dirty wheel wells
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Pats300zx
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I really like the Griots UCS. I have been using it on my show car for a while now.
For my daily driver I have been using Armor All Tire Shine on the wheel wells. Its cheap and effective.
jr_mints & Pats300zx: I also use Griot's Undercarriage Spray when I get the old Jag to a Concours and want to "spruce up" the wheel wells or other visible under-carriage component. But I have a hunch that -- far from protecting the wheel wells -- it actually might attract dust and gunk. However, that's NOT based on any empirical observation. What do you two actually think of it? :nixweiss
I second the votes for Orange Blast as a cheap, readily-available, and powerful cleaner. For other areas, I grab the Meguiar's APC+. But for wheel wells, where I know I'm going to use lots of product and don't have to worry about side-effects, Orange Blast is my product of choice.
2002 Maxima SE, you might want to edit your profile so that folks know where you are. You'd be surprised: Sometimes a person talks about having a problem, and somebody else can see their location, lives in the area, and offers to help or to share a product. I once saw a thread by a guy in St Louis who desperately needed Klasse SG that very weekend, and I volunteered to bring him some, 'cause I "was gonna be in the area anyway." So ... if you want to do this … click on "user cp" at the top of the page, then click on "Edit Profile," then (under the Additional Information section) put something in the "Location" box -- something as specific as your town name or as general as what state you live in. Of course, you're NOT required to do this; it's just a suggestion.
I second the votes for Orange Blast as a cheap, readily-available, and powerful cleaner. For other areas, I grab the Meguiar's APC+. But for wheel wells, where I know I'm going to use lots of product and don't have to worry about side-effects, Orange Blast is my product of choice.
2002 Maxima SE, you might want to edit your profile so that folks know where you are. You'd be surprised: Sometimes a person talks about having a problem, and somebody else can see their location, lives in the area, and offers to help or to share a product. I once saw a thread by a guy in St Louis who desperately needed Klasse SG that very weekend, and I volunteered to bring him some, 'cause I "was gonna be in the area anyway." So ... if you want to do this … click on "user cp" at the top of the page, then click on "Edit Profile," then (under the Additional Information section) put something in the "Location" box -- something as specific as your town name or as general as what state you live in. Of course, you're NOT required to do this; it's just a suggestion.
SVR
Dream Machines
If your gonna use a power water blaster like a gurney or karcher, keep moving the water to a different area constantly as some cars have wheel arches with a protective coating (black colored) and if you use high pressure spray and blast a certain spot for more than a couple of seconds, you may strip the protective coating off and expose the white or whatever colored original metal or plastic and then you will need to paint over it
My steps are
Blast all wheel arches before i wash the car
Clean the wheels and tires
Wash the car
Dry the car
Shine up the wheels, then the tyres and then i fill up a large spray bottle with Omikron RD Black satin finish wheel arch paint
I apply it very very carefully to each wheel arch and certain parts of the underbody. The liquid quickly dries and forms a rock hard protective paint coating and the shine and protection is better than any engine kote or tyre black i've ever used.
This stuff will last permanently but if you get alot of dirty water or mud in there, the shine will go away, leaving a dull black look
I reapply a little bit every time i wash the car
It's lethal for wheels and body panels but can also be used as a tire dressing, rejuvinating the rubber and leaving a non shilacky, smooth dry like new finish
I also spray some into the inside of the chrome exhaust tip to prevent rust and that horrible dark orange rusty look.
There are some pics in the gallery here in the detailing action section, simply type rd black in the search bar.
Those photos are pretty old, the arches will be blacker than that the first time you use it. I hadn't shined up the tyres when i took those pics.
Good luck
My steps are
Blast all wheel arches before i wash the car
Clean the wheels and tires
Wash the car
Dry the car
Shine up the wheels, then the tyres and then i fill up a large spray bottle with Omikron RD Black satin finish wheel arch paint
I apply it very very carefully to each wheel arch and certain parts of the underbody. The liquid quickly dries and forms a rock hard protective paint coating and the shine and protection is better than any engine kote or tyre black i've ever used.
This stuff will last permanently but if you get alot of dirty water or mud in there, the shine will go away, leaving a dull black look
I reapply a little bit every time i wash the car
It's lethal for wheels and body panels but can also be used as a tire dressing, rejuvinating the rubber and leaving a non shilacky, smooth dry like new finish
I also spray some into the inside of the chrome exhaust tip to prevent rust and that horrible dark orange rusty look.
There are some pics in the gallery here in the detailing action section, simply type rd black in the search bar.
Those photos are pretty old, the arches will be blacker than that the first time you use it. I hadn't shined up the tyres when i took those pics.
Good luck