Alloy Wheel and Inner Arch Detailing
Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 11:03 pmWell after avoiding it for long enough I decided to spend my Holiday weekend washing,cleaning and waxing the wheels and inner arches of the Fez. I normally give them a good clean at least once a year but decided as I've now turn Uber Bufty to use the good stuff 
Heres how the car sat when I started
First job obviously was remove all 4 wheels
Next I spoaked all 4 rims in my Ecotech 2 dilluted degreaser and left them to sit for 5 mins. Then washed each alloy down with a bucket of regular car wash and water and a sponge.
After washing the wheels I used my Chemical Guys Scratch and Swirl remover to polish the paint up and remove all the little marks that the wash left behind. if the wheels had been in a worse state I would probably have clay barred most of the dirt off but as the wheels were only freshly painted the polish was more than enough to do the job.
After the polish I went for a coating of Chemical Guys Jetseal 109 which is truely marvelous stuff by the way
I let the sealant cure for about 15 mins before I wiped if off then imediately gave the wheels a coat of Chemical Guys 50/50 wax 
. To finish off I gave the tyres a lick of Meguiars Gold Class Endurance Tire Gel
With the wheels complete it was time to tackle the inner arches
A job that I hate but they're too nice to let slip so needs must. Heres how they looked after the wheels came off
Again just like the wheels the first job was to use the degreaser on everything inside the wheel arch. Then again a bucket of water awith some car shampoo and a sponge to wash it down
The plastic inner arch covers on the Fez weren't looking too hot so I used a sponge to apply some Meguiars Gold Class Endurance Tire Gel just to see how it would look and the results speak for themselves
After everything was cleaned up I went over the inner wings, springs, shocks, calipers and wheel arch sections of body kit with the scratch and swirl remover. Then gave everything a coat of Jetseal 109 and a coat of 50/50 wax just for good measure
The rear arches were treated to the same treatment of cleaning, polishing , sealing and waxing
With everything now clean and shiney and dirt resistant for many months to come it was time to slap the rims back on.
The end result looks fantastic and I know that for the next 6 months come rain or sun shine the wheels and arches will be an absolute doddle to keep clean with all the new chemical protection.
Heres how the car sat when I started
First job obviously was remove all 4 wheels
Next I spoaked all 4 rims in my Ecotech 2 dilluted degreaser and left them to sit for 5 mins. Then washed each alloy down with a bucket of regular car wash and water and a sponge.
After washing the wheels I used my Chemical Guys Scratch and Swirl remover to polish the paint up and remove all the little marks that the wash left behind. if the wheels had been in a worse state I would probably have clay barred most of the dirt off but as the wheels were only freshly painted the polish was more than enough to do the job.
After the polish I went for a coating of Chemical Guys Jetseal 109 which is truely marvelous stuff by the way
I let the sealant cure for about 15 mins before I wiped if off then imediately gave the wheels a coat of Chemical Guys 50/50 wax . To finish off I gave the tyres a lick of Meguiars Gold Class Endurance Tire GelWith the wheels complete it was time to tackle the inner arches
A job that I hate but they're too nice to let slip so needs must. Heres how they looked after the wheels came off Again just like the wheels the first job was to use the degreaser on everything inside the wheel arch. Then again a bucket of water awith some car shampoo and a sponge to wash it down
The plastic inner arch covers on the Fez weren't looking too hot so I used a sponge to apply some Meguiars Gold Class Endurance Tire Gel just to see how it would look and the results speak for themselves
After everything was cleaned up I went over the inner wings, springs, shocks, calipers and wheel arch sections of body kit with the scratch and swirl remover. Then gave everything a coat of Jetseal 109 and a coat of 50/50 wax just for good measure
The rear arches were treated to the same treatment of cleaning, polishing , sealing and waxing
With everything now clean and shiney and dirt resistant for many months to come it was time to slap the rims back on.
The end result looks fantastic and I know that for the next 6 months come rain or sun shine the wheels and arches will be an absolute doddle to keep clean with all the new chemical protection.