I just use regular paint LSPs. I agree that the paint seems different, though. I figure it is because wheels can easily be baked at much higher temps to cure the paint. Anyway, I like to use durable waxes/sealants, just because I'm more aggressive cleaning wheels. I usually use either wheel cleaner or more concentrated car wash. Before everyone goes crazy saying that wheel cleaners remove LSPs, I want to say that I've seen some that do ok. DG501 comes to mind, but I aim to give 476S, klasse, and werkstat a shot soon.
its been discussed, but i'm still confused over longest lasting wheel sealant!
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dichael said:
Well, you do have a point there, at least *some* of it. Now whether a) that matters much, or b) it cools down very quickly, I don't know :nixweiss
Heh heh, yeah...I actually feel weird about not doing the back sides of wheels like that, even though it's practically impossible to do without taking the wheels off. But I get over it
wfedwar said:
Yeah, Tom P. said the same thing about using wheel cleaners on FK1000P. Sometimes you can dilute a wheel cleaner and have it a) still be more effective than regular shampoo and, b) be pretty mild on a tough LSP.
Toward the end of winter I'll often go ahead and use wheel cleaners on my LSPed winter wheels, figuring the LSP is nearly dead and spring is coming anyhow. It doesn't always finish off that LSP nearly as fast as I expect.
And what about tire cleaners? The Rubber Cleaner I use has to be pretty tough on LSPs, and there's no way to keep it 100% off the wheels, at least not without going through more than I'm willing to (and that's saying something
).