hot rims any tips?

[fpalattao]

Just purchased hot rims I'm just curious would it hurt the wheels if I just spray it on all over the wheels even there are only concentrated sections of the brake dust? Or should I focus only at the brake dust sections.

BTW do I need to avoid anything when I spray the hot rims? Like tires? wheel wells? disk brakes?

[Mike Phillips]

Hi fpalattao,

From Meguiar's Meguiar's *NEW* FAQ


2. What is the best and safest way to clean my wheels?

Use the correct wheel cleaner

The best and safest way to remove brake dust, dirt, and road grime from wheels is to match the type of wheel cleaner to the type of wheel you're cleaning. Using the wrong wheel cleaner can lead to discoloring, dulling, and permanent staining. When in doubt, contact the wheel manufacture and ask them for their recommendations.

When cleaning neglected or extremely dirty wheels with extra heavy build-up of brake dust and road grime, instead of relying solely on a chemical cleaner for its cleaning power, boost the power of your wheel cleaner by using either a soft wheel brush or quality household paint brush.

When it comes to cleaning extremely dirty wheels, many people seek-out an extra strong wheel cleaner to do all of the work, when all the extra strength they really need can be found in their arms.

Don't make the mistake of trying to take the easy way out by resorting to an extra strength cleaner that can potentially damage your wheels because it's too strong. This is a common mistake people make when they rely on cleaners that are too strong, or use common under the sink multi-purpose cleaners that were never intended for use on their particular wheel surface.

Twice is Nice

Instead of using a more aggressive and potentially harmful cleaner on your car's wheels, try cleaning your wheels twice using a soft bristle wheel brush such as Meguiar's Deluxe Wheel Brush, or Ultra Soft Wheel Brush. Even a high quality household paintbrush along with a little extra elbow grease will help you get you wheels clean easily and safely.

Your first wheel cleaning will remove a majority of the built up brake dust and road grime. This will allow the next application of wheel cleaner to go right to work on the built-up brake dust and road grime that was underneath the first layer.

By using a high quality wheel brush or a household paintbrush, you will effectively agitate the built-up brake dust and road grime enabling the wheel cleaning chemicals to penetrate, loosen, and break their grip on the surface of your wheels. A second application will only take a few extra minutes and it will do a much better job of safely cleaning your wheels, versus trying to get the job done quickly with only one application.

Of course, as Barry always says, "Frequent car care is easy car care". This goes for cleaning wheels too. Washing your car often and thoroughly cleaning your wheels each time you wash your car, including all of the nooks and crannies, will prevent excessive brake dust and road grime from building up in the first place. Applying a protective coating of either a Meguiar’s NXT All Metal Polysh, or Meguiar’s All Metal Polish (for uncoated, polished wheels), or any Meguiar’s premium wax or paint protectant (for coated, or factory painted wheels) to insure cleaning your wheels is fast and easy.


(End of FAQ)

As long as you have chosen the correct wheel cleaner for you wheels surface or coating and follow the above guidelines, your wheels should come out sparkling clean.

Mike

[Jose Torres]

RE: hot rims any tips?

Go ahead and clean your entire wheel with the product, instead of concentrated areas. In addition to the great info Mike gave you. There are a couple of very important things to remember when cleaning any wheel.

1) Always read the directions to check the amount of dwell time for the product. In other words, if it says "let penetrate for 15 seconds, then hose off", make sure you do just that.

2) Always work on one wheel at a time. Never spray all of your wheels with product at once. Let's say the product directions indicate to let the product penetrate for 20 seconds. If you to spray all of your wheels at once, it would be physically impossible to clean and hose off the product from the other wheels before 20 seconds is up. The product then ends up staying on the wheel for several minutes, or possibly drying and causing stains.

3) Finally, make sure your wheels are cool to the touch. If they are still warm or hot, the product will start drying after impact. You can cool them off by hosing them down with cold water.


I know these may seem like minor issues, but after retracing applications with people, the majority of problems that occur when cleaning wheels can be traced back to one of these three things.