poorboys wheel sealent

[NICK2506]

If you put a couple of layers on your wheels, and then 1 week later wash your wheels, do you have to re-apply the poorboys again?!

[Liam_]

Nah, as long as you're washing them with just shampoo - solvent cleaners will strip it off.

Lasts about 4 - 6 weeks I find.

[Aly]

Nah, as long as you're washing them with just shampoo - solvent cleaners will strip it off.

Lasts about 4 - 6 weeks I find.

Yeah it does. I love just spraying them with water and watching it bounce off.

My wheels are the only part of my car I clean right now.

[P90PTS]

When i had my R rims i used to put 3 coats on and it would last for about 4 weeks before i gave them a good scrub and re-application.

[NICK2506]

Nah, as long as you're washing them with just shampoo - solvent cleaners will strip it off.

Lasts about 4 - 6 weeks I find.

Yeah it does. I love just spraying them with water and watching it bounce off.

My wheels are the only part of my car I clean right now.

When i had my R rims i used to put 3 coats on and it would last for about 4 weeks before i gave them a good scrub and re-application.

wicked :y: thanks for your help guys :)

[JRC1]

I usually put wheel sealant on and then use Valet Pro - Bilberry Wheel Cleaner on the wheels (http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wheels-and-tyres/valet-pro-bilberry-wheel-cleaner-1-litre-/prod_499.html) when I come to wash the car and wheels. I then re-apply wheel sealant and then wax to them after :y:

[NICK2506]

I usually put wheel sealant on and then use Valet Pro - Bilberry Wheel Cleaner on the wheels (http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wheels-and-tyres/valet-pro-bilberry-wheel-cleaner-1-litre-/prod_499.html) when I come to wash the car and wheels. I then re-apply wheel sealant and then wax to them after :y:

But the thing is i clean my wheels at least once, maybe twice a week. so dont want to be re-doing sealent everytime, as i have 16 spokes on each wheel, and 4 wheels to do! will take hours re-sealing twice a week!! haha
may be easy for your vts wheels to rub some sealent over :P

[JRC1]

But the thing is i clean my wheels at least once, maybe twice a week. so dont want to be re-doing sealent everytime, as i have 16 spokes on each wheel, and 4 wheels to do! will take hours re-sealing twice a week!! haha
may be alright for your vts wheels to rub some sealent over :P

Is a good point mate lol. I clean mine at least once a week so maybe i'm wasting wheel sealant. Seems to last forever in the tub though so I think thats why I keep re-applying it! That product that I put the link for above is shit hot though.

[NICK2506]

Is a good point mate lol. I clean mine at least once a week so maybe i'm wasting wheel sealant. Seems to last forever in the tub though so I think thats why I keep re-applying it! That product that I put the link for above is shit hot though.

yeahh, i just rinse the wheels with water, spray with AG wheel cleaner, leave it 5 mins or so then wash the wheel with meguiars body shampoo and then rinse off with water :y: but i have lots of small black dots over the wheels i cant get off, like in between each spoke. so maybe bilberry would get rid of that.

[JRC1]

yeahh, i just rinse the wheels with water, spray with AG wheel cleaner, leave it 5 mins or so then wash the wheel with meguiars body shampoo and then rinse off with water :y: but i have lots of small black dots over the wheels i cant get off, like in between each spoke. so maybe bilberry would get rid of that.

Yeah it should do man its strong stuff!

[NICK2506]

Yeah it should do man its strong stuff!

wicked :y: when the AG runs out i'll purch some :)

[P90PTS]

does it look similar to this? http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h121/benoj2005/wheels/IMG_0564.jpg

[Hazmanscoop]

isnt that where brake dust has burnt into the coating on the wheel?

[P90PTS]

The above picture is an image of "pitting" in an alloy. There is no real way of fully removing this other than a wheel refurb, some have tried claying and diluted brick cleaner on it but to no avail.

[Hazmanscoop]

ah awful :(

[NICK2506]

its not as bad as in that picture, is just a few specks.

[P90PTS]

Well some clay, elbow grease and a acid based cleaner (dont leave to dwell) should have the wee specks off no bother.

[Hazmanscoop]

surely if your regularly waxing then you shouldnt get those pits?

[P90PTS]

Depends. Pitting is when the brake dust builds up and becomes embedded within the alloy.

[Hazmanscoop]

yeah i knew that, so basically regular cleaning will do the job, or expensive pads that dont give off dust

[P90PTS]

Basically keeping on top of your wheels! How hard is it to go out once/twice a week, spray on some billberry or Tesco Daisy APC quick scrub and rinse? Then every 3-5 weeks apply sealant?

[JRC1]

I may be wrong but i'd be suprised if bilberry wheel cleaner didn't remove the marks on that wheel above. Especially if you don't dilute it much. As said above, it is really strong stuff.

[P90PTS]

Bilberry didnt work on those wheels.

Have a read: http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=145211

[Hazmanscoop]

some good info being thrown around for the wheel whores in here :y: nice 1 guys

[NICK2506]

heres a recent pic of one of my alloys that has the black specks on it, and you can hardly see them. nothing like the wheel you posted. just needs some strong cleaner and elbow grease on mine i think:

http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu346/saxonick2506/DSC_0042.jpg

[P90PTS]

Try some aggressive clay mate, should lift all the shit off them, then give them a blast with your wheel cleaner or bilberry and a good fucking scrub!, Re-seal and you should be laughing.

P.S Nice wheels ;)

[Hazmanscoop]

lol i cant see any though tbh

[NICK2506]

Try some aggressive clay mate, should lift all the shit off them, then give them a blast with your wheel cleaner or bilberry and a good fucking scrub!, Re-seal and you should be laughing.

P.S Nice wheels ;)

thanks ;)
and yeahh, never sealed them, but gunna order some this week and wash them well and seal them :y: ideally want to take each wheel off and do the inside, but its hassle!! lol

lol i cant see any though tbh

thats the thing....im saying its not the thing that P90PTS posted in that other pic.

[P90PTS]

I re-ordered wheel sealant from polished bliss yesterday whilst doing a mega order for the new car

Have a look at this Saves you paying 6 quid for delivery from CYC (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Poorboys-Wheel-Sealant-MUST-HAVE_W0QQitemZ110455574993QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Ca rsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item19b7aa51d1#h t_500wt_956)

You should really get some good sealant on the wheels as it is winter, salt and shit on the roads = bad alloys.

[Hazmanscoop]

those are the type of wheels im looking at like nick, but getting them sprayed :) there gorgeous!

[P90PTS]

What colour car you got hazman?

[Hazmanscoop]

black mate :)

[P90PTS]

White alloys would look the absolute tits, or gloss black and go for the stealth look

[Hazmanscoop]

i was thinking maybe fluroecent orange

[P90PTS]

Already been done mate.

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h97/Apache_TKG/Saxos/Sax-p%20meets/NE%20Meet%2029%20July/SG104019.jpg

[Hazmanscoop]

i know, that cars from up here, well it was

but so has white and black and every other colour LOL

that cars not around anymore so it's all good ;)

[P90PTS]

It is around somewhere... just no on here anymore iirc.

[Claireeyy]

If you clean the wheels and seal them then you wont get the break dust sticking.

Billyberry left for a while then agitated left again and rinsed off then repeated should take care of any marks failing this claying and APC will do the trick.

[Hazmanscoop]

nah he sold it with gloss black speedlines on i think and sold the wheels to someone else and tbh there not that bright

i just like the orange and black and have already started colour coding things to the theme so pointless backing out now ;)

[NICK2506]

those are the type of wheels im looking at like nick, but getting them sprayed :) there gorgeous!

thanks ;)
i think craig sold his car with those wheels to Jaytee on here :y:

[Hazmanscoop]

Lol well I suppose mine will look similar then