How to Clean, Polish & Protect Painted Alloy Wheels
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- Опубліковано 22 гру 2014
- In this video I attempt to demonstrate the correct procedure for safely cleaning, polishing & protecting painted alloy wheels using the heavily soiled examples of a second generation Mercedes B200.
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Me : Hun, I won't be back for 3 days.
Wife : where are you going?
Me: washing my car.
That's because you're probably shit at washing your car or couldn't give a damn about it and will take you 10 minutes to wash all of it with an crappy sponge and cheap warn out shammy and you'll destroy your cars paintwork in the process. car cleaning guru does it the proper way.
I would only go into such detail perhaps once every 3 months. Other than that I take around 3 hours to do inside and out on most cleans/details. Car Cleaning Guru is only offering tips. Most of us don't have that much time to give up but certainly I use a lot of these techniques just not on every clean. As for the wife; I usually pack her off shopping when I'm really going for it with car cleaning.Downside is I then have to make my own tea!!
It was a joke man
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Same here. I'm going to give my new car rooty toot every three months and a good wash n wax once a week - mostly. Could not believe Car Guru spent 5 hours cleaning one car, though. Most time I spent on my previous car was three hours twice a year and normal wash most weeks. I do mine when my wife has gone to work and I have the drive to myself.
Holy Moly! Just goes to show, Time + Effort + Attention to detail = amazing results on an old wheel!
Your narration is incredibly detailed and specific, that's a lot of work right there!
Ace job!
Just received my brand-new Merc with diamond cut wheels as your show in your video. I was concerned as I have seen some very poor conditioned wheels of this type with lacquer peeling off next-to-new cars. Great job and very informative and reassured this type of wheel can last with proper care. Thanks.
OMG, just when I thought, ok, he's done, he applied yet another cream.... was in suspense the whole time.
OMG! the Queen of England is going to hire you Car Cleaning Guru. I thought I was the king detailing a car, but the work that you did on those wheels certifies you as the King of Wheel detailing. I have never cleaned the wheel well of my car. The first time you sprayed the wheel in my opinion that was super clean and I wasn't expecting you to go beyond that point.
Dwell, attack, bite, loading, lubrication, bent, lug nut, branded centre cap, contours of the wheel design, usefully long skinny arms and the design of the wheel permits, brief blast, quick tea break, worked in with fingertips, accessed using my finger, damp winter air, fully cure prior to buffing......are all things I never thought I would hear when I started watching this video!
Excellent work. Watching you ply your trade was like watching an artist at work...honestly.
WOW!!!!! Finally someone who does alloy wheel detailing the way it should be done! You're my hero. Just bought 2016 My 3rd MB and should of googled this a long time ago. My 2016 GLE 450c AMG is going to benefit from your wonderful detailed instructions. Wish you were in El Paso, Texas you would be my personal car detailer! Thank you, well done.
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Great to hear Brian Cox doing wheel cleaning videos, not just astrophysics documentaries.
Your attention to details is brilliant sir. As well as being thorough of course.. I bet you have plenty of customers, keep it going!
Love your accent and speaking tones & tempo. Reminds me of the Clockwork Orange movie, my little droogie!
Thanks Guru. I have some final glaze in my gge. I'll give them a coat of that after after I give them a good clean with the other stuff you recommended. Thanks for your help
Nice job done with the rim.Rims are one of the first things noticed on a car, if you have dirty rims, the rest of the car looks shabby too.
On this car the brake dust looked very nice tbh. Rim looked like it was gray
Now that's what you call cleaning to perfection! Very well done. I'll watch again, play and pause while I do my wheels. Thank you so much. I've learnt so much from your video. Can't wait to do my Z4 wheels which are similar to your wheels in terms of black polished finished and some diamond cut chrome finish. I've seen many wheel cleaning videos on UA-cam. Nothing compares to what you have demonstrated. Thanks a billion.
Top stuff. Good tip about the wheel arch liner getting a clean too to make things pop.
your videos are amazing my friend :)
i rewatch your videos because they're so therapeutic keep it Guru.
"me-THODICALLY". Seriously though, applying a finishing product to the inside of a wheel arch? Holy overkill, batman. for a real show car, I can understand being this METHODICAL, but for a factory Mercedes? 20 minutes PER WHEEL??? I salute you, my friend, you are FAR more patient than I will ever be.
+Jed “D4M4GE” Cheyne This was the first (and probably last) time this was done to this particular car. I was merely using it as subject matter to illustrate the process to others who might want to go that far with their own vehicle.
This was a superb video, great work!
Alrighty... Done with one wheel, 3 more to go then to wash the car a quarter panel at a time. Hopefully the customer won't need the car back before next year.
😂😂😂
lgonzalezww I agree. But, as we say in Greece, the good things always take their time. So...!
We say in Bulgaria: job done fast, is shame for the man 😂
Or as we say in Australia, “that’s not a knife, THIS is a knife!”
LMAO @ your comment.
Excellent video. Ive found that using extra gloss protection on the alloys helps to not only seal the polish, but its also a lot easier when clesning the wheels the next time. Subbed!
+MrSolveMYMaze Haven't used EGP for ages!
@@CarCleaningGuru Bit of a late reply, but SRP with Collinite 845 has lasted 2 months so far on the alloys. A cheap and cheerful but extremely strong combo. Much better than firing EGP ontop of the SRP
I find it sad that people make negative, dumb comments. Save time and take your trolley to a car wash. I have enjoyed all of your videos and look after my car the way i want, which is why i watch your video's.
amazing skill, detail and patience involved here...I want to wash my car now
Wow that's pretty thorough. I don't need to go through all of that with my car because it's cleaned regularly and my aftermarket wheels are only 2 years old. Half an hour on them every 2 weeks keeps them in good shape. I'll wax them with Collinite every few months as well.
Great wheel cleaning video! Question, what were the two types of cleaners you used ? And which do you use first? Thanks!
Thats one well pampered wheel lol ! Beautiful job and true masterclass in the process ! Many thanks !
A lot of work, but looks amazing! Great job brotha!
Your videos are very helpful
His calming voice is so good and asmr like, I could go to sleep using one of these vids like sleep music.
I would never go into such a detailed clean, but I guess on high end cars it's worth it!
brilliant step by step video!!! thanks , question is tfr the same as apc? and is detailing spray the same as something like autosmart aquawax ? thank you in advance
banging cracking job doing my exterior tomorrow inside done today
Great work and tutorial, too bad the wheel was curbed quite so much, really nice wheel.
Great post. Thanks for your in-depth instructions and explanations on your videos. You definitely know your stuff when it comes to detailing. I like the tips you give on the various types of cleaning and polishing/waxing you do. I am only a "weekend enthusiast" at home or I might help friends detail their vehicles and I have picked up quite a few "tips" from your videos on making my own detailing work a little easier or better. Thanks again for posting. And thanks for posting the various different types of products you utilize as well, that is VERY helpful. Unfortunately, a lot of the products you use aren't available in the USA so I have to find an alternate solution. One product I do like that you utilize is the "TFR-Traffic Film Remover". Unfortunately again, those too are not yet popular in the USA and we don't have them here yet. I really would like to get my hands on some Auto Finesse Avalance Foam but they don't sell it here. I did find that Poor Boys World has a Bug/Grime remover that they also advertise as a "TFR" product so i'll probably give that a try. I like the idea of first spraying down the vehicle or wheels with a TFR product and allowing to dwell and loosen up the grit/grime/dirt/muck, then pressure spraying it off before going into the actual wash phase of the detail. It takes me the better part of a day just to get the decontamination done on a "first detail" of a vehicle that I do. People don't realize how long it actually takes to fully decontaminate a vehicle (although I'm sure you do).
My DECONTAMINATION Routine on a vehicle is:
1. Pre-Rinse the entire vehicle with a Pressure washer. (I will be adding some sort of Traffic Film Remover stage to my routine here with a pressure rinse in between).
2. Foam the entire vehicle down with CarPro Iron-X Foam Wash or similar product. (Thinking about switching to Gyeon Foam).
3. Thoroughly rinse with pressure washer and then apply CarPro TRIX Bug/Tar remover product to any visible tar spots or bug guts.
4. Do tires/rims here by applying a tire cleaning specific product (I like Brown Royal from Flash Wax which is an INCREDIBLE tire/rim cleaner and safe on all wheels as it is NON-ACIDIC). Use about 10 different tire/wheel brushes to throughly clean the wheels, tires, rims, arches first before moving on to the body of the vehicle. I always try to get the wheels done first using a specific wheel bucket and tools that I only use on wheels/tires and keep separate from my vehicle body materials/tools. After wheels/tires are clean, apply Sonax FULL EFFECT PLUS wheel cleaner or Sonax Fallout Remover and allow to dwell to remove iron deposits and leftover heavy brake dust not removed by the Brown Royal. Full rinse using pressure washer to ensure squeeky clean wheels and tires.
5. Wash entire vehicle with Chemical Guys Citrus Wash RED and a Nanoskin Wash Mitt in place of a normal sheepskin wash mitt using two bucket method. I use the Nanoskin Wash Mitt here as a sort of "pre" clay stage. It doesn't remove as much as a full claying of a vehicle or the Autoscrub system but it does definitely remove some of it and helps as a pre-remover getting some of the larger contaminant "bits" on the surface of the vehicle paint and glass.
6. Rinse with pressure washer
7. Clay or Nanoskin Autoscrub the entire vehicle (Lately just using DA polisher and 6" Autoscrub disc) and then using the smaller AutoScrub hand blocks for the more intricate areas. All applied using Autoscrub GLIDE as a lubricant.
8. Spray an Iron Remover product all over the entire vehicles painted surfaces and glass. I am using SONAX Fallout Remover lately which I really like because the smell is WAY better than that of Iron-X or any other Iron remover products. I really like the Sonax Fallout Remover and I give it a BIG thumbs up as you can use it on both painted surfaces AND glass! It emulsifies all the iron and embedded debris turning the well known purple color when it reacts and it also decontaminates the GLASS and softens and eliminates any debris and gunk on all the glass and mirrors around the vehicle getting them squeeky clean and ready for glass polishing and sealant application. I do polish the glass surface using Griots Garage Glass polish/discs and a DA polisher.
9. Rinse thoroughly using a pressure washer to remove all of the Iron remover product residue
10. Re-Wash vehicle using a good quality car wash soap (I have about 10 different kinds which is nuts I know).
10. Thoroughly dry the vehicle using an leaf blower (Although I am wanting to upgrade to a Metro Air Blaster unit)
It's probably overkill, but that is the way I do what I call a full "decontamination" of a vehicle prior to machine compounding/polishing/sealant application. Then the interior is a whole other story! I usually reserve a whole other day for tackling the inside of a vehicle doing a full cleaning of the interior.
Great job on your videos!
Mega comment haha!
happy 2017
Don't get me wrong I enjoy detailing my car, but that's a long process
84 minutes, for just the tires. No way.
@@G17-911 its going to take longer with him filming. It'll be a lot shorter to clean your alloys
I’ll take a wild guess and say you’ve never done a complete wheels off clean then huh. I’ve spent the better part of 8-10 hours on my wheels before and I could have gone longer
@@iDropPhats There’s a point of diminishing returns. It’s simply ridiculous .
@@G17-911 There is a point of diminishing returns, but ensuring you don’t hit that point all rests on your ability to understand what’s realistic and what’s not. “Technically” you can get your wheels “perfect” if you put in the time and have the expertise, but if you really want to clean, enhance, and protect them to a point where regular maintenance is simplified for years, it’ll take about 1.5-2 hours per wheel
Great video good tips
Thanks for information you shared. As I live in Dubai can't order Autoglym Super Resin Polish.
Is it OK if I use Meguiars ultimate Polish instead ?
He did a good job agitating the wheel surface...and me! lol! Very thorough job, just seems like it would take the better part of an entire day to just do all 4 wheels!
Great video and really helpful. Wheels do get overlooked unfortunately by a lot of people. Is there a particular product you recommended for tar spots on wheels, as I don't want to waste money on something too aggressive or not strong enough. Also do you have any views on Farecla products? I have bought some and really am impressed with the finishing wax. Keep up the good work. Love your videos.
Keep the videos coming! Love your channel!
Great video! I got similar alloy wheels on my motor but I haven't got the dedication you have :) If I clean my alloys in 3 stages what products do you recommend? That's apply cleaner then a polish then apply a protection coat.
Great job, could you do a side by side before and after shot to show how well you detailed your cars?
Car guru, secretly a photographer and b roll shooter.
This may be the most effective advertisement for one's profession I've seen
I've been using the Poorboys sealant for years, great stuff! Do you have a GTechniq C5 Wheel Armour video? I have just done my Subaru alloys with that, amazing results.
Would you recommend steam cleaning painted and diamond cut wheels like this to remove stubborn tar spots.
Thumbs up and subscribed! After all that work I felt like I had to, lol Cheers!
Cheers!
how often should the wheel Sealant be applied
Well done. Merry Christmas.
Any chance you could do a vid on how to clean wire wheels and ww tires.?
great video, shame about the damaged wheel.
Very helpful- thank you!
+WestHam66 Up The Hammers!
I just love the way he speaks.. so good
What (if anything) world you recommend to put on a brand new chrome wheel?
Great video, may I ask would you wax your wheels? And what's the difference wax/polish
What tfr is safe to use on a chrome and painted wheel :) hope you can get back to me.... great vids
@Car Cleaning Guru - great video and i love your videos they're informative and really easy to follow>
Love your tattoo of "Mr Barlow" from Salem's Lot.
Thank you for another awesome video!
Whenever I wash the wheels, the brake rotor gets rusty and yellow, which is normal on naked metal. After short trip and braking, it goes off and I wipe the barrels with a detail spray and MF. I noticed you don't have yellowing here, what's your procedure on that??
damn he made this a experience. I need to step my cleaning techniques up lol
I understand in his next video he shares how to properly wipe your ass, Christ my legs will be numb
For all the guys who complain about the time he takes: you don't have to clean the wheels or the car at all, just leave everything dirty and filthy, this has been working great for British teeth for centuries.....
How and what do you do to keep ur car cleaning tools and equipment clean and in good condition after you have used them many thanks
Amazing
Is tea necessary before applying protection on wheels?
is there anything worth putting on normal steel painted wheels to seal or help brake dust sticking...or not worth the bother and wash more often
That was an extremely informative and thorough tire and wheel cleaning. Why do I feel the need for a cigarette and a nap ?
Help ! I have a lenso project D alloy ! I tried to wash it but the dirt isn't coming off like it's stuck onto the alloy for permanent... And also it looks like the alloy has faded with some white colour (oxidation probably) what do I do?
excellent you can really see those kerb scratches now
Hi there how much do you normally charge for this kind of work on 4 alloy wheels. Thanks for the info. Keep up the excellent videos 👍
Enjoy the after shots especially the ones with the kirbed alloys 🙁
When you say 'painted wheels' does that include powder coated? Cheers.
Question: do you ever throw your microfibre towels, and microfibre pads into the wash? if not, what is the best way to wash them? I have towels for different tasks too, but over time i think i start to get some mixed up because they are generally the same colour.
also one of the towels i use for polishing has compound that has dried up and become a little hard on it. is there a way I can easily wash as remove it?
Look forward to hearing from you!
really appreciate the reply, also ive already liked and subscribed! love your work mate, and love how you show all the detail. don't cut those parts out.
Cheers,
Fan from Sydney, Australia
Good way to reveal your nice kerbed diamond cut alloy wheel
Customer car that’s long gone.
Could you recommend a decent brush for narrow spoke alloys? Something from Amazon would be great for me if that’s possible ..
Thanks for all your videos, so helpful 👍
hi, what was the polish you used before the poorboys?
great video pal,You use as smartwheels neat on alloys?
thanks for your recomendations. what sort of sealer would be best as i'm un-familure with this.
+Cbf1A You can use anything you would on the paintwork however Poorboys Wheel Sealant, Jetseal 109 or FinishKare 1000P Hi Temp might be worth a look at.
need to hire this guy to take care of my wheels
If I'm buying a new car, is it worth doing this to new wheels or will they have something similar to a leather top coat straight out of the factory?
How much time do this proces take?For detailing ONE wheel
Can you do a video on washing BMW M4 competition wheels?
Nice one, another quality detailing! Here's a general question, on buffing is it possible to buff to hard so you can buff product away? Just something cross my mind when I was buffing the wax off. Any idea...
woncho1 I'd say no to that. Even though the visible layer of product residue may have been removed, theres still a very thin layer that should have bonded to the paintwork which a buffing towel alone won't be able to remove at that level.
I like your vids and learn something new each time I watch, but am surprised you don’t rinse the EZ detail brush when it is dirty before going on to the next section. Same goes for other brushes when they are dirty.
It gets dunked in the wheel bucket.
cup of tea(milk,1 sugar)ha ha:)-nice video do more on cleaning wheels please
Yesterday, I clean my rims, but I couldn't remove some small black dots. Any ideas of chemical or technic to do that?
How to remove the residue of balancing weight stickers on painted wheels?
Sir ur car washing kit available in online shopping side please reply
What consistency did you use on the TFR?
EXCELLENT💥👍🔝
Hi, do you dilute the TFR?
Fantastic demo!
What all in 1 polish product have you used? Can you recommend please?
It was either Autosmart Platinum or Autoglym Super Resin Polish, although Autoglym Ultra Deep Shine also gives great results on black paint. If you couldn't get your hands on any of those something like Zaino Z5 might be worth looking at.
If you clean the barrel of the wheel1st are you not pulling loads if dirt onto the face of the wheel and the rubbing it in?
Awesome job, but holy cow the dude who owns this car must love curb riding or something lol
should see my 2016 Audi alloys. Like as if it has been taken off road lol
should see my 2016 Audi alloys. Like as if it has been taken off road lol
Iif they had any interest in being any good at driving, they wouldn't have bought a B200.
Come on it isnt all that bad!
somathkid must be a rich newbie.
Good video, would hate to see how you wash dishes thou.
amazing
Excellent demonstration video my friend.....You mentioned trade based wheel cleaner, which one would you recommend? I just bought a new VXR with Diamond cut alloys and want to look after the wheels properly right from the start. I clean my motorcycle alloys with WD40 but this takes time to clean everything. Can you recommend a good cleaner....Many Thanks
+Cbf1A I use Autosmart Smart Wheels through a foaming trigger spray head (which I recommend). Valet Pro Bilberry is similar and can be had in 5 litres although if the car is new and you polish and seal the wheels to begin with you shouldn't have to use anything other than a standard shampoo if you clean them fairly regularly.
Hi, what was your dilution rate on the Gunk TFR? Or did you use it neat and wash off quickly?
Probably diluted 1:4 with water.
Would you do the same for matt finished wheels?
+Charlotte Gibney Process wise yes, although you'd need to swap the polish and sealant out for matt friendly versions!
Good vid. I think getting the wheel off the car would have made this easier, quite a bit easier, and also allow for protection of the inner wheel. On this, the inner wheel is painted so dark however (and its a personal view) a pristine light-coloured inner wheel makes the wheel look much lighter (in weight). For protection, Collinite 845 is the best sealant I’ve used. I may try ceramic one day - but I’ve a lot of Collinite left. Great vid.
Can you recommend a decent wheel cleaner/brake dust remover. I have used wonder wheels on many of my cars & I'm convinced that it damages the painted finish after while. You say you use a Trade Cleaner, is this available online?
im using scholl concepts rim7 its probably the best one i've ever used.
Hi there, thanks for your video. I want to clean and protect my wheels but I've found on a previous car that some cleaning products for alloy wheels can be too aggressive. I had a BMW 318ci with M pack wheels that were fantastic but over the time that I had the car, the alloy surface deteriorated. A BMW dealer and others I have spoken to said it could be due to aggressive chemicals I was using to clean the wheels. I can't remember the brand I was using then but I was wondering what you recommend and i see you are using Autosmart and Autoglym products. Do you endorse these products and are they typically what you use? Thanks so much for the info! Denise.
I generally use Autosmart Smartwheels but it isn't available over the counter. If you polish and seal your wheels after an initial thorough clean they should come up using just normal shampoo provided you don't leave then too long.
Cool, thanks for replying. I ordered P21S 12700W Carnauba Wax on amazon and Wheelwax together so I hope these are good products for my car. I know the carnauba wax is harder work and doesn't last as long, but I heard it gives a superior finish. Many thanks for your advice and good videos! Keep the videos going, we appreciate them :)