Armorall Wheel Protectant?

4AudiQ

4AudiQ

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Armorall Wheel Protectant

Any one used this product?

How does it work?

And negatives?

Thank you.
 
4AudiQ said:
Armorall Wheel Protectant

Any one used this product?

How does it work?

And negatives?

Thank you.
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I think I've used it. I got it cuz it was on sale ($10 for wheel cleaner, protetant spray, and brush). The cleaner sucked but the protectant was okay. Kept dust off my rims for a week of two, but doesn't last very long.
 
So far I have tested a lot of them and Armor All is the best but very expensive. Eagle one is ok ,and Green Technologies is useless ,$10 wasted. I am trying a wheel cleaner, 3M with Teflon that I got at Big lots to see if it works. So far the Teflon seems to keep the wheels cleaner than with regular wheel cleaner but the wheel cleaner portion of it stinks compared to Meg's Wheel Brightener but what wheel cleaner doesn't. I have 2 BMW's and they create a lot of dust. I spend a lot of time cleaning wheels, probably a 1/2 hour a week. What a waste of time. I am buying ceramic pads next time.
 
TedFred said:
So far I have tested a lot of them and Armor All is the best but very expensive. Eagle one is ok ,and Green Technologies is useless ,$10 wasted. I am trying a wheel cleaner, 3M with Teflon that I got at Big lots to see if it works. So far the Teflon seems to keep the wheels cleaner than with regular wheel cleaner but the wheel cleaner portion of it stinks compared to Meg's Wheel Brightener but what wheel cleaner doesn't. I have 2 BMW's and they create a lot of dust. I spend a lot of time cleaning wheels, probably a 1/2 hour a week. What a waste of time. I am buying ceramic pads next time.
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If you have a PW, use SONAX wheel cleaner. Works like a beauty.... "spray, wait, pressure spray, done"
 
I spend <5mins every wash cleaning the wheels on my BMW and I have OE pads. My wheels get waxed in the off season prior to putting them on the car. The summer wheels get two coats of P21S (not really a very tough wax) and the winters get two coats of an old Meguiar's syn wax I have kicking around from 13 years ago. I use a soft wheel brush, 40:1 diluted Simple green (using a pesticide-style hose end sprayer) and plain water. Spray, swirl the brush around, hose off. Done.



I haven't seen you indicate that you prep your wheels with plain old wax/sealant. I'd do that before using more expensive "specialist" products. One of the high durability Collinites might do a great job.
 
Surly said:
I spend <5mins every wash cleaning the wheels on my BMW and I have OE pads. My wheels get waxed in the off season prior to putting them on the car. The summer wheels get two coats of P21S (not really a very tough wax) and the winters get two coats of an old Meguiar's syn wax I have kicking around from 13 years ago. I use a soft wheel brush, 40:1 diluted Simple green (using a pesticide-style hose end sprayer) and plain water. Spray, swirl the brush around, hose off. Done.



I haven't seen you indicate that you prep your wheels with plain old wax/sealant. I'd do that before using more expensive "specialist" products. One of the high durability Collinites might do a great job.
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A good cleaning/waxing regimen is great, however it won't actually repel brake dust like the AA and EO products do. They work amazingly well, the only drawback is the whitish film they leave.
 
There's no "teflon" in the product, just marketing hype. Teflon has to be applied at VERY HIGH temps, not a liquid or anything like that. Just fyi.

TedFred said:
So far I have tested a lot of them and Armor All is the best but very expensive. Eagle one is ok ,and Green Technologies is useless ,$10 wasted. I am trying a wheel cleaner, 3M with Teflon that I got at Big lots to see if it works. So far the Teflon seems to keep the wheels cleaner than with regular wheel cleaner but the wheel cleaner portion of it stinks compared to Meg's Wheel Brightener but what wheel cleaner doesn't. I have 2 BMW's and they create a lot of dust. I spend a lot of time cleaning wheels, probably a 1/2 hour a week. What a waste of time. I am buying ceramic pads next time.
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I find that this product is over rated and too expensive. 3D Datail products has a trim dressing that could be slightly diluted and produces better results. It gives a nice even shine in the exterior and interior trims including tires. Most of my mobile details are done in the sunshine here in Los Angeles. I havent been too happy with Armor-Alls' results in the sun.
 
Maculate Detail said:
I find that this product is over rated and too expensive. 3D Datail products has a trim dressing that could be slightly diluted and produces better results. It gives a nice even shine in the exterior and interior trims including tires. Most of my mobile details are done in the sunshine here in Los Angeles. I havent been too happy with Armor-Alls' results in the sun.
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I think you are thinking of regular Armorall. Wheel Protectant is a brake dust repellant that works.



Here is my review of the EO stuff which is very similar, though I think the AA stuff actually works better:



http://www.autopia.org/forum/car-de...-one-keep-clean-wheel-review.html#post1330106
 
yakky said:
A good cleaning/waxing regimen is great, however it won't actually repel brake dust like the AA and EO products do. They work amazingly well, the only drawback is the whitish film they leave.
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What exactly does "repelling" brake dust look like? I can practically rinse brake dust off of my wheels without touching them when the wax is reasonably fresh so there isn't any real cling going on. I know the back of the can/bottle may say that it "repels", but what is actually different about the finish and how is it achieved?
 
Repelling is when the treated wheel stays cleaner than a waxed wheel. The link above has pictures of both. This has nothing to do with how easy to clean the wheels are but how clean they remain without any action.
 
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