Need Cleaning Techniq's on Rims/Brk Rotors

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Saintlysins

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I’m pretty anal about how I want the car to look as good a couple days after using it as it did when I first finished the detail. One of my biggest pet-peeves is the brake-dust-sludge that gets trapped in high performance rotors when cleaning. This only seems to comes out after a quick run up to 35/40 MPH and then some hard braking. Not only does this release (sling) all that sludge onto the inner rim, but it will also get all the ‘flash-rust’ off the rotors.

Immediately, back into the garage/driveway and with some QD, proceed to wipe out the rims. This is also a good time to check for any trapped water (in the mirrors, grill, wiper cowl, etc.) that has sprayed the car and may leave spots. *In My Opinion* this will keep the rims looking great several days later under average use and not ‘sludge’ or ‘dust’ them with all the pasty or dried crud/sludge and flash-rust the next time the car (or customer) drives off.

My annual rim maintenance is as follows: Twice a year (and/or new tires) my rims are yanked off, compounded, 2 stages of polish, (all done with separate Power Balls), 3 coats of P21S (3 to 5 days apart), and 2 coats of Rejex 1 day apart, then additional applications of Rejex almost every 4/6 weeks. Just after using the car, I blow the rims off with the air compressor (125 psi) which I find a great technique to keep them ‘looking’ good till the next wash.



So ... anyone with a different technique or critique? Please elaborate.
 
I use sealants on the wheels and calipers (usually KSG, but 4* UPP on the S8). While I'm a big fan of carnaubas, I find that the sealants hold up a lot better than waxes, even my beloved Collinite 476S. A good four layers of sealant, refreshed with a sealant spray from time to time, work well for me, and I do something like 4* UGE or FK425 after every wash.
 
i hear jetseal is amazing for wheels.



that guy that detailed the r8 used it and it looked very nice!
 
I forgot about JetSeal --- I wanted to try 2 rims with Rejex & the other two with JetSeal but forgot all about it.

Thanks for reminding me of that. I'll order some, do a beta-test and post results.
 
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