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Alloy Wheel and Inner Arch Detailing

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Alloy Wheel and Inner Arch Detailing

Postby Dereksjoint » Tue May 04, 2010 11:03 pm

Well 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 :ugeek:

Heres how the car sat when I started

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First job obviously was remove all 4 wheels


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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.

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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.


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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 8-). To finish off I gave the tyres a lick of Meguiars Gold Class Endurance Tire Gel


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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


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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


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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 8-)


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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 :lol:


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The rear arches were treated to the same treatment of cleaning, polishing , sealing and waxing


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With everything now clean and shiney and dirt resistant for many months to come it was time to slap the rims back on.


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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.
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Re: Alloy Wheel and Inner Arch Detailing

Postby Kevin_Mc » Wed May 05, 2010 10:46 am

brilliant transformation on the wheels Derek and as you say everything will be easy to upkeep for the next few months
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Re: Alloy Wheel and Inner Arch Detailing

Postby rs200boy » Wed May 05, 2010 7:49 pm

looks good derek

cannae beat the jetseal love it really easy to work with
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Re: Alloy Wheel and Inner Arch Detailing

Postby Goafer » Thu May 06, 2010 11:12 pm

Think you are a sales rep for chemical guys m8 :lol: your only kidding us on your a spark ;)
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Re: Alloy Wheel and Inner Arch Detailing

Postby Adam-M » Sat May 08, 2010 11:22 am

superb job mate. car looks stunning. 8-)
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Re: Alloy Wheel and Inner Arch Detailing

Postby Kevin_Mc » Mon May 10, 2010 8:18 am

had a good look on Wednesday and it's made some difference mate
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Re: Alloy Wheel and Inner Arch Detailing

Postby davie 3 door » Tue May 11, 2010 7:12 am

Lookin good derek, i always think a car looks alot better tidyed up under the arches!! ;)
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Re: Alloy Wheel and Inner Arch Detailing

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Re: Alloy Wheel and Inner Arch Detailing

Postby davie 3 door » Tue May 18, 2010 3:29 pm

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