Wheel Cleaning
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Three Wheelin'
Joined: Dec 2012
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From: SC
Wheel Cleaning
So while my GF is on the phone with her Mother in Europe, I decided to jack up the car to clean and wax the wheels. She comes out and asks me what I'm doing now. I explain that I'm waxing the wheels on the inside because they're painted.
She says I'm nuts!
So does anyone else do this?
Please let me know. There's a bet involved!
She says I'm nuts!
So does anyone else do this?
Please let me know. There's a bet involved!
Pro
Joined: Jul 2012
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LOL, I clean and wax the inside of the wheels when I have them off the car, as they are painted and it makes them much easier to clean the next time. Not sure that doing it Mother's Day was good timing though...
My wife has just gotten used to me being nuts I guess.
My wife has just gotten used to me being nuts I guess.
Racer
Joined: Feb 2014
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Hello Homeles,
Of course you are supposed to wax the interior of the wheels. They have paint and a clearcoat layer. Keeping them clean is another thing.
In this post, I showed how I did that. https://rennlist.com/forums/11293391-post134.html
This post contains pictures of the interior of the wheels with the water beading. https://rennlist.com/forums/11296157-post152.html
My Hubby is very happy that I love to wash and wax the interior of the wheels
BeeBalm
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You know you own a Porsche when she has her own laundry hamper for all her colorful microfiber towels 
Of course you are supposed to wax the interior of the wheels. They have paint and a clearcoat layer. Keeping them clean is another thing.
In this post, I showed how I did that. https://rennlist.com/forums/11293391-post134.html
This post contains pictures of the interior of the wheels with the water beading. https://rennlist.com/forums/11296157-post152.html
My Hubby is very happy that I love to wash and wax the interior of the wheels
BeeBalm
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You know you own a Porsche when she has her own laundry hamper for all her colorful microfiber towels
Banned
Joined: Jan 2013
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From: Chicagoland Area
Homeless, you need a better GF! 
You're not nuts.
Top your wheels with Armor All Wheel Protectant. About $7 per can at Walmart. Wheels stay clean for hundreds of miles. Easier to clean next time too.
You're not nuts.
Top your wheels with Armor All Wheel Protectant. About $7 per can at Walmart. Wheels stay clean for hundreds of miles. Easier to clean next time too.
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Three Wheelin'
Joined: Dec 2012
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From: SC
Thread Starter
Three Wheelin'
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 1,663
Likes: 135
From: SC
Hello Homeles,
Of course you are supposed to wax the interior of the wheels. They have paint and a clearcoat layer. Keeping them clean is another thing.
In this post, I showed how I did that. https://rennlist.com/forums/11293391-post134.html
This post contains pictures of the interior of the wheels with the water beading. https://rennlist.com/forums/11296157-post152.html
My Hubby is very happy that I love to wash and wax the interior of the wheels
BeeBalm
___________________________________________________________________
You know you own a Porsche when she has her own laundry hamper for all her colorful microfiber towels
Of course you are supposed to wax the interior of the wheels. They have paint and a clearcoat layer. Keeping them clean is another thing.
In this post, I showed how I did that. https://rennlist.com/forums/11293391-post134.html
This post contains pictures of the interior of the wheels with the water beading. https://rennlist.com/forums/11296157-post152.html
My Hubby is very happy that I love to wash and wax the interior of the wheels
BeeBalm
___________________________________________________________________
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Racer
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From: Mass
Yup I admit I do that at least once a year. Take the wheels off and wax them from the inside. I also wax and clean them when they are on the car as well. To be more **** I clean the tires from the inside, lot of brake dust seems to get stuck on the inside of the tires, of course that is only when the wheels are off.
Rennlist Member
Joined: Mar 2013
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From: Atlanta, GA
When cleaning, I spend a LOT of time on the rims. I get my Wheel Woolie everywhere I can, followed by attacking the tighter spaces with a long hair brush. For redundancy I have a special micro fiber mit after all that. Very cathartic.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2009
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From: Northern VA
When I wash my car the majority of the time is spent on the wheels. I have a separate wheel cleaning bucket, wash mitt, wheel soap, wheel brushes, lug nut brush, etc. Also, when I swap out Winter/Summer wheels I do a detailed cleaning behind the spokes.
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You're not nuts.
While we are on this subject has anyone sourced a good pad that has the same stopping qualities of the OEM pads that come on the S that don't throw as much or any dust?
I use Porterfield pads for my Alcon calipers on my Saleen and they have options of the amounts of dust they throw depending on the pad you use. The trade is that the other model pads they offer are noisy/squeak.
My CLS had the AMG brakes and from the day it was new the pads the dealer used always threw a LOT of dust right up until the last 2 sets of new pads that they installed before I sold the car and whatever they used didn't squeak and threw almost no dust! I went back to the dealer a couple months later and they couldn't tell me what they used on my car for some reason.
Question is does anyone here know of a pad for our cars that throw little or no dust?
While we are on this subject has anyone sourced a good pad that has the same stopping qualities of the OEM pads that come on the S that don't throw as much or any dust?
I use Porterfield pads for my Alcon calipers on my Saleen and they have options of the amounts of dust they throw depending on the pad you use. The trade is that the other model pads they offer are noisy/squeak.
My CLS had the AMG brakes and from the day it was new the pads the dealer used always threw a LOT of dust right up until the last 2 sets of new pads that they installed before I sold the car and whatever they used didn't squeak and threw almost no dust! I went back to the dealer a couple months later and they couldn't tell me what they used on my car for some reason.
Question is does anyone here know of a pad for our cars that throw little or no dust?