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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 06:16 PM
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Has anybody ever done this? did it do anything for the rim? did it help keep your rims cleaner longer? any tips to doing it?

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Old Mar 27, 2009 | 06:42 AM
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Logic is since you wax your polished chrome why not wax your chrome wheels .You can also use soap and water .Even solely using water makes a difference on my wheels .
 
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Old Mar 27, 2009 | 07:02 PM
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hows it goin i live in ny where theres alot of salt and stuff i never dull whole rim then fully whip it then i wax it and fully wipe it to a nice polish and when i wash my car i usually use soap and water and in between washes ill clean them with invisable glass seems to work great for me.
 
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Old Mar 27, 2009 | 07:21 PM
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AHHhhhh Danielson...wax on/wax off. I personally wax just about everything including wheels.
 
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Old Mar 27, 2009 | 10:14 PM
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Hey Matt, sumthin I've been lookin into as well. Looks great from the reports I've seen...check out detailing world for some answers

Spent a few hours on my A6 today, washed n dried, door shuts, engine compartment treated, tyres blacked, ( Alloys just cleaned with soap n water to date but about every 3-4 days so the dirt n grime don't get a chance to bed in ) then treated her to Poorboys Black hole Glaze as she's a lovely blue colour and it works well......it has some filler element to hide some of the slight swirling I have until I get round to correcting it.
If its a nice day tommorow its off with the wheels for a good clean round the back and gona repaint the calipers n hubs ( just silver - no boy racer red for me, just doesn't go with the car! )
 
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Old Apr 2, 2009 | 04:05 PM
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Yep, I wax them if they're painted. I don't know about waxing polished/machined/chromed. I never waxed the machined finish wheels on my 540, but I do on the Jag since they're painted.
 
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Old Apr 4, 2009 | 02:07 AM
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Originally Posted by whitestype
hows it goin i live in ny where theres alot of salt and stuff i never dull whole rim then fully whip it then i wax it and fully wipe it to a nice polish and when i wash my car i usually use soap and water and in between washes ill clean them with invisable glass seems to work great for me.
be careful invisible glass will strip wax off anything
 
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Old Apr 6, 2009 | 03:06 PM
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Thanks for the advice guys, looks like im going to go and get some good wax for my rims to seal them up!


Mat
 
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