Aftermarket rim care

ok, some know and some don't know about my wheel ordeal.

RECAP!!!!!!
Bought ADR wheels before x-mas, now i have chipping clearcoat on 3 of the 4 wheels. just on the lips.

after reading and reading and reading i found a solution.

i used Aircraft remover on the lips and it took the clear off and it looks SOOOOOO much better then it did before.

Now, instead of re-clearing the wheels i was told i can just rub the wheels with some polishing compound.

i used the NANO polish today.

how often do i need to apply it? after everywash, every week or once every couple months?

the can didn't say anything about it.

any poinions on the polish would be greatly appreciated.

thanks

well, here are some before and after pics.

Before:
cleaned and wiped with Maguires Wheel Detail.


After:
Stripped and buffed.


Before:
cleaned and wiped with Maguires Wheel Detail.


After:
Stripped and buffed.


should i buy a power ball and some better mag polish?

Personally I'd buy some Zoop Seal , give them the BEST polish you can and then seal them per the instructions ... My bike wheels were done 3+ years ago and STILL look like new

YR1HHR wrote:

should i buy a power ball and some better mag polish?

Yes. I LOVE the polish a Powerball gives on wheels. Get the small powerball

well, i been reading alot of good about the Meguiars Hot wheels polish.

think ill go buy a can of it and a small powerball tomorrow.

how often should i polish the wheels?

Looks great,nice job. Really any decent metal polish will keep them looking great,but very few metal polishes offer any real protection from the elements/oxidation.You could follow up your wheel polishing with some WheelWax.If they were my wheels,I would just follow up after each wash with a quality wax.The Eagle One Nano that you previously used would be fine to use.

looks a lot better bro. I'm glad your not going to sell them. I think now they looks 100000000x better since you can get them to a more mirror finish

Damn they look nice. I love those wheels and after you did this they look amazing. I hate my stock alloys.

Definitely apply "WheelWax" or the Poorboys brand equivalent after you polish.

I have a can of WheelWax and it's the cat's meow...fo sho.

^^ Is there any kin dof substitute for a "wheel wax" you could use like wax period or does it have to be specific?

I've used regular wax before and it doesn't do the best job. I'd stick to wheel specific waxes.

Ok thanks man wanted to check. I am not sure it will be uber great for my alloys but its worth a shot.

I don't know who YR1HHR is. :lol:

Did you kill Phat99Celi?!?! You *******!

Chris wrote:

I don't know who YR1HHR is. Did you kill Phat99Celi?!?! You *******!

Anybody tried the Meguires Hot wheels spray stuff? It any good. I am looking to get something new for my wheels. I am using mothers right now.

I use this



I think it's awesome stuff, works really well. I even spray it on before I drive through the car wash