Matt McGrain wrote:
Jeb Brookshire wrote:
Matt, we sell the Wheel Wax at my store. It seems to work ok. I get better results with Mother's Mag and Aluminum Polish on machined wheels. On painted or chrome, the Wheel Wax seems to work fine.
That's good to know... I thought about aluminum polish too now that you mention it. One question though, how do you apply it? Is it like a wax or a spray?
Also, I've been hitting the wheels with Simple Green before hand scrubbing the brake dust off. Is this a no-no? It was fine on the ITR white painted wheels but I'm not sure about the bimmer wheels.
Aluminum polish is really only for bare metal surfaces. Don't use it on clearcoated stuff, or anodized, or painted, metals. Bare metal only.
As for how to apply it - take a towel and put some on the towel. Rub the bare metal pretty vigorously. The towel will come up black with the oxidation the polish is removing. Take a second towel and remove the polish residue. It's a bit messy, but your patience will be rewarded.
Regarding Simple Green...personally, I don't like it. I've seen people's cars where Simple Green (and White Lightning, and similar) products have been used, and often, bare metal - particularly fasteners and throttle linkages - turn all white and oxidized. Try regular car wash soap first. If that's not strong enough, next time you're in Majestic, pick up some of their "Super Green Stuff" all purpose cleaner. It's $12/gallon and it's safe on pretty much everything. Rinses clean too. You cut it with water - 3:1 water:cleaner is still quite strong, and is what I use on wheels most often. Engine bays, door jambs, I even wash my buffer pads in the stuff.
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