ONR very nice. Want to step it up.

[shadow85]

I recently washed my wheels with ONR. I have to say, I really like its ability to keep off brake dust. After 2 weeks, the brake dust finally collected. I was able to just do a quick wipe with blue paper towels and it came off so easy.



ONR is awesome but I want to step it up a notch and can`t decide what to do/put on the wheel. I got some Opti-Seal thats taunting me.



What do you guys do to your wheels? I have Alloy.

[imported_weekendwarrior]

I spray minbe with a couple of squirts of Aquawax every time I wash the wheels, right before drying them.

[dervdave]

ONR is awesome but I want to step it up a notch and can`t decide what to do/put on the wheel. I got some Opti-Seal thats taunting me.



What do you guys do to your wheels? I have Alloy.



You don`t have to go any further than using OS, quick, easy long lasting finish.

[Eliot Ness]

Opti-Seal works great and like the other WOWA sealants it is a breeze to use. I also like Poorboy`s Wheel Sealant or some Zaino Z5 if I am applying that to the car already.



After my wheels are sealed I use some FK425 (QD) after each wash (either conventional or ONR) to add some slickness.

[Accumulator]

I had been layering KSG on most of mine, but that took forever (big PIA doing the backs- wheels off the vehicle for days on end, etc.).



Recently I`ve been using FK1000P, which seems to have a nice short wait time between coats. So far, so good, might be my new wheel routine for drivers. And like Eliot Ness, I spritz them with a little FK425 each time I wash `em.



shadow85- Intersting that the ONR seemed to help keep your wheels clean :think:



Whenever I ONR my wheels it seems to make the next cleanup tougher, never did figure out why :nixweiss

[imported_sal329]

FK1 1000p Hi Temp or DG 105 on the wheels is what I mostly use. Something liek Opti Seal would be nice, realy easy to apply.

[imported_shine]

You don`t have to go any further than using OS, quick, easy long lasting finish.



I agree, especially if you already have it.

[imported_DJBAILEY]

OS, CS or UPGP



So easy.

[qwertydude]

I`ve just been using the same collinite wax as on the car.

[Bigpoppa3346]

I was able to just do a quick wipe with blue paper towels and it came off so easy.



You do know that:



-paper towels are too rough to be used on any exterior automotive surface

-when you just "wipe up" break dust, you marr the wheel finish

-you probably marred the nuts out of your wheels with the combination of those 2 things

[Patek14]

You do know that:



-paper towels are too rough to be used on any exterior automotive surface

-when you just "wipe up" break dust, you marr the wheel finish

-you probably marred the nuts out of your wheels with the combination of those 2 things



Hey BP...I just started using the blue shop towels to wash my wheels (megs GC). I was getting tired of having filthy terry towels. You think that mars?

[Bigpoppa3346]

Hey BP...I just started using the blue shop towels to wash my wheels (megs GC). I was getting tired of having filthy terry towels. You think that mars?



You want to talk to someone about wheel marring, talk to Accumulator. :scared:



Yes, I would bet that the shop towels marr the rims to some degree (although wheel paint is, IME, generally much harder than regular BC/CC that is used on most cars).



If the design of the rims isn`t too intricate, I would use a Swissvax wheel brush for the face, and an old sheepskin for the spokes and inner rims. Not cheap, but if you are serious about this sorta thing I wouldn`t worry about the little extra $$. You can use a cheap MF to dry (the Vroom brand from Target is of good quality and very inexpensive).



I wouldn`t *ever* just wipe down the rims without some kind of wash solution. I`ve seen what this does to rims, and yeah, do things wrong and you are talking about wheel refinishing to get things back up to par.

[Gopher]

I spray minbe with a couple of squirts of Aquawax every time I wash the wheels, right before drying them.



I do this as well, but its really more for looks. I haven`t noticed my wheels remaining cleaner longer with the AW. Nor less surface contaminants getting in (the insides of my wheels need a claying). Didn`t notice much of a difference with colonite either for that matter....

[Accumulator]

You want to talk to someone about wheel marring, talk to Accumulator. :scared:



Yeah, I *can* be a bit of a fanatic about this, as I am about most detailer-inflicted marring :D



Same ol` same ol`....if I wouldn`t use a product/wash medium/technique on the hood of a new black Bentley, then I wouldn`t use it on the wheels of the family minivan either.