Okay everyone here is a how to detail your wheels. The subject some 20 inch BBS RS-GT's Here are the products used: 3M adhesive remover Plastic razor blade (to remove the adhesive from the weights) 3 buckets: one filled with soap and the other to rinse the wheels (it's about 25 degrees out tonight) and one to sit on [] P21S Wheel Cleaner Gel Formula Boars Hair Brush Sponges P21S Polishing Soap (go light on the clear coat parts this is an abrasive) Menzerna 85rd Menzerna FMJ Old Microfiber Towels (for buffing and drying the wheels) Microfiber applicator pad Procedure: 1. Here is what I did first sprayed them all down with P21S Wheel Cleaner Gel formula. I let them all soak in it while I was working on the first wheel. 2. Got the soap bucket and the boar's hair brush started the brush the dirt and grime off the wheel. 3. After that was done I used the 3m adhesive remover to get rid of the bug/tar/leftover brake dust/grime and adhesive from the weights. 4. Rinsed off the wheels with a sponge. 5. Dried them good. 6. Used the P21S Polishing Soap on the clean wheel to polish them up lips, inner wheel, face of the wheel. (go light on the clear coated parts) 7. Rinsed them down again with a sponge. 8. Dried the wheel good. 9. Polished the lips with some polish that is good for clear coat (Menzerna 85rd) 10. Used the Menzerna FMJ to seal up the inner wheels, face of the wheel, and lips. 11. Repeat on the rest of the wheels. Before: During: Polishing: After: Elasped time: 2 hours 30 minutes (including set up and clean up time) Enjoy!
Man that's wicked, love the write up with the images :righton: Hey the garage floor how do you like that stuff? I've been looking around for somethign for my garage. By the way I can't say I've ever used Menzerna 85RD on rims that's wicked. Thanks for sharing, I'll remember this one :thumb:
you can use any paint polish that is safe on clear coat on clear coated rims. Clear coat is clear coat .... Check out this trick--- if your interior trim pieces are cleared like carbon etc...and its scratched you can even use 85rd or mirco polish on them and buff them back to an amazing shine.
That's wicked, I'm going to try that out bro...I've been curious about the trim pieces..nice :righton: Thansk for sharing buddy :thumb: Got any more tips
Good tip Phil. I've read people also using Klasse AIO or Optimum Poli-Seal is the scratches are light enough. I haven't gotten a chance to try it on my MB's wood trim yet. BTW: Phil, would you recommend the 85RD to fine polish the guage cluster? On certain angels you can see the swirls and I would love to get them out.
Thats pretty sweet Phil, I might have to try that on my M3 to get those BMW wheels cleaned and coated properly!!!!!
you could use the 85rd but I would try a small section first you don't want it to haze up. smith, thanks!
Good write up there, Phil. Question/comment: Didn't see any reference to the plastic razor blades, either in the write up or detailersdomain.com. Those have intrigued me for a while and I have no experience with them and seen precious few words about them. Second, although your wheels served to illustrate things well, how 'bout some more "down to earth" wheels as a follow-up? Say, some OEM Toyota or BMW wheels that have baked on pad material? Thanks again,
Phil, I have always wondered what those wheel weights are for. I am usually unsuccessful in cleaning around them because so much stuff builds up there.
the plastic razor blades are great they serve the purpose no where near the cut power of the metal ones but in a pinch on things like this they are great. I have done a more modest wheel cleaning...take a look here http://www.detailingbliss.com/forum/f28/uber-wheel-tire-wheel-well-care-7910.html wheel weights are for balancing the tires on the wheels this is to prevent them from shaking the whole car while driving.
Great post Phil. Although everytime I read "how to" posts on here I wind up buying more stuff from you.
