doggy
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I'm beginning to get into the hobby of 'detailing' a car rather than just cleaning it. Here's a job I did on my alloys. Enjoy....
I started off by removing the alloy to blocks of wood for protection. Here are the befores:
Using an old microfibre mitt, I cleaned off the excess dirt with AG Shampoo. Didn't think there was much point doing a whole lot to the faces of the alloys so i set about degreasing the back. Used AG Clean Wheels diluted 4:1 (haven't invested in Bilberry yet and was afraid of acidic nature of product). Spent hours with an assortment of scrubbing brushes, wheel brushes, scouring pads, toothbrushes and fingernails trying to shift the grime from the inner wheel. The result is much improved but by no means perfect, as you can see from the after picture:
Having very little to show for my morning's work i set about making the easy side look good with this gear.
Please note carnage in background from the morning's efforts...
First off was some AG Intensive Tar Remover, left to soak on tar spots and removed with AG Shampoo/MF mitt/rinsed with water.
Then using the Megs Quik Clay (I'm saving my Sonus Green for the bodywok), clayed the wheel, which left it looking like this..
After that, with the alloys nice and smooth, it was time for the polish - AG SRP to be exact. Applied with a Megs foam applicator. Buffed off with a MF work towel. This was followed by CG Acrylic Creme Glaze II applied and removed with the same method. Protected by two coats of PB Wheel Sealant, again with Megs foam pad and buffed off by MF towel. This is the result:
Not too bad, I know there are some tiny tar spots on the front of the alloys but it was getting very monotonous having spent a whole day on one wheel!
Comments and advice welcome, thanks for looking.
I started off by removing the alloy to blocks of wood for protection. Here are the befores:
Using an old microfibre mitt, I cleaned off the excess dirt with AG Shampoo. Didn't think there was much point doing a whole lot to the faces of the alloys so i set about degreasing the back. Used AG Clean Wheels diluted 4:1 (haven't invested in Bilberry yet and was afraid of acidic nature of product). Spent hours with an assortment of scrubbing brushes, wheel brushes, scouring pads, toothbrushes and fingernails trying to shift the grime from the inner wheel. The result is much improved but by no means perfect, as you can see from the after picture:
Having very little to show for my morning's work i set about making the easy side look good with this gear.
Please note carnage in background from the morning's efforts...
First off was some AG Intensive Tar Remover, left to soak on tar spots and removed with AG Shampoo/MF mitt/rinsed with water.
Then using the Megs Quik Clay (I'm saving my Sonus Green for the bodywok), clayed the wheel, which left it looking like this..
After that, with the alloys nice and smooth, it was time for the polish - AG SRP to be exact. Applied with a Megs foam applicator. Buffed off with a MF work towel. This was followed by CG Acrylic Creme Glaze II applied and removed with the same method. Protected by two coats of PB Wheel Sealant, again with Megs foam pad and buffed off by MF towel. This is the result:
Not too bad, I know there are some tiny tar spots on the front of the alloys but it was getting very monotonous having spent a whole day on one wheel!
Comments and advice welcome, thanks for looking.