Seeking wheel-well product advice

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Until recently I only cleaned my car’s wheel wells occasionally – maybe every third wash – and I never applied a product to give the plastic liners an improved look. Now I’m cleaning the wells pretty much every time the car is washed and spraying Stoner’s More Shine Less Time in the wells on a regular basis. I quickly came to appreciate what a difference – subtle but real – cleaned and treated wells make to a car’s look appearance.

Now I’m wondering whether anyone here would recommend switching from MSLT to something else. (I did a search, but it wasn’t as productive as I hoped it would be.) The look the MSLT gives the plastic (and the front-facing surfaces of my car’s mud flaps) is certainly fine, but the rainy-day durability is pretty much non-existent, and I realize that might be true of any other product out there.

One obvious alternative to the MSLT is Stoner’s Trim Shine. Has anyone who’s tried both of these Stoner’s products in wheel wells make a comparison? Any other thoughts on whether Trim Shine would be a better bet for wheel-well use, appearance- and durability-wise?

Any non-Stoner’s product you consider superior for wheel wells?

I know I read many years ago that some people used spray Pledge furniture polish in wheel wells. That was an eyebrow-raiser, but who knows, maybe someone here has tried Pledge. (No, I'm not really considering doing that; just curious as to whether anyone has.)

Thanks in advance for any thoughts and suggestions.
 
Once they are completely cleaned, I spray Meguiar's Hyper Dressing at 3:1 in the wells, then wipe with an old terry cloth towel.



It's $34 for a gallon right now at ADS, and when you cut it 3:1 it leaves a nice, dark sheen. I honestly don't think any wheel well dressing will stay looking fresh through rain, but I find that after cleaning at the next wash the wells are still nice and dark (although I do clean/dress at every wash).
 
I use Original Armorall. It's impossible to keep them clean but with a coating of Armorall they clean up nicely.
 
Try Mop 'n' Glo. I picked this tip up several years ago on this site. Original use was to apply it with an old sponge which works well, but is quite messy. I now use it with a pump spray bottle which does well but I don't think it looks as good. And the Mop 'n' Glo lets mud and dirt slide off or is at least easier to clean.
 
If the wells are plastic could you not AIO and then wax them? If I had newer wells I would do that but mine are scratched and beaten up pretty bad so they just get diluted BnB or some other cheaper tire shine.
 
Lately I've been using tire shine products I tried and didn't like for tires but were great for wheel wells. But Armour All is good and fairly cheap.
 
Ive never tried Hyper Dressing in the wheel wells or on the tires. I figured since it was water based it wouldnt last any time in a mild rain.



Megs ASD seems to hold up pretty good to rain. Of course it will come off if you drive in a hard down pour but I try not to drive when it rains..
 
I mainly use Stoner Trim Shine for wheel wells and for tires on occasion. I get it by the 5 gallon jug. The Trim Shine will leave a nice clean factory finish. Trim Shine also works excellent on the engine bay.
 
JuneBug said:
Lately I've been using tire shine products I tried and didn't like for tires but were great for wheel wells. But Armour All is good and fairly cheap.
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Same here. Either stuff I don't like, or when I see tire foams on sale for cheap, I snag some of that.



I don't stress too much about getting the wells clean; I just hose them down after a wash with the tire shine/tire foam I have on hand. They don't end up "show-car clean" of course, but the tire foams have enough cleaning action to get a some of the gunk, and the dressing covers up the rest. As long as it gives a dark background for my wheels and tires, that's good enough for my DD.



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I'd considered using other products but stuck with MSLT, because I don't have to wipe it off. By the time the shine wears off the wells are covered in dirt anyway. That's on my wife's car; since I lowered mine I don't worry about the wells much.
 
+1 on the Armor All Tire Foam (normal formula, not the high shine version)....very easy application.



Does a good job of cleaning, leaves some shine and tends to keep the wheel wells looking black for a couple weeks IMO.



Dirt seems to come off easier in subsequent washes as well.
 
i buy whatever cheap tireshine i can find at dollar tree, i give a couple of sprays and spread it with this 15" long feather like duster i have and the wheel wells come out great, they almost disappear.
 
Fender wells are fender wells, I don't use expensive sh*t on my fender wells. Whatever I can find on sale at Target or wal-mart is what i spray on in the wells. My f-wells don't get too bad as I dont drive through mud or anything like that so the water hose is enough to blast them clean. I don't wipe on product I spray it in the F-well then leave it alone, spray is enough to cover all parts.



I have been wanting to try the mop n' glo thing.
 
What works best for me, and I have used it for years is Griot's Undercarriage Spray. For plastic, it is more of a spray on, wipe off(excess) product. It also gives any textured surfaces a nice dark look.Sprayed on suspension components and wiped off, it leaves a nice shine.
 
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