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Which of the Meguiar's Hot Rims wheel cleaners would be best for the 98-2002 High Polish Aluminum wheels on a WS6. The aluminum wheel cleaners says:
Hot Rims™ Aluminum Wheel Cleaner is the ultra-safe solution for cleaning uncoated aluminum. Guaranteed safe for uncoated and polished aluminum wheels as well as anodized and powder-coated wheel surfaces – it’s even safe on all brake components.
and the All Wheel stuff says
Hot Rims All Wheel & Tire Cleaner
Reformulated to clean wheels and tires
Safe on all factory coated wheels
Visually see dirt leaving the wheel & tire
Are the factory rims coated? Is the Aluminum stuff more aggressive, like it will take of the coating or more mild?
Hot Rims™ Aluminum Wheel Cleaner is the ultra-safe solution for cleaning uncoated aluminum. Guaranteed safe for uncoated and polished aluminum wheels as well as anodized and powder-coated wheel surfaces – it’s even safe on all brake components.
and the All Wheel stuff says
Hot Rims All Wheel & Tire Cleaner
Reformulated to clean wheels and tires
Safe on all factory coated wheels
Visually see dirt leaving the wheel & tire
Are the factory rims coated? Is the Aluminum stuff more aggressive, like it will take of the coating or more mild?
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Well are factpry ws6 rims are cleared not uncoated. Would you clean you car paint with this? No so why would you clean your wheels with it. If you want to take off you clear coat and sand you rims use air plane stripper you can get at a autoparts store brush on and it comes off. Onlything i used on mine when they where on the car was took them off airplane stripper sanded off the clear. Then wet sanded with with 1500 grit. Then 1000 wet then i sprayed 4 layers of clear on them then buffed.
Well over the past 3 days I went through this thread twice. Read every post and have about 3 pages of notes 
. I just got my Griots 6" with LC pads (black,white, orange). I have M105/M205. Im gonna review everything and then Ill have a long question for you Jeff to make sure I have everything right before attacking it. One quick question though, you mentioned Blackfire Wet Diamond so much throughout this thread, did I make a mistake going with M16 over the sealant for NBM? I thought I was on summer break but over the last couple days Ive been doing a lot of homework..
. I just got my Griots 6" with LC pads (black,white, orange). I have M105/M205. Im gonna review everything and then Ill have a long question for you Jeff to make sure I have everything right before attacking it. One quick question though, you mentioned Blackfire Wet Diamond so much throughout this thread, did I make a mistake going with M16 over the sealant for NBM? I thought I was on summer break but over the last couple days Ive been doing a lot of homework.. Teching In
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Well are factpry ws6 rims are cleared not uncoated. Would you clean you car paint with this? No so why would you clean your wheels with it. If you want to take off you clear coat and sand you rims use air plane stripper you can get at a autoparts store brush on and it comes off. Onlything i used on mine when they where on the car was took them off airplane stripper sanded off the clear. Then wet sanded with with 1500 grit. Then 1000 wet then i sprayed 4 layers of clear on them then buffed.
I wouldn't look on 205 as the only way. It is a light polish and not all etching from bird droppings are identical. Some will do severe damage to the paint and not be repairable, others can come out easily. There is no set cure that works across the board. You will have to polish and possibly even compound it out.
Some quick questions gofast...
I will be doing a full correction soon. A friend of mine knows alot more about paint correction than I and will be helping me out. My question is regarding after the full correction, for the months to come.
I live in rainy Seattle, so I would like to bead as much water as possible and still have a nice shine. I have a bottle of black fire wet diamond waiting for me at home, as well as the polymer spray.
I usually wash the car a minimum of once per week, sometimes twice. Previously, when I just used wax, I would apply wax after a wash once a month. Now that I will be using sealant, I don't know how often to apply. I know the BFWD is supposed to last a long time, but I have still been planning on applying the sealant once a month. In between sealant applications, I will apply the polymer spray probably once a week.
Edit: I should mention the car is my daily driver. I also will not have the necessary products for a full correction for probably another 6 months to a year. The application I talked about above would be for in between full corrections.
Is this complete overkill? I don't mind spending the extra cash goign through the product if it will benefit my protection and repel water more effectively.
I will be doing a full correction soon. A friend of mine knows alot more about paint correction than I and will be helping me out. My question is regarding after the full correction, for the months to come.
I live in rainy Seattle, so I would like to bead as much water as possible and still have a nice shine. I have a bottle of black fire wet diamond waiting for me at home, as well as the polymer spray.
I usually wash the car a minimum of once per week, sometimes twice. Previously, when I just used wax, I would apply wax after a wash once a month. Now that I will be using sealant, I don't know how often to apply. I know the BFWD is supposed to last a long time, but I have still been planning on applying the sealant once a month. In between sealant applications, I will apply the polymer spray probably once a week.
Edit: I should mention the car is my daily driver. I also will not have the necessary products for a full correction for probably another 6 months to a year. The application I talked about above would be for in between full corrections.
Is this complete overkill? I don't mind spending the extra cash goign through the product if it will benefit my protection and repel water more effectively.
Last edited by redlineracing; Jun 7, 2012 at 10:02 AM.
Which of the Meguiar's Hot Rims wheel cleaners would be best for the 98-2002 High Polish Aluminum wheels on a WS6. The aluminum wheel cleaners says:
Hot Rims™ Aluminum Wheel Cleaner is the ultra-safe solution for cleaning uncoated aluminum. Guaranteed safe for uncoated and polished aluminum wheels as well as anodized and powder-coated wheel surfaces – it’s even safe on all brake components.
and the All Wheel stuff says
Hot Rims All Wheel & Tire Cleaner
Reformulated to clean wheels and tires
Safe on all factory coated wheels
Visually see dirt leaving the wheel & tire
Are the factory rims coated? Is the Aluminum stuff more aggressive, like it will take of the coating or more mild?
Hot Rims™ Aluminum Wheel Cleaner is the ultra-safe solution for cleaning uncoated aluminum. Guaranteed safe for uncoated and polished aluminum wheels as well as anodized and powder-coated wheel surfaces – it’s even safe on all brake components.
and the All Wheel stuff says
Hot Rims All Wheel & Tire Cleaner
Reformulated to clean wheels and tires
Safe on all factory coated wheels
Visually see dirt leaving the wheel & tire
Are the factory rims coated? Is the Aluminum stuff more aggressive, like it will take of the coating or more mild?
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Well over the past 3 days I went through this thread twice. Read every post and have about 3 pages of notes . I just got my Griots 6" with LC pads (black,white, orange). I have M105/M205. Im gonna review everything and then Ill have a long question for you Jeff to make sure I have everything right before attacking it. One quick question though, you mentioned Blackfire Wet Diamond so much throughout this thread, did I make a mistake going with M16 over the sealant for NBM? I thought I was on summer break but over the last couple days Ive been doing a lot of homework..
. I just got my Griots 6" with LC pads (black,white, orange). I have M105/M205. Im gonna review everything and then Ill have a long question for you Jeff to make sure I have everything right before attacking it. One quick question though, you mentioned Blackfire Wet Diamond so much throughout this thread, did I make a mistake going with M16 over the sealant for NBM? I thought I was on summer break but over the last couple days Ive been doing a lot of homework..
Hey, did your shade come in 2 pieces? Did you get the accordion style or roll up? Summit sells them for $48 with totally free shipping. I'm gonna have to order one very soon. I'm asking cause after I filed out all the stuff the one that popped up on Summit's site said (2) door coupe/2 piece in the description. That was looking at the accordion style.
Some quick questions gofast...
I will be doing a full correction soon. A friend of mine knows alot more about paint correction than I and will be helping me out. My question is regarding after the full correction, for the months to come.
I live in rainy Seattle, so I would like to bead as much water as possible and still have a nice shine. I have a bottle of black fire wet diamond waiting for me at home, as well as the polymer spray.
I usually wash the car a minimum of once per week, sometimes twice. Previously, when I just used wax, I would apply wax after a wash once a month. Now that I will be using sealant, I don't know how often to apply. I know the BFWD is supposed to last a long time, but I have still been planning on applying the sealant once a month. In between sealant applications, I will apply the polymer spray probably once a week.
Edit: I should mention the car is my daily driver. I also will not have the necessary products for a full correction for probably another 6 months to a year. The application I talked about above would be for in between full corrections.
Is this complete overkill? I don't mind spending the extra cash goign through the product if it will benefit my protection and repel water more effectively.
I will be doing a full correction soon. A friend of mine knows alot more about paint correction than I and will be helping me out. My question is regarding after the full correction, for the months to come.
I live in rainy Seattle, so I would like to bead as much water as possible and still have a nice shine. I have a bottle of black fire wet diamond waiting for me at home, as well as the polymer spray.
I usually wash the car a minimum of once per week, sometimes twice. Previously, when I just used wax, I would apply wax after a wash once a month. Now that I will be using sealant, I don't know how often to apply. I know the BFWD is supposed to last a long time, but I have still been planning on applying the sealant once a month. In between sealant applications, I will apply the polymer spray probably once a week.
Edit: I should mention the car is my daily driver. I also will not have the necessary products for a full correction for probably another 6 months to a year. The application I talked about above would be for in between full corrections.
Is this complete overkill? I don't mind spending the extra cash goign through the product if it will benefit my protection and repel water more effectively.
You won't need to apply BFWD every month. It's got a solid 3 month durability. If you want to apply every 2 months that would be fine. With washing that often, make sure your washing method is dialed in....... 2 bucket method, grit guards, quality microfiber wash mitt and drying towels.
Way to take initiative. I have noticed the bar being raised on LS1tech in terms of people taking better care of their cars and it makes me very happy to see this change.
You won't need to apply BFWD every month. It's got a solid 3 month durability. If you want to apply every 2 months that would be fine. With washing that often, make sure your washing method is dialed in....... 2 bucket method, grit guards, quality microfiber wash mitt and drying towels.
You won't need to apply BFWD every month. It's got a solid 3 month durability. If you want to apply every 2 months that would be fine. With washing that often, make sure your washing method is dialed in....... 2 bucket method, grit guards, quality microfiber wash mitt and drying towels.
Okay, I won't apply the BFWD every month, but how about applying the polymer spray every week or two weeks in between the sealant applications?
My washing method is solid as far as I know. I use the 2 bucket method, grit guards, and 2 MF wash mitts, and MF WW towels. I use one mitt from middle of the car up, and other mitt for middle down. Then clean the wheels and wells with a sponge after spraying them down obviously.
As of now I don't have a foam gun, but I plan on buying one very soon.
Since it rains almost daily in seattle, I don't have the ability to wait for a sunny day to wash. I usually wash outside in the rain (its always a very light sprinkle, almost mist) hen pull into the garage and dry.
Hey, did your shade come in 2 pieces? Did you get the accordion style or roll up? Summit sells them for $48 with totally free shipping. I'm gonna have to order one very soon. I'm asking cause after I filed out all the stuff the one that popped up on Summit's site said (2) door coupe/2 piece in the description. That was looking at the accordion style.
Sounds good. Thanks for taking so much time to read through so much. You can never go wrong with M16. You can even top the BFWD with it, however I wouldn't with that particular sealant. Reason being that BFWD already has the warmth/color/glow of a wax, so topping a sealant that has the more traditional properties of a sealant (gloss, reflective qualities, hard finish look) with a wax like M16, that will add that warmth/glow/depth/color on top of the sealants good durability.
I guess it would be called the accordian style. The part number is uv10541 if that helps. I don't see how it could roll up because its a durable cardboard like material. Mine folds like 8 ways. I believe my ex ordered it off summit, but I didn't order it so I'm not sure. It's definitely one piece though.
I guess it would be called the accordian style. The part number is uv10541 if that helps. I don't see how it could roll up because its a durable cardboard like material. Mine folds like 8 ways. I believe my ex ordered it off summit, but I didn't order it so I'm not sure. It's definitely one piece though.
it's so true! We've learned a lot from this thread. I personally have even taken some of the tips and used them on wave runners and boats 
