Recently, my powder coated wheels have developed a problem. I usually wash them with
Meguiar's NXT Car Wash through a pressure washer. I don't allow them to get too dirty so for the most part this has worked well.
A few weeks ago I read here that waxing wheels is just as important as waxing the paint on the car. So, of course, I applied a light coat of
NXT wax to the wheels. Well, since that time, whenever I rinse the wheels, a white haze appears. It looks like hard
water spots--but only on the wheels. Never happens on the car's paint.
At first, I thought the haze was a reaction between the water, wax, and brake dust. So, I thoroughly cleaned the wheels of all haze using a little bit of polishing compound and alcohol. I'm pretty sure any wax left would have been removed.
However, the haze still comes back whenever the wheels are exposed to water from my pressure washer. Doesn't happen when I use a regular hose.
I can remove the haze using Griot's Wheel Cleaner and a lot of rubbing using a cotton towel.
I'm wondering if my pressure washer is doing something to the water? Could the NXT Car Wash be a problem?
Any thoughts?
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