Wheels refurbished
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Poorboys wheel seelant.
flango
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AutoGlym Alloy Wheel Seal, works for me 
tromppost
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"a good wheel protector" Do not you wife drive the car!
Bit late now but Auto Express did a test on wheel seal/polish products:
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/products/products/220794/wheel_deals.html
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/products/products/220794/wheel_deals.html
nigel cross
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Only worrying thing about that article states that they cleaned the wheels with Wonder wheels first.
Ouch any laquer left on them
I've used Wonder Wheels on our Audi and the Vito without any problems. Hosed off with copious amounts of water afterwards though.
Poorboy's is good - especially with a couple of coats. Am looking into some other products but also use Autoglym which is convenient being a spray but the can doesn't last long!
Find one that doesn't have any polishes in - i.e just a sealant / wax.
Find one that doesn't have any polishes in - i.e just a sealant / wax.
Probably too late, but I use the Autoglym product. As mentioned it's easy to apply as it's an aerosol. I use it really generously twice a year when I change from summer to winter wheels. I don't wash my car very often and the wheels, esp the front, get really covered in brake dust. Having used Autoglym they are a complete doddle to clean. A spnge and a bucket of car shampoo and the grime just washes off. No hassle at all.
I use Autoglym on the Vito wheels and the Turtle Wax nano one on the SL.
And oven cleaner on the Audi's wheels
And oven cleaner on the Audi's wheels
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I had my wheels refurbished by The Wheel Specialist in Fareham. They did a spiffing job and all done and dusted in the same day, bead blasted, powder coated, baked in the oven etc. On completion they applied a polymer wheel wax, which they say is “the ultimate protection against brake dust.” Apparently, if we’re to believe the BS on the bottle, this stuff is “a blend of waxes, polymers and P.T.F.E that are bonded to the wheels surface to form a buffer zone to protect the wheels from brake fallout.”
Well, the truth is in the pudding, or trying in this case, and I have to say, it works well. I use no more than Mercedes body shampoo, (or Autoglym equivalent), and water with a soft wheel brush to wash and clean my wheels, I finally rinse off to finish with the garden hose and finally leather off. They come up as good as new with minimal effort, believe me.
I never use any form of alloy wheel cleaner or a solution that contains any form of mild acid, or anything that carries a warning label that has a black cross on an orange background on the packaging, usually with an accompanying message saying “harmful if swallowed.” This stuff is the worst thing you can use on your wheels, as it damages and eats into the lacquer finish thereby rendering the newly refurbished alloys flat and dull.
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