Monza Shadows

[Ginge 35Edition]

Oh, and I also mix in a splash of snow foam in with the shampoo to do the wheels and arches. If you leave it to dwell, it makes a better job of loosening the grime.

Now ya just showing off!!!

[mkviken]

good practice is to clean the wheels first then the car (different water of course)

Ouch, the best method is to repeat the two bucket method on ya wheels including a dedicated wheel only wash mit.

I do my wheels first using 2 buckets and their own mf wash mitt, followed by the wheel arches using the same water, but an even older mitt, then onto the car having washed out both buckets and got my very best lambswool mitt.

thats what i do basically;

wash the wheels first with their own bucket and mit and save that dirty water for the wheel arches and under the bumpers and sills using an old dirty mit.

rins all them areas off then wash the whole car again.

then use a new bucket and mit for washing the body and when drying it off have a couple of towels for the body, one just for the wheels and a dirty one for drying door jambs and under the bonnet.

[Snooze]

Thanks for all the replies guys.  Wowzers sounds like its going to be hard work    To be fair you can only see the scratches when you look at the wheels at a certain angle in daylight.  The wheel wont deteriorate if I just leave it will it?

Presumably if I do polish and wax the wheel, ill need to do all four?  Also how often should I be polishing and waxing the wheels, should I be doing this once a month like the cars paintwork?  Thanks

[Snoopy]

Polish, seal them and wax them makes cleaining them so much easier as the dirt and brake dust just washes straight off. Depends what sealer and wax you use on how often. I don't do mine that regular  only when they become harder to clean do i do them again.

[mkviken]

the wheels do have machine marks in them from the factory which can look like scratched but theyre meant to be there.


if theyre are fine scratched then super resin polish will do the trick or even something like megs scratchX. someone on here used scratch x on their car and it worked

i have used SRP on a very slight scratch on my wheel and it worked well too

i seal my wheels with poorboys wheel sealant. i do it maybe 2 times a year (usually when rotating tyres as i can then wax inside the rim easier). its worth doing as it makes cleaning the wheels much easier as the dirt doesnt stick to the wheel as much.

[Mr GTD]

Never get bored of seeing close ups of the shadows..

[Jimble]

My Monza's had a few minor scratches from using a sponge, i used some Dodo Juice Lime Prime by hand on a tri foam pad which pretty much got rid of all of them apart from a few RDS's which it reduced, i followed this with a couple of coats of CG Jetseal 109 and bobs yer uncle... Mint wheels!

Auto Glym SRP is a fantastic product but will only fill the scratches as it is filler heavy but has zero cut which means you'll need to do it more often, best bet is ditch the sponge like i have, give em a good hand polish and seal, a good wool mit will save a lot of work in the future.

How sad is it that i'm writing this lying on a hotel bed in Las Vegas?!?

God i miss my GTI!!

[RickS]

Snooze - if the scratches are only on the surface get some Megs Scratch X as mkviken mentioned, then using a soft cloth and your finger polish the affected area for a few minutes - repeat if not satisfied first time. I've used this stuff with excellent results and it removes virtually no lacquer or paint and leaves a shiny finish, so don't be worried about using it. When you've got the scratches out wax the wheels with a high quality sealant. [Rim Wax, Poorboys or Autoglym for example]
Scotpak, you've got it wrong - life is too short NOT to worry about micro scratches