polished alloy wheels

GTi T

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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.

Cheers very much for that reply, theres alot of good info there for me ;)

How often will i need to apply this kinda stuff?(Poorboys wheel sealant im liking the sound of) and wheres the best place to purchase?......i assume the internet?

And lastly thank god i dont use acidic wheel cleaner, ive never and will never use this type of stuff on any of my sets of wheels.

Cheers for your help whatever your name maybe :) and look forward to your reply

Tom
 

GTi T

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okay ive just answered one of my questions.....

The poorboys wheel sealant....Use weekly for best results, just had a look on the cleanyourcar.co.uk site ;)
 

beezaturbo

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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.

not used anything like that at all. i just washed the wheels with the same stuff i use on the car, the marks only appeared after not cleaning the car for a week, and driving it in the rain.
 
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