G35 Rim Grime!! HELP

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killerGLI

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Today I was asked to do a wash, wax, and complete interior detail. Everything was going well with the interior, but once i moved to the exterior I faced a huge road block. There was a significant amount of grim in almost all of the corners of the rims that would not come out even with purple power concentrated 100% and a lot of elbow grease. I tried some clay also, but no luck. I thought that maybe some of the professionals on here may have some advice for me and what do I do if I cant get it off? I have to have the car back to the owner by 11:30 tomorrow morning. By the way, the paint is trashed (Swirl and hologram galore!!!) and I suggested a full detail, but she just wanted a wash and wax. I guess she didnt notice the condition of the paint.



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Have you tried polish? Someone in C&B polished their rims by hand and they came out pretty well. i think they used m205.



i am sure any polish that some cut will do.
 
She must have really let that stuff bake in there. The dust on our G's wheels was never hard to remove even after sitting for months at a time during the winter driving season (with occasional touchless washes).



I'll throw in the obligatory P21S plug as it's always worked for me.
 
87ninefiveone said:
She must have really let that stuff bake in there. The dust on our G's wheels was never hard to remove even after sitting for months at a time during the winter driving season (with occasional touchless washes).



I'll throw in the obligatory P21S plug as it's always worked for me.
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Yea well it probably sits in the sun all day and I dont think that it is garaged. I unfortunately dont own P21S :grrr but i used some nevrdull and that seemed to work alright. Its better than it was at least. The body of it is completely hacked! There is a pretty good 50/50 after just applying wax. It is a 2004 and the paint is more dull than my moms 02 yukon that has been driven 130,000 miles (the G has 40,000). I am just surprised at how little care people take of their cars, but it gets us business so I cant complain.
 
What about a *very* aggressive wheel cleaner, like Wheel Brightener?



A slightly worn Scotch-Brite made for nonstick cookware can work but will probably leave a bit of marring. Ditto for a bristle brush on a Dremel (*not* a brass brush!).



Maybe aggressive overspray clay.



I'd have such stuff on-hand for future jobs that could turn out to be similarly more difficult than you're expecting.
 
I just thought of this over lunch. Prepare yourself for heresy. If your a purist stop reading now.



Mr. Clean sponges. They work great. You just have to remember that your basically wet sanding the surface, so be careful. I used them all the time on painted aluminum wheels without a problem. Of course this was long before I discovered Autopia...
 
meg's WB doesn't ALWAYS remove all the embedded brake dust. I bought it a couple months ago hoping that it would be the simple solution to this annoying problem but i have used it on several cars and still wasnt able to cut ALL the brake dust. Sure, it helps a little, but not as much as I would hope it would. And not to mention you feel like your burning a hole in your lungs every time you use it from the acid. Don't get me wrong though, its great stuff and much stronger than a lot of products out there but i don't think its the answer to every wheel problem
 
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