Bold 'N Bright....Questions??

stang03

stang03

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Most of the time before I wash my car I spray Castrol Super Clean on my tires (being careful not to get much on my wheels), I let it set there for a little bit then I hose it off with hot water. But I just go some new wheels and I don't want the Super Clean to eat away the clear coat on my wheels. Are there any suggestions on what I might be able to do?? I don't think that soap and water get the tires that clean.

I read that bold n bright cleans and shines, but I would just feel better if I could clean them with a cleaner first or something??

I'm stuck here :confused:

Thanks
Brent
 
Keep a layer or two of Wheel Sealant or similar on the new rims and you shouldn't have anything to worry about. As long as you don't let the APC dwell on the surface of the rim for a long time you should be ok.
 
Bold n Bright works best as a tire dressing. It does have cleaning properties, but you must scrub to get the most out of them. You would be better off using some type of diluted APC solution to clean tires before applying BnB. If you are worried about overspraying APC, try spraying the cleaner onto your brush instead of directly onto the tire. Rinse as quickly as possible after scrubbing the tires to minimize any run-off onto the rims. This is important for people who use sealants on their rims too. Many APCs can reduce the durability of the sealants.
 
If you clean your wheels and tires on a regular basis, hot water and super clean is a bit much. Not sure how much you are cutting the cleaner but heavy cleaners (alkaline or acid) can discolor coats relatively easily. Cut it as much as you can the it still does the job. I use an alkaline cleaner (red hot) cut around 4:1 for tires. Even at that dillution I'm not spraying much on the tire and use relatively soft wheel brush. For wheels on regular cars a MF and whatever I'm using to wash the car with work great. Wheel sealant is fantastic also. Many things that you use to clean wheels and tires will look fine at first but after a year or two of weekly cleanings things start to go bad. What works fast especially on a regular vehicle that you clean aren't usually very good in the long run.
 
I use Simple Green on the wheels/tires/fenderwells, I usually mix it 50/50, and sometimes 75/25 if the tires or fenderwells are fairly dirty, never had a problem :D
 
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