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Cheers but it wasnt just me so I may or may not have spelt tyre wrongQuote: Originally posted by 1fast6 on 08 February 2005
good guide Brazo
Im not saying the previous guy was right in all he said but i agree that the part about acidic wheel cleaners being bad isnt actually true. The acid helps break up the solid brake dust on alloys and the companies obviously design the product with the right consistancy for a reason and test it rather than just releasing it to a dubious public audience.
Therefore do not be warey of using such products to clean your alloy wheels and save yourself some time.
p.s. Mark, since when is tyre spent tire
).The maximum lifespan of a caranuba wax such as stage 3 is generally 4-6 weeks. A synthetic wax such as a paint sealant could last 10-12 weeks. Washing a car will degarde a wax layer though and from my own experience 3-4 washes will remove 1 layer of wax so I would very surprised if the original wax was still on there after 6 months.Quote: Originally posted by Ally on 11 February 2005
Just to add my experience of acidic wheel cleaners: Id waxed my wheels with meguiars stage 3 soon after first getting them. Then about 3 months later I used an acid-based cleaner which stripped all the wax off, making the alloys an absolute bugger to clean. They got so minging that last month I decided to clean em up proper and re-wax them. I used the remaining acid-based cleaner to get all the brake dust off (including the inside of the alloys, wheels were off) and reapplied wax. And then chucked the rest of the acid-based wheel clean in the bin - I wont be using that again. Im now finding the wheels so much easier to clean (well, Ive only washed the car once since but yknow what I mean
Also, Ive waxed the car twice since new with the 3rd stage of meguairs stage 3: once at 1-month old, then again after 7-months, and it still looks to me to have a layer of wax on it. Maybe my standards of what I expect aint as high as some of you on here, but I think waxing every week/second week is maybe a bit excessive? But, each to their own (Im not having a dig!) - I just dont have time for that personally!!!
Top guide - thanks for putting the effort into writing it.
I can strongly recommend NXT wax but you have to use it properly for it work. PS on older paint/lighter coloured paint you dont get as good resultsQuote: Originally posted by Ally on 12 February 2005
^^^ thats mingin!
Waxes: what waxes should I be looking at for something that lasts a bit longer than 3-4 washes? I like the finish of the meguiars stage 3, but I find it a bit of a bugger to apply/remove, hence it only getting done every few months. I tend to wash the car only when it needs it - usually every 2-3 weeks on average but can be more often. Cheers.
Car deffo not wonderbrited - it was a cheapo import from motorpoint
