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General => Detailing => Topic started by: Mr GTD on 13 February 2012, 09:52
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Hey all
What products are best to clean the Monza Shadow II's to keep them looking smart??
Thanks
Steve
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Get some sort of protection on them, maybe some Poorboys wheel sealant, then just keep on top of the washing. Give em a quick go with a mitt and some normal car shampoo every week and they'll be looking tip top most of the time.
Protection in the first place is the hard but most important part. :smiley:
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Thanks for the advice...will get on it when my car arrives early march......
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I would advise Collinite 476 - great on the paint, great on the wheels - really can't beat the durability and you can get a nice glaze under it on the car
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Cheers Scott, been reading up on both and they both seem very good...
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Get some sort of protection on them, maybe some Poorboys wheel sealant, then just keep on top of the washing. Give em a quick go with a mitt and some normal car shampoo every week and they'll be looking tip top most of the time.
Protection in the first place is the hard but most important part. :smiley:
Agree thats all I did.
Put 3 coats if poorboys on the day I got the car new and my wheels are really easy to clean. I never use anything other than car shampoo and a mit
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When it comes to the poorboys sealant and applying the coats......is a case of applying one coat at a time and leaving it for a bit before applying another......
Never applied protection to the wheels before, just simply washed em!
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i just applied a coating and buffed it off and repeated. the thinner the application the better as it can take a bit of elbow grease to get off if you apply too thick.
i used a megs applicator pad and a megs towel to buff it off. you can feel the protective layer when you touch the wheel. all the dirt just slides off now its really good stuff.
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/c9130ab8.jpg)
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/a7ab6700.jpg)
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i just applied a coating and buffed it off and repeated. the thinner the application the better as it can take a bit of elbow grease to get off if you apply too thick.
i used a megs applicator pad and a megs towel to buff it off. you can feel the protective layer when you touch the wheel. all the dirt just slides off now its really good stuff.
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/c9130ab8.jpg)
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/a7ab6700.jpg)
f**k ME those wheels look sooo sweeet!!
If your getting a new car, do it properly. Take the wheels of the car, give em a good clean, remove all the dirt/tar/crap you can then layer the entire wheels in 3 layers of PB wheel sealant. When it comes to washing all it will take it a little mitt, a long reach wheel brush(to clean the back of the alloys) and some normal wheel shampoo.
Let us know how you get on with it :smiley:
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Cheers mkviken really appreciate the advice as I don't want to go wrong with these wheels lol....yours are looking great...
As soon as the poorboys arrives are start applying the coats to the wheels as there stored in my parents spare bedroom waiting for GTD to arrive.... :grin:
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I agree those Monza's look sweeeet!
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I use chemical guys wheel guard,it gives a really good shine and leaves the surface of the monzas really slick.
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Cheers mkviken really appreciate the advice as I don't want to go wrong with these wheels lol....yours are looking great...
As soon as the poorboys arrives are start applying the coats to the wheels as there stored in my parents spare bedroom waiting for GTD to arrive.... :grin:
you will find they're dead easy to clean, especially when treated. i didn't take my wheels off but i jacked the car up and did the inside of the wheels while still fitted.
i can just about clean the whole inside of the wheel and the back/inside of the spokes with a wash mit. much easier to clean than multi spoke type wheels!
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Thanks again.... :wink:
Steve
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(http://i578.photobucket.com/albums/ss227/simonpolly/DSCF1666.jpg)
chemical guys wheel guard
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:shocked: :cool: those Monza's look awesome! I hope the sun is still shinning come next weekend so I can give my shoes a polish....
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It's good stuff,my mrs went shopping at sainsburys the other day,when she came out the local car wash gang were stroking the wheels and saying how shiny they look,much to the annoyance of my ten year Old son :grin:
They are the easiest wheels in the world to clean.
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:cool: very much looking forward to picking up my GTD on thursday and then fitting the Monza's a week tomorrow...
My old Suzuki garage are swapping the wheels over for me for £10er....VW wanted more!! :angry:
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:cool: very much looking forward to picking up my GTD on thursday and then fitting the Monza's a week tomorrow...
My old Suzuki garage are swapping the wheels over for me for £10er....VW wanted more!! :angry:
Just make sure you inspect the wheels with there fitter before they get fitted in case they damage them. I made this mistake using quick fit once and I'm 99% sure they marked the rims of the wheels fitting tyres.
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I went to kwikfit first to get a quote for tyres & fitting and they quoted me £600 odd but after haggling got it down to 5...
But on the off chance I phoned my old Suzuki garage who said they wud do it for £485 so was a know brainer really! As much as I trusted my Suzuki dealer I inspected the wheels first and took pics and made sure they knew there was no marks what so ever...and told them the cost of them if they marked them in anyway...So that put the frighteners into them and they immediately said there fitting machine wud mark em so they sent them down to Bathwick tyres who did it instead...came back in perfect condition!!
Steve