Cleaning the hard to get spaces on multi-piece wheels
 

Ive got a set of 20" Venaci Spirits. Where the face/spoke meets the Lip, there is excessive brake dust built up. A huge Pain to get to! What do you guys do to in between such a small area?
Also, what do you use to polish the wheels? Ive got some water spots that WILL NOT come off.

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First off, nice wheels!

You just have to use a soft chamois cloth and try to get as much dirt off as possible.

For the water spots I normally use quick detailer and it removes all the spots

For multi piece rims you will need to take a heck of a lot more time to clean them. Invest in air cans. Look at this website for products that will help you remove the water spots and help to "seal" the metal against brake dust.

Chrome polish, aluminum polish, stainless steel polish, metal sealant, Wolfgang metal polishes, Wenol metal polishes, Rolite metal polish, Flitz metal

You might need to invest in a power ball type polisher to generate the heat and RPM's needed to help remove really stubborn water spots.

Also make sure that there is no clear coat on your rims before you use some of these polishes. It will "rip off" the coating.

I have used Wenol on my HRE rims and that did seem to work well.

Get a brush, you can buy a quality one off the g37 forum, it's been tested to not scratch wheels and cost about $15. Honestly I use spray wax on my wheels because my wheels are 3 piece and there are a lot of places for paste wax to get stuck. I would use turtle wax to remove the water spots.

stop using hard water and wash in the shade, that will eliminate the spots.

i use a boar's hair brush with long handle to wash my 3pc wheels and then use my shopvac in blower mode to blast the water out.

there's some other tools like this you can use:
Two Micro Fiber Wheel Wands - Cleaning Tools - Wheels & Tires - Car Care - Griot's Garage

Wheel Cleaning Kit - Cleaners - Wheels & Tires - Car Care - Griot's Garage

They were on the wheels when i got them, i use whatever water the carwash offers, dont really have a choice ;)

I just use my air compressor and blow the wheels dry,but first I take a towel and soak up the water behind the wheel (in the middle).

Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner and a pressure washer should do the job, then dry using a blower.

so you are using a high powered hard water sprayer on that beautiful car? ouch

i think he's using an auto-wash..


no high pressure water for me.

Its factory paint, its not going anywhere.

true, but i bet your clear coat has tons of scatches. to each his own.... :tup:

this thread went from informative to who gives a crap. :icon14:

pretty much