What to protect expensive multi-spoke wheels with? (CCW content)
- Thread starter Striker
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Absolutely… If you can`t see any major Marring, which is hard to see with a polished wheel thats been cleared, just alcohol wash it and coat it.....I`ve done about 4 sets of wheels that way, when They come right out of the box.
Accumulator
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Striker- Isn`t the Clear a powdercoat?
I gotta admit I no longer stress about light/moderate marring on "Polished"/"Machined Finish" wheels...I just don`t
Sooner or later (mine like that were old ten years ago) they`re just not perfect anymore no matter how much I put into them.
I gotta admit I no longer stress about light/moderate marring on "Polished"/"Machined Finish" wheels...I just don`t
Sooner or later (mine like that were old ten years ago) they`re just not perfect anymore no matter how much I put into them.
The Guz
Mike
If the wheels are brand new right out of the box a simple prep wipe is good enough. If they have been used then a decontamination and polish would be my recommendation
Accumulator- I don’t know to be honest w you ? I’ll have to double check.
I’ll be costing them with sonax ceramic coating this week or next.
All that aside- I’ve always used a ratio of 1:4 alcohol and water for panel wipe down.
Is this sufficient ?
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I’ll be costing them with sonax ceramic coating this week or next.
All that aside- I’ve always used a ratio of 1:4 alcohol and water for panel wipe down.
Is this sufficient ?
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Accumulator
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If it works for *you* then yeah it is
But I use a Prep Product ( currently using up my AkyraKlean or whatever TOL calls their Prep Wash these days..and if coating I then with some solvent in case there`s a residue) as IPA never got Polishing Oils off all that well for me...but that`s just me and a lot of credible people swear by the IPA.
The clear powdercoat(?) on my Machined Finish wheels is awfully tough stuff and/but I`m paranoid about compromising it. That`s why I find it pretty easy to just not care, but in your case everything might be different...guys like SGM2008, and presumably you, are keeping those wheels a lot nicer than I am. (My excuse- Hey, these are old DD wheels
)Heh heh, guess you`ll have a better idea what that Clear really is once you`ve tried to correct it
No problems or issues with IPA. Was actually just thinking of a solution ratio.
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Accumulator
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Huh, that`s interesting! Kinda surprises me that Honda is still using paint. Even my Mazda minivan had powdercoat.
Well boys, I might have caused more damages to the polished lips then good (read definitely did) lol.
I wanted to remove the final finishing scratches that were on the polished lips using just a MF towel and some Autosol.
Needless to say it looks foggy then it did before and now I need a way to bring the gloss back. I feel so dumb lol
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I wanted to remove the final finishing scratches that were on the polished lips using just a MF towel and some Autosol.
Needless to say it looks foggy then it did before and now I need a way to bring the gloss back. I feel so dumb lol
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honda, chevrolet-even the vette is a clear painted wheel....and they dont last.....
rlmccarty2000
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I heard over on AG that the Sonax Rim Coat doesn’t last very long. Let us know your results.
The Driver
Detailers Workshop
Good choice on the CCW Classics, I love those wheels.
Is the lip clearcoated aswell or polished aluminum?
If clearcoated treat it as paint. Mothers has some great polishing balls or cones and a drilling machine. If they are polished aluminum Mothers Billet metall polish or Mothers Mags & Alu would be a good choice.
Are you sure it`s micro marring or could it be that you didn`t get all of the Autosol off? Test with little of a waterless wash or a QD to clean it and see if it`s takes off the dried Autosol.
If clearcoated treat it as paint. Mothers has some great polishing balls or cones and a drilling machine. If they are polished aluminum Mothers Billet metall polish or Mothers Mags & Alu would be a good choice.
Are you sure it`s micro marring or could it be that you didn`t get all of the Autosol off? Test with little of a waterless wash or a QD to clean it and see if it`s takes off the dried Autosol.