![]() ![]() Griot's makes some really great stuff and can't recommend it high enough. I can usually get 8 to 10 wash cycles before I have to do any more than hit the wheels with water only, (no soap) and they look brand new. ![]() I also skip the wax and use 3 coats of Klasse polymer glaze after a thorough Griot clay step and a hand polish. I swear by Griot's as they are local, but I have also been using Sonax for a long time. It's almost Identical to my little routine. This is great advice and you won't be disappointed. I enjoyed doing it on one wheel, after that it was kind of laborious - but the finished product was worth the effort. I don't expect to do this level of detailed cleaning more than once or twice a year. I figure this makes sense to do if I already have the wheels off. I'm also going to clean inside the wheel wells before I put the wheels back on. And you can probably guess where the foam mitt came from.) I used a 3" random orbital on the barrels and a foam mitt on the other surfaces (I didn't wear it like a mitt. That was determined by the time I had available. There is no rhyme or reason to my overnight - six hours - overnight approach to the wheels. If this doesn't work, I'll try a wheel wax or RejeX (mentioned in Papethova's post) next time. I thought about buying a dedicated wheel wax that is supposed to be more heat resistant, but figured I would try what I already had first. This is the step where I think I have the most room for improvement. Next time I'll do all the surfaces and will probably look at other options for polish and cutting pads. I did the barrels only and used a 3" random orbital. Any bonded contaminants come off later.Ĭlay - Griot's Wheel Cleaning Clay. You're really just removing surface contaminants. I think 90% of the cleaning can be done with a good sponge. A small mesh-covered sponge would have also done the trick. A mesh glove would have been better, but I don't know if those exist. It's a really thin sponge with mesh over it that goes over your fingers. However, the most helpful item for getting the wheels clean was a Four-Finger Mesh Mitten (Griot's again). It came with six brushes, but I really only used two - a large (4-inch x 4-inch) soft bristle brush and a small "pipe cleaner"-type brush that was great for the lug bolt holes and the smaller holes between them. ![]() The cleaning brush set is made by Finish Line. I used a set of cleaning brushes I purchased at my local bike shop and a lug cleaning brush (purchased from Griot's, but on the brush it says BRUSHNUT.COM). Wash - Griot's Car Wash + Griot's Wheel Cleaner (I'll probably use Sonax or Griot's Heavy Duty Wheel Cleaner next time - it looks like it could be the same stuff?). I used a kids plastic swimming pool to keep from getting anything on the carpet in the family room and I laid a folded bath towel in the bottom of the pool to protect the wheels. Once I washed the wheels, I did everything else inside my house where I had air conditioning. As long as you use high quality products, I think technique and process are more important than any specific brand. Griot's does resell quite a few products, so if you can find the actual manufacturer, you can avoid the markup, which can be high. This is saying a lot, since I'm a little obsessive about my car (if it existed, I would only use genuine ///M Performance windshield washer fluid, for example - you know, for the hp gains ). I think there are other great options out there and I'll probably try to expand my horizons as I continue to learn, but I do like Griot's products and feel comfortable using them on my car. I used Griot's products almost exclusively. Always looks great when wet, it makes you think you're done and then it dries and you can see caked on sections of brake dust. What products did you use? I always find it impossible to perfectly remove all the brake dust from my wheels. ![]()
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