Hi guys:

My wheels are in dire shape. I want to claybar them, and use the speed detailer that came with the clay to lube it. I am using "mother's" products as far as the clay and speed detail is concerned.

Is this ok?

The rains of Nor Cal and having my car parked outside for the past few months (eek dont ask)...have a layer on the car that are pissing me off...

any suggestions and proof of results are welcome..I want my babies blingin!

ravi

 

Claying wheels is perfectly fine. I have done it a few times myself with good results. What I did though, was that instead of using the spray lube, I just lubricated them with my car shampoo while washing the car. But I guess lube will work just as fine.

These days, people are also using the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser on wheels with good results. I haven't tried that yet myself.

 

California is getting #!^%#%@ rain this season...

I keep wanting to wash my car, but then it will rain, then I don't wash it for another week.

I'm going on about 1.5 months now! That is a long *** time for dirt to build up! I'm gonna need to claybar like a **** real soon!

 

Same....

 

I think you should be okay, but I haven't tried. I will say that make sure you wash your wheels COMPLETELY and make sure there's not dirt or dust on them. I also do what usmanasif does. Basically I wash my car and hose it off, then use carwash shampoo again to lubricate the area i want to claybar and go ahead and clay away. Then I lightly wash the area again and hose it off. It sounds complicated and long, but basically you're doing two things at once.

But again, I haven't done my Volks yet, but I don't think there should be any problems. Just make sure the lips are completely clean to avoid creating scratches on your lips!

 

Go and buy a new brush from autozone, they are like 6 bucks and it comes with a nice rubber handle and soft blue bristles. Take the wheel off the car and scrub the wheels down, and wash.

Dry and dump the bucket of water/soap and mix up some new clean soap and water. Just use that instead of the car lube, it should be fine! I only use the lube stuff on stubborn stains and I've had great results!

I say buy a seperate claybar for your wheels too, I wouldn't want all that crap on my paint

Oh yeah, and then everytime you wash your car, use that brush on the wheels only too. Keeps em nice and clean!

 

Oh and they make this special sealer too, but I can't remember the name. It's supposed to protect against this kind of stuff, I saw it on Spike TV on Saturday/Sunday morning

Might want to do some searching on Google or watch the auto shows on TV and see if you can find something!

 

a good brush and soap and water should take of most wheels... i guess if your preparing for a show or event you could take the extra effort to claybar them... not worth the time and effort in my opinion if you just want it to look clean...

 

I think it's worth the effort

 

ZoopSeal. It suppose to protect your polished stuff for 2 years! The Hot Rod guys use this stuff on their engines & wheels.

Note: This is a sealant so make sure you thoroughly clean your polished items first prior to applying them. So if you had one tiny water mark, it will stay there.

 

Damnit this guy beats me to the punchline all the time

Oh well, atleast I called it first haha.

And for the record, you nailed the product I was thinking of right on the dot

 

I knew what you were talking about cause I watch SpikeTV all the time

 

Of course! Sure it may not be about Imports and the sport compact scene, but, theres still a lot of good stuff to learn on Saturday and Sunday mornings!

Sometime I catch a few episodes of Overhailin on Sunday evenings too, cool show. They need to take my Z and fix it up too

 

Thanks guys...

who cares anyway--as if the rains going to stop anytime soon

 

Haha seriously, the rain seems like it's getting worse and worse, bah!

 

My car is dying for a thorough wash. Especially my wheels! It's starting look like like mud brown

 

will it work on Chrome? I just want to keep it in perfect condition.

 

I think so but I'm not 100% sure. Check out their site: http://www.zoopseal.com/zoopseal.asp

Edit: Yup. Looks like it's safe on chrome plating...

I wish I knew about this stuff when I first got my wheels. Would've saved me a ton of headaches in the cleaning dept.

 

Werd. Can't wait for sun, and *ahem* ahahahah James, did ya think of anything? I think I'm going to just go all out *full* get it?

pm if necessary.

 

Is it full that you PM'ed me about? LOL