keeping rim shiny

[nukie]

Re: keeping rim shiny

Either (1) Turtlewax Metal Polish (green bottle) or (2) McGuire's Metal Polish for wheels.

yeah, bought mcguire's metal wax....gooD!!!!

Bro, hving fine scratches on chorme lip thru washing is inevitable de.. how careful sure have. Only can minimise.

yeah, that's the price of going bling bling.....

when i wash my rims, i will first flush the rims intensively with plenty of water to get rid of brakedust, sand particles or whatsoever on the spokes/lip. Followed by using any car shampoo along with mirofibre cloth to clean it.. make sure dun use force.. than blow dry with makita blower.. if no blower, tap dry it.

i made the mistake of using cloth to wipe too hard....that's why ended up with macro scratches....ma de!!!

Yes, Turtlewax metal polish is highly recommended. Tried many products and Turtle is BEST!! Super Easy to apply and gives u that oily kim kim goot goot look. Can get rid of fine scratches/ rust and stubborn stains that has already eats into the lip. make sure use microfiber cloth and again dun use force cos the wax itself is damn smooth and easy to apply. can get from Stamford Lokyang.

ok... will try to go and check out the Turtle product...hehehehe

when u free pop by my house, i wash and polish for u. Stamford lokyang near my house only.

milo ice in return?

this rim is sitting on one of our partner's display rack now. this rim (DPE R20) was on Terry's car for 2 months+ and all kinds of stains can be found on the spokes and lip. Last weekend, Ken and me went dwn to our partner's showroom and had it polished using Turtle wax.. the rim is now like brand new and sibey kim kim goot goot!

nice one, i think i have seen that rim on sale before.......tempting!!!!

its best that you clay your wheels before doing any polishing or sealant

can buy clay anywhere?

Meguiar's NXT Generation All Metal Polysh is amazing. Managed to clean off most of 1yr's culmination of brake dust on my polished lip.

NXT Generation® All Metal Polysh G13005 Product Information

noted and thanx for the website!!!

Cheers!

KNN just use my method lah aka lazy-beng-style.

Weekend - spray SONAX rim cleaner. Wait 5 mins. Strong garden hose jet of water to rinse off. After that use diluted Meguiar car wash to wipe and dry. The lip usually suffers the most abuse n dirt. I then use meguiar metal polish to pilsh off

Weekday - too shack to wash. Every night just use moist MF cloth and Meguair ultimate detailer, or their car wash diluted or anything dilute enough n doesnt leave behind stains. Wipe off dirt on dish lip. tada>>>koon lioa >>> zzzzzz.

My chao neighbour still say I like pimp my ride. NNB.

your neighbour NB lah, boh chup them, blind them with your shiny rims.......!!!!

i washed my stock rims only 1 time and decided no new rims or expensive rims for me. it's simply ridiculous how much brake dust shit it can produce.

you guys damn hard core and on the ball man. salute!

that's what we call passion...hahaha....

Hi folks,

I used Meguiar's NXT Generation All Metal Polysh for the ugly brake dust on my E90 rims. It works but got to rub real hard, until my finger hurts. Autosol works better though. However, Autosol seems to leave a more dull finish than Meguiar. So I used a combination. Autosol to remove the real stubborn stains, then use Meguiar over the same area to get the smooth and shiny polished look and feel (the kim kim kut kut like what some of you guys mentioned).

My 2 cents and experience with rim polishing . ;-)

aerosol was good, but i heard the shop guys at Harry's told me that can scratch rim if used for some time......but the idea of using both seems to be worth thinking about!!

Hi, you have to polish the lip now and then, just cleaning is not enough.

What polish to use I am not sure though. Hope someone else can answer what they use

cheers

i think this thread has been well answered!!!

any pics of the rims? and the scratches?

thats because the stickiest stain is not on the lip...its on the backseat!

maybe i am too perfectionist, now i look back at the rims not much of a scratch, if i post pic will get laughter!!!

Waxing vigourously and repeatedly should remove some of black dots that eats into the coners of rims as well as the minor scratches.
Use sealent to protect once rim shine and smooth..

ok, noted!!!

That must be miracle fluid made from holy water if it worked on Sams rims.

wonder what that is?!?!

ha ha.... now you know Sam's a devil, driving a wicked ride, on sinful suspension and evil rims.....

Maybe should change his nick to beezelbub??

Ha ha... very funny, guys!

Haven't driven my car in 1wk. So that my rims stay clean...

that's the other way, haha...after i wash my car usually refuse to drive for a while.....but cannot, need to show off after wash!

this my method

drive to servo, drive into car wash, sit inside, drive out, get out, light smoke, watch them chamois, put smoke out, give them 10 bucks, drive off. Then later complain to myself rims still dirty.

dont think they do good job anyway, last i went they got pissed off with me before one guy did not manage to convince me to get my car polish......

Only if the lip is polished, then Autosol is okay I know, cuz I sandpapered my rims...

sandpapering rims won't f**k it up? should think about that!


really appreciate all the big bro's comments and ideas, really have to apologise for not replying!

yeah, nowadays i jas spray the rims with high pressured water, then i use microfibre cloth with soap to wash, yeah , i think i made a mistake there by wiping too hard, that's why can see some scratches oredi!!!! after that i use meguiar metal polisher for the final touch, but what the heck, damn time consuming lah!!!!!!

so lately i have jas tried to aim at keeping it clean, and only polish it once/month.

but i think the problem still boils down to the stock brakes that i have.......

thanx!!!

 

[Azrielsc]

Re: keeping rim shiny

U have to make sure that ur rims' lips are either polished or chrome plated.

Polished lips are more difficult to maintain but easier to repair. Chrome lips are the other way around, its easier to maintain but difficult to repair!

 

[nukie]

Re: keeping rim shiny

Yeah, true, last time my rim got curb rash, and got fixed by sandpaper....