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_sal3291]

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



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.