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Old 11-12-2007, 06:37 PM   #1
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Default Detailer's Domain: how to detail your wheels

Okay everyone here is a how to detail your wheels.

The subject some 20 inch BBS RS-GT's

Here are the products used:
3M adhesive remover
Plastic razor blade (to remove the adhesive from the weights)
3 buckets: one filled with soap and the other to rinse the wheels (it's about 25 degrees out tonight) and one to sit on []
P21S Wheel Cleaner Gel Formula

Boars Hair Brush

Sponges

P21S Polishing Soap (go light on the clear coat parts this is an abrasive)

Menzerna 85rd
Menzerna FMJ

Old Microfiber Towels (for buffing and drying the wheels)

Microfiber applicator pad


Procedure:

1. Here is what I did first sprayed them all down with P21S Wheel Cleaner Gel formula. I let them all soak in it while I was working on the first wheel.

2. Got the soap bucket and the boar's hair brush started the brush the dirt and grime off the wheel.

3. After that was done I used the 3m adhesive remover to get rid of the bug/tar/leftover brake dust/grime and adhesive from the weights.

4. Rinsed off the wheels with a sponge.

5. Dried them good.

6. Used the P21S Polishing Soap on the clean wheel to polish them up lips, inner
wheel, face of the wheel. (go light on the clear coated parts)

7. Rinsed them down again with a sponge.

8. Dried the wheel good.

9. Polished the lips with some polish that is good for clear coat (Menzerna 85rd)

10. Used the Menzerna FMJ to seal up the inner wheels, face of the wheel, and
lips.

11. Repeat on the rest of the wheels.

Before:









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After:








Elasped time: 2 hours 30 minutes (including set up and clean up time)

Enjoy!


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Old 11-12-2007, 06:46 PM   #2
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Default Re: Detailer's Domain: how to detail your wheels

Just pulled my summer wheels off for the winter and was wondering the best process for doing this - guess I found my answer!

Thanks!
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Old 11-12-2007, 06:53 PM   #3
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I'm glad I can help. let me know if you need anything else.
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Old 11-12-2007, 06:57 PM   #4
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FYI good write up.......your wheels are the sex!
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Old 11-12-2007, 07:03 PM   #5
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thanks too bad I parted ways with the RS-GT's I'm just running the CH's now in 19's.


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