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07-01-2016, 09:54 PM
Not technically a review but didn`t know where to put this. Just wanted to share this story in case it helps anyone deal with annoying wheel cleaning duties.
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Last summer I bought 20x9 and 20x10 gloss black hellcat replica wheels.
I never realized how big of a pain they would be.
I initially put permanon platinum on them and didn`t really like it so when hydro2lite came out I gave it a shot.
I reapply it about once every 6 weeks.
Sometimes I wipe the wheels down with Prima Hydro after drying them. (More on that later) or spray and gloss.
In a pinch one day I took a bottle of spray and rinse 1:1 i had made previously and used it in the same manner as directed on the bottle.
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160702/0c99c891c0d937101941c30a181ed704.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160702/79482bc88bd76ba498b17c91bcf560c3.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160702/a42e28fb0c6aa659c6b498ffa92165a4.jpg
It worked so well I use it almost every time. Sometimes I`ll admit I just feel in the mood to use my boars hair brushes.
I went to clean my wheels this evening and thought I`d use the chance to post about this product and show another video of the air force blaster in action...
So here are the wheels, not terrible but dirtier than they`ve been in months. Car had to drive home in rain earlier this week (and got way less dirty than I was anticipating btw).
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160702/eded91d97b016e1ecf9fc1522312e832.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160702/cb2b07f2378195a3f1f8c2b9dcf8c9ad.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160702/f3583a9e7708749a6763db7cc2a83c7d.jpgsoak (2mins) then rinse, touchless
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160702/e17a6b3abfa540c2d33e8c05a5a23ff0.jpgair dried
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160702/20aa50c61262180e666c4cd1a46c36b5.jpg
Index finger swiped on barrel, middle finger on spoke
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160702/f816e29ac811979fb2f1e89424243dbd.jpg
Clean? You be the judge.
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160702/e0914cba9a31f27dabac43d7eb179f7b.jpg
Another wheel (this one on passenger front) i will do as before after...
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160702/7a7889160b661a5a81b61e5ecec5936d.jpgbefore
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160702/5cc54a6fa39bc1d003baf481593ae11c.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160702/cae63c5d8b89ec086145ecf7bf620e04.jpgbefore
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160702/39d3c78611254e7acf60158dcf7d59d3.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160702/148c3d63484b9c87f1e1de5a5623953e.jpgbefore
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160702/3c059f07f5364b72c2c18f851a8b9fa6.jpg
About 2 month old hydro2lite beads
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160702/8971b8209f4df187f1ecb77d23494aeb.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160702/dfc218802e6390e2a78c68cf26d9bdd4.jpg
Over a month old bold n bright gel beads
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160702/a614939b2f854dd9b43a3a1b55db1b34.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160702/53dfcf00313eb61de0b06ad950f14d60.jpg
Video of air force blaster drying a wheel
https://youtu.be/Gnek623GxiE
That`s it, method works great for me and doesn`t compromise the hydro2lite as far as I have seen. If the wheels are real dirty I do S&R at full strength or just normal wash the wheels then reup on the hydro2lite (which this scenario doesn`t come up much at all actually)
Thanks for viewing
I will also say I have next to no brake dust issues and I drive my car like I stole it, every time.
-Brandt K.
Sent from my SM-G900P using Tapatalk
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Last summer I bought 20x9 and 20x10 gloss black hellcat replica wheels.
I never realized how big of a pain they would be.
I initially put permanon platinum on them and didn`t really like it so when hydro2lite came out I gave it a shot.
I reapply it about once every 6 weeks.
Sometimes I wipe the wheels down with Prima Hydro after drying them. (More on that later) or spray and gloss.
In a pinch one day I took a bottle of spray and rinse 1:1 i had made previously and used it in the same manner as directed on the bottle.
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160702/0c99c891c0d937101941c30a181ed704.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160702/79482bc88bd76ba498b17c91bcf560c3.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160702/a42e28fb0c6aa659c6b498ffa92165a4.jpg
It worked so well I use it almost every time. Sometimes I`ll admit I just feel in the mood to use my boars hair brushes.
I went to clean my wheels this evening and thought I`d use the chance to post about this product and show another video of the air force blaster in action...
So here are the wheels, not terrible but dirtier than they`ve been in months. Car had to drive home in rain earlier this week (and got way less dirty than I was anticipating btw).
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160702/eded91d97b016e1ecf9fc1522312e832.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160702/cb2b07f2378195a3f1f8c2b9dcf8c9ad.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160702/f3583a9e7708749a6763db7cc2a83c7d.jpgsoak (2mins) then rinse, touchless
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160702/e17a6b3abfa540c2d33e8c05a5a23ff0.jpgair dried
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160702/20aa50c61262180e666c4cd1a46c36b5.jpg
Index finger swiped on barrel, middle finger on spoke
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160702/f816e29ac811979fb2f1e89424243dbd.jpg
Clean? You be the judge.
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160702/e0914cba9a31f27dabac43d7eb179f7b.jpg
Another wheel (this one on passenger front) i will do as before after...
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160702/7a7889160b661a5a81b61e5ecec5936d.jpgbefore
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160702/5cc54a6fa39bc1d003baf481593ae11c.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160702/cae63c5d8b89ec086145ecf7bf620e04.jpgbefore
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160702/39d3c78611254e7acf60158dcf7d59d3.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160702/148c3d63484b9c87f1e1de5a5623953e.jpgbefore
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160702/3c059f07f5364b72c2c18f851a8b9fa6.jpg
About 2 month old hydro2lite beads
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160702/8971b8209f4df187f1ecb77d23494aeb.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160702/dfc218802e6390e2a78c68cf26d9bdd4.jpg
Over a month old bold n bright gel beads
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160702/a614939b2f854dd9b43a3a1b55db1b34.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160702/53dfcf00313eb61de0b06ad950f14d60.jpg
Video of air force blaster drying a wheel
https://youtu.be/Gnek623GxiE
That`s it, method works great for me and doesn`t compromise the hydro2lite as far as I have seen. If the wheels are real dirty I do S&R at full strength or just normal wash the wheels then reup on the hydro2lite (which this scenario doesn`t come up much at all actually)
Thanks for viewing
I will also say I have next to no brake dust issues and I drive my car like I stole it, every time.
-Brandt K.
Sent from my SM-G900P using Tapatalk