2012 Jeep Sahara Meets McKees 37 Wheel Care

[Pats300zx]

This weekend I spent some more time on detailing my new 2012 Jeep Sahara and correcting all of the dealership detailing mistakes from my recent purchase. I decided instead of trying to tackle everything at once I work break all the work down into three sections: Interior, Wheels, Paint. By doing it this way I am able to spend more time in getting things where I want them, fixing the detailing errors from the prior owner and dealership, and not being overwhelmed.

The wheels and tires were in decent shape and but did a much needed cleaning and decon. The tires were obviously dressed with the typical dealership "ooze" tire dressing so it took some time and effort to remove that. I decided to use several of the McKee`s 37 product line to tackle this job.

Products used:

McKee`s 37 Tire & Rubber Rejuvenator, heavy duty tire cleaner, how to remove brown from tires (http://www.autogeek.net/dp-tire-cleaner.html)
McKee`s 37 Foaming Wheel Cleaner Gel (http://www.autogeek.net/dp370.html)
Coating Prep Polish, clear coat polish, best car polish (http://www.autogeek.net/coating-prep-polish.html)
McKee`s 37 Wheel Coating, wheel wax, wheel sealant, brake dust repellent (http://www.autogeek.net/wheel-coating.html)

Thoughts

1. Wheel Cleaner-I found this to be an excellent wheel cleaner. One thing I did notice is that less is more with this product. I initially sprayed the wheels and was waiting to the color change for iron oxide. The cleaner sprayed onto the wheel ok but it wasn`t until I started to agitate it that it really started to foam up. The wheel barrels and faces came up perfect with minor agitation. My only complaint was that I didn`t see that much color change. I know that my wheels had some contamination but I was shocked that it didn`t show up like with Sonax or Iron-X.

2. Tire and Rubber Rejuvinator-I found this to be excellent on the accumulated grime on the tires. It cut through the dealership crappy dressing with ease. It took about 3 solid coats to get the tires perfectly clean but it definitely did the job.

3. Wheel Coating-Super easy to use. I prepped the wheels with the McKee`s 37 Coating Prep. I would apply the Prep Polish to one wheel and move to the second. I would then go back to the original and buff off. The Wheel Coating application was a breeze. I will definitely be watching closely to see how it holds up and how much easier wheel cleaning will be. These wheels and tires will be my winter wheels as I plan to upgrade soon to some 33 inch tires and XD series wheels.

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Wheel Cleaner and Tire Rejuvinator sprayed on...

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All cleaned and coated. Tires dressing with Meguiars Hyperdressing 1:1

All and all I continue to be happy with the products I have tried from the McKee`s 37 line.

[mjlinane]

Great to read, Pat. I liked DP Tire Rejuvenator and was hoping that McKees 37 kept up the tradition.

[The Guz]

Great review. If the wheel coating is similar to PBL, you will be very pleased. Did you get the tire coating as well?

[Pats300zx]

Great review. If the wheel coating is similar to PBL, you will be very pleased. Did you get the tire coating as well?

Guz...I got the coating as well but decided to hold off on applying the coating until I got my new tires.

[SGM2008]

If the wheel coating is similar to PBL, you will be very pleased.

Pat …. I don`t see any durability claims in the product description, any note of suggested durability on the packaging?

I was looking at the PBL Surface Cleansing Polish and Diamond Wheel Coating combo which touts 18 months of durability. If both product lines were created by Bob McKee, I’m wondering if it’s worth the nominal savings (McKee’s 37 is $28 cheaper) to go with the new product without the track record.

Thanks!

[Pats300zx]

Pat …. I don`t see any durability claims in the product description, any note of suggested durability on the packaging?

I was looking at the PBL Surface Cleansing Polish and Diamond Wheel Coating combo which touts 18 months of durability. If both product lines were created by Bob McKee, I’m wondering if it’s worth the nominal savings (McKee’s 37 is $28 cheaper) to go with the new product without the track record.

Thanks!

There are no durability claims on the bottle of the McKee`s 37 wheel coating. I have used the PBL coating and it also worked great. The McKee`s is so easy to use and a little goes a long way. I doubt you will be disappointed with either choice.

[SGM2008]

There are no durability claims on the bottle of the McKee`s 37 wheel coating. I have used the PBL coating and it also worked great. The McKee`s is so easy to use and a little goes a long way. I doubt you will be disappointed with either choice.

Thanks Pat!

One other question .... is there a specific applicator you would suggest and do you have to toss it after the application?

I was thinking of the Lake Country Coating applicator and/or the Flex Foam Finger Pockets.

[Pats300zx]

Thanks Pat!

One other question .... is there a specific applicator you would suggest and do you have to toss it after the application?

I was thinking of the Lake Country Coating applicator and/or the Flex Foam Finger Pockets.

They would be good choices. I didn`t have any of those and just used a foam app.