What is your best wheel well/silicone dressing ?

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I tried CG Liquid wet shine and Bluegard II and to be quite honest, they are pretty much identical beside the smell.. To one point I emailed CG but they never replied..



So what's your favorite product? Barebone maybe?



Thanks
 
Wheel wells - Adam’s Undercarriage Detailer or Chemical Guys Bare Bones (avoid spraying the brake rotor) wipe down any excess for a matte finish)
 
Griots Undercarriage works well for me, though lately I seem to prefer just a good scrubdown. I can't remember the last time I reached for the Griots. I hate the mess it makes on the driveway.
 
Presently I'm using CarPro PERL but until recently,I actually dressed my wells ( but not the Audi's) with Pledge with Future Shine (the clear stuff, not the furniture polish). It's acrylic based, so it's nicely resistant to water.



I still may use either or.
 
I use regular good 'old Armour All.



We're talking wheel wells here...



I bought (and have used) the Griots. I agree. What a mess...
 
Dan said:
Griots Undercarriage works well for me, though lately I seem to prefer just a good scrubdown. I can't remember the last time I reached for the Griots..
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+1 Gee, that's about word-for-word what I was thinking. Heh heh, one more that you and I actually *do* agree on :chuckle: The messiness aspect forces me to carefully spray it on an applicator and put it on with that.



Though I do use some QD/etc. on the wells of the good cars, and I've been using up some inherited ArmorAll on the Tahoe.



dschribs said:
..We're talking wheel wells here...
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I feel that way about the Crown Vic and the '93 Audi, but I gotta admit that I'm kinda Autopian-nutty about the wells of the A8/S8, and the Tahoe too since those are so visible. Just spent a bundle having the Tahoe's inner fender panels removed/refinished in, front and the rear ones repainted. That beater-truck is becoming a bit of a not-so-beater project :o
 
Accumulator said:
+1 Gee, that's about word-for-word what I was thinking. Heh heh, one more that you and I actually *do* agree on :chuckle: The messiness aspect forces me to carefully spray it on an applicator and put it on with that.
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I like the spray and walk away aspect of the stuff, so I don't think I'd be committed enough to use an applicator. The side effect of spraying everywhere is it ends up on the driveway.
 
Dan said:
I like the spray and walk away aspect of the stuff, so I don't think I'd be committed enough to use an applicator..
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I do most all my wheelwell-sliming that way, and yeah, the whole hassle of doing such stuff with an applicator results in the Crown Vic and '93 Audi not getting such stuff done at all.
 
These days I don't think of applying the wheel well dressing without spreading it with a bath sponge on a plastic handle. No more spraying and having drips to clean up for me.
 
Bill D said:
These days I don't think of applying the wheel well dressing without spreading it with a bath sponge on a plastic handle. No more spraying and having drips to clean up for me.
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The reason I love the Griots stuff is it seems to creep. You can mist it and not worry about getting a uniform layer, it will even out. You don't need to get it on thick where it drips. What gets me is the mist that floats down onto the driveway below. I can and do sometimes put down cardboard or old t-shirts.
 
After a thorough scrubbing with Meguiar's APC at 4:1, I use Hyper Dressing at 3:1. I'll spray 5ish trigger pulls per wheel well, then take an old cotton towel and spread it with that. No mess as it is water based, and provides a dry, dark finish.
 
I just dislike having to constantly reapply at the slightest exposure to wetness which is extremely commonplace here so I ditched AA for the other products to get better longevity.
 
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