel guard stuff looks the dogs danglies, is this the kinda stuff i should be looking for?????

I got a pot of some stuff called Luster pad(the polish is in the actual cloth) with my wheels aswell, will this be good for actually fully protecting them against crap? or just polish them?

Tom

 

[GTi T]

Anyone?

 

[CleanYourCar]

I would use the luster to polish them and then use Poorboys Wheel Sealant to seal them. I have found this to be more effective by far than the Chemical Guys at actually protecting alloys. The CG's just does a bit of both.

The other tip is to use Carlack Systematic Care or Klasse AIO to clean and polish them as this uses acrylic resins to seal which have a higher heat resistance than waxes. If you have it them apply the sealant before the wax. That way the alloys will be very well protected for many months.

The key then is just to wash them with a ph balanced wheel cleaner such as Sonus Rim Bright or P21s. You may find after waxing you only need however to wash them with shampoo.

The white marks mentioned above sounds like acid etching from an acidic wheel cleaner and it is that which will caus ethe damage but also strip off any protection.