If your car is looking detailed and sharp, make sure your wheels don't detract from that great look. Your aluminum wheels can be made to look every inch as sharp as the rest of your car and there are a number of products available to help you achieve this look with a minimum of effort.
Before you polish your wheels, they need to be clean. Use a good, sturdy brush and a mild soap to remove the accumulated dirt and grime from not only wheels but your tires as well. If you don't clean your wheels, when you begin polishing, you will be rubbing particles and debris on your wheels and you won't be polishing them, you'll be leaving scratches all over them. After cleaning your wheels dry them completely as a wet surface will interfere with the polishing action of the agent used. Once your wheels are dry, you're ready to polish.
There are two main types of polishes available for aluminum wheels, pastes and liquids. Paste will perform well and liquid polishes will generally give you superior results. Use a clean and dry microfiber towel for polishing. Apply the polish to your towel and then using a circular motion, rub until the area you are working on is completely covered.
Make sure that you apply the polish evenly and work in small areas at a time. Another way to ensure consistency with your look is to always rub in the same direction. You will notice the tarnished areas coming off your wheels and onto your polishing cloth.
Then, let the polish on your wheels dry completely and use a clean, dry microfiber towel to remove the polish. As you remove the polish you will see a beautiful, polished aluminum wheel shining back at you as you remove more and more of the dried polish.
This is a fast process and one that will increase the good looks of your car ten-fold. Next time you detail your car, don't forget the wheels!
by Lanes Car Products - Car Wax & Auto Detail Specialists
Before you polish your wheels, they need to be clean. Use a good, sturdy brush and a mild soap to remove the accumulated dirt and grime from not only wheels but your tires as well. If you don't clean your wheels, when you begin polishing, you will be rubbing particles and debris on your wheels and you won't be polishing them, you'll be leaving scratches all over them. After cleaning your wheels dry them completely as a wet surface will interfere with the polishing action of the agent used. Once your wheels are dry, you're ready to polish.
There are two main types of polishes available for aluminum wheels, pastes and liquids. Paste will perform well and liquid polishes will generally give you superior results. Use a clean and dry microfiber towel for polishing. Apply the polish to your towel and then using a circular motion, rub until the area you are working on is completely covered.
Make sure that you apply the polish evenly and work in small areas at a time. Another way to ensure consistency with your look is to always rub in the same direction. You will notice the tarnished areas coming off your wheels and onto your polishing cloth.
Then, let the polish on your wheels dry completely and use a clean, dry microfiber towel to remove the polish. As you remove the polish you will see a beautiful, polished aluminum wheel shining back at you as you remove more and more of the dried polish.
This is a fast process and one that will increase the good looks of your car ten-fold. Next time you detail your car, don't forget the wheels!
by Lanes Car Products - Car Wax & Auto Detail Specialists
posted by Lane's Car Products
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