Shine to Powder Coated Wheels

dschribs

dschribs

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I have gloss black power coated wheels on my '25 Jeep Wrangler. They seems to get fine scratches on them just by looking at them. I am trying to find a method of cleaning and shining them with the least amount of contact.

The Jeep is garage kept and really only driven on nice days (the top is always down) so the wheels will never get all that dirty. Mainly brake dust and "everyday dirt".

My plan on cleaning them is to hose them off with a power washer then hit them with Griots Foaming auto wash to remove as much surface dirt as I can. Of course I will HAVE to touch them at some point so I'll follow that up with P&S Brake buster using a microfiber towel.

It's the last step I wanted some help with. I wanted something to spray on and hose off so I didn't have to touch them again.

I was thinking CarPro Hydro Lite or Nextzett Pearl Seal. Ideally I'd want something that would improve the gloss on the wheels.

Has anyone used either of these products? Any other suggestions? Just looking for that extra "POP" on the gloss black.
 
I'm curious about something with the "spray on then rinse" products: is there any issue with the stuff getting on other surfaces? Tires, in the case discussed here, glass when doing the whole car, etc.

dschribs- FWIW, I found the GG products for foamers awfully mild even when mixed very strong- I still needed to do plenty of touch-washing. I'll be interested to hear whether it works for your wheels as it didn't do much to clean mine (or anything else on the car for that matter).
 
^^I've never really had a problem. It can streak glass if left on too long before rinsing or applied in direct sunlight.
 
Accumulator said:
I'm curious about something with the "spray on then rinse" products: is there any issue with the stuff getting on other surfaces? Tires, in the case discussed here, glass when doing the whole car, etc.

dschribs- FWIW, I found the GG products for foamers awfully mild even when mixed very strong- I still needed to do plenty of touch-washing. I'll be interested to hear whether it works for your wheels as it didn't do much to clean mine (or anything else on the car for that matter).
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I'm up for suggestions on another product if you have one. I'm not married to Griots - or any other brand for that matter. I picked it only because I have really liked all of their products in the past.
 
sizzlechest- Ah, OK, thanks. I'm never working in the sun, so I wouldn't have trouble from that. I just have trouble wrapping my head around the whole approach, which sure doesn't mean it's not viable!

dschribs- Eh, I have no idea what'd be better. I've only tried the GG stuff so far and it'll take me ages to use it up. I do like your no-touch-approach idea though.

What about using some ultra-durable LSP/coating on them and then using one of the apparently potent spray/dwell/rinse wheel cleaners? What *are* you planning to use on them for protection?

A thought occurs: some of the the ceramic brake pads they have out now seem to work (i.e., stop) better than they used to, and if you could eliminate the brake dust the whole thing'd be a lot easier to get right.
 
Accumulator said:
A thought occurs: some of the the ceramic brake pads they have out now seem to work (i.e., stop) better than they used to, and if you could eliminate the brake dust the whole thing'd be a lot easier to get right.
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I've had good luck with the Akebono Pro-Act pads. My one car I would frequently wash the wheels in the middle of the week because they would be black from brake dust even though I had just washed the car+wheels on the weekend...night and day with the Akebono pads, black brake dust a distant memory.
 
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