What products do you use to keep your polished wheels/lips in perfect condition.

[Mario]

I was wondering what kind of products you use and how you keep your polished wheels or polished lips in excellent condition , and where to get these products from.

 

thanks.

[David P]

Keep them in a climate controlled garage and never take them outside.

[marcAB10]

I was wondering what kind of products you use and how you keep your polished wheels or polished lips in excellent condition , and where to get these products from.

 

thanks.

 

I got some GTechniq C5 wheel armour which was recommended by stonkin on here, very good stuff.

 

I also use poorboys wheel sealant, I find it the easiest to work with.

[TubbyTwo]

I have these:

 

Wolfs Chemicals:

http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/wolfs-chemicals-nano-rim-sealant.html

 

Gechnique C5:

http://gtechniq.com/shop/3s-for-cars/exterior-coatings/c5-wheel-armour/

 

Cheaper alternatives:

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wheels-and-tyres/poorboys-wheel-sealant/prod_9.html

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wheels-and-tyres/chemical-guys-wheel-guard/prod_197.html (I have this as well, very easy to use)

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/sealants/finishkare-1000p-hi-temp-sealant/prod_589.html

 

Highly recomend the Poorboys and Chemical guys sealants, very easy on, no need for any special prepping and very good results. Had my pot for over 2 years not and only used half

[Mario]

Keep them in a climate controlled garage and never take them outside.

 

^^That made me laugh, but no, I'm not going to store here yet, summer is coming,

[Mario]

I got some GTechniq C5 wheel armour which was recommended by stonkin on here, very good stuff.

 

I also use poorboys wheel sealant, I find it the easiest to work with.

 

Thanks Marc, through your tip I phoned the representative of Gtechniq products BeNeLux, I will order the C5 wheel armour.

Did you ever had some small clouds in/on the lips?

[Mario]

I have these:

 

Wolfs Chemicals:

http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/wolfs-chemicals-nano-rim-sealant.html

 

Gechnique C5:

http://gtechniq.com/shop/3s-for-cars/exterior-coatings/c5-wheel-armour/

 

Cheaper alternatives:

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wheels-and-tyres/poorboys-wheel-sealant/prod_9.html

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wheels-and-tyres/chemical-guys-wheel-guard/prod_197.html (I have this as well, very easy to use)

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/sealants/finishkare-1000p-hi-temp-sealant/prod_589.html

 

Highly recomend the Poorboys and Chemical guys sealants, very easy on, no need for any special prepping and very good results. Had my pot for over 2 years not and only used half

 

Thanks for your reply and all the links, I find the Gtechnique c5 wheel armour is quite an expensive wheel care product, i will order a small one of these, and will get one of those poor buys and chemical guys sealants too.

[ScottC]

Car polish and poorboys wheel sealant.

[TubbyTwo]

C5 is expensive yes, but considering a single application can last a year its got to be worth a look.

[Josh]

I bought Poorboys wheel sealant (it smells like tutti frutti ), but all ready, even though I wipe the rims once a week, there are little marks on them.

 

I think I need to polish and seal them once a week too.

[Colin-mkiv]

Autoglym metal polish on my one polished rim, I took the laquer off it due to there being lots of water ingress/crazing underneath it. I polished it back up with a scotchbrite pad and then vigorous polishing with the Autoglym and its come up like a mirror. I had expected it to corrode again by now but it hasn't and I did it a month ago!

 

(The rest of my rims are diamond cut and laquered still and they're shown up now by the shinier one)

[TubbyTwo]

Polished rims are a nightmare to keep clean, especially if they are unlacquered.

[TubbyTwo]

Blackfire do a good metal sealant as well.

[ScottC]

I bought Poorboys wheel sealant (it smells like tutti frutti ), but all ready, even though I wipe the rims once a week, there are little marks on them.

 

I think I need to polish and seal them once a week too.

 

Are the rims sealed?

[Mario]

Polished rims are a nightmare to keep clean, especially if they are unlacquered.

 

Can't agree more with you, they're a nightmare.

Just ordered these three GTechniq wheel care products,

one bottle of P1 nanocomposite polish

one small bottle of C5 wheel armour

and one fp1 tri-foam polish pad.

 

Will order one pot of the poor boys too next week, how often do I use the poor boys then, after I used the above three in the right order.

[Josh]

Are the rims sealed?

 

They are just polished with wheel sealant on them. Ibrar said that's what he'd done once they were refurbed so I've been doing that with the Poorboys sealant too.

[TubbyTwo]

Can't agree more with you, they're a nightmare.

Just ordered these three GTechniq wheel care products,

one bottle of P1 nanocomposite polish

one small bottle of C5 wheel armour

and one fp1 tri-foam polish pad.

 

Will order one pot of the poor boys too next week, how often do I use the poor boys then, after I used the above three in the right order.

 

See how you go with the C5 before ordering another wheel sealant.

 

The key is good prepwork, good wash, de-tar, and wipe down with IPA. Its amazing stuff, put it on the wifes focus alloys and all that was needed was a blast with the PW to bring them back to standard. The water beading was still going strong 7 months after application

[Samurai 20V]

Keep them in a climate controlled garage and never take them outside.

 

Mine are in my spare bedroom at the moment...

 

SSR recommended I use only detail spray on the lips of my wheels, as its anodised aluminium...

 

For the painted portions I use Smartwax Rimwax...

[ScottC]

They are just polished with wheel sealant on them. Ibrar said that's what he'd done once they were refurbed so I've been doing that with the Poorboys sealant too.

Sorry I ment lacquered, doh!

[Josh]

Sorry I ment lacquered, doh!

 

Lol, I thought afterwards you may have done, but forgot to edit. No, they're not lacquered

[Stonkin]

The C5 will be exactly what your after Mario, it's a great product. But as TubbyTwo said, you need to prep the wheels very well to get the best out of it or it wont bond properly. Dont bother ordering the poorboys with this applied, you wont need it at all

[Mario]

The C5 will be exactly what your after Mario, it's a great product. But as TubbyTwo said, you need to prep the wheels very well to get the best out of it or it wont bond properly. Dont bother ordering the poorboys with this applied, you wont need it at all

 

Thanks Stonkin, just received the two bottles and pad from the delivery guy, the Gtechniq c5 is only like 15ml or so, it's a very small tiny bottle, will see if I can do all 4 rims with this little is it just whipe in with the delivered pad and whipe off with an MF towel? Need to order some more car care products before I can apply as I don't have a CarPro eraser for example, to undo the rims from contaminents.

[TubbyTwo]

Get yourself a bottle of IPA mate should be able to find them at local shops or a pharmacy its all you need.

 

like this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/ISOPROPANOL-Isopropyl-Alcohol-99-9-250ml/dp/B003D8QFQO

 

then dilute it to suite your needs.

 

Also with the C5 a little goes a long way, few drops on a lint free pad (probably what they sent you) will go along way. There are instructions on the Gtechniq website

[Mario]

If it it will remove any left overs of brake dust and other contaminents I'll use just that, thanks for the tip!

[TT Paul]

all i do with mine is after i wash the car i put some car polish on the wheels then buff off when dry. job done

 

cheap and it works on my laquered wheels fine 6mths and been sat under a car port off rd,