Deep wheel cleaning and coating

[HUMP DIESEL]

These wheels were part of a full correction and coating on a 2009 Lexus RX350. I wanted to focus on the wheel cleaning, because I actually think this is an overlooked service that consumers should have performed at least once a year.

As you will see in the pictures, this was a wheels off detail. This is the first main point of the detail. I feel that pulling the wheels off and deep cleaning them is a great way to keep them looking new for years.

Products used:
Sonax Full Effect wheel cleaner
Various brushes
Stoner Tarminator
P21S Total Auto Wash

Coating: Modesta BC-06 spray application using and airbrush.

As you can see, first we must put the vehicle on jack stands or use a dedicated lift to get the wheels off.



Wheels set at the back of the shop. I did not want to get any cleaner on the vehicle, because at this time the paint correction and coating application had been performed.



One thing of note is that I keep these wheels cleaned on a regular basis. I use the SpeedMaster brush always to clean the barrels, but as you will see, deep cleaning is still needed.



Sonax Full Effect starting to work




Looks like I cut an artery!


I actually agitated the wheel cleaner at this point to help with the decon.



Rinsed and tar removed. The textured areas still hold some deep embedded contamination.





Take the time to polish the exterior of the wheels at this time



Deep clean the tires as well



At this point the tires are cleaned and un-dressed.

Great time to clean the inner wheel wells that you never see.



Cleaned and dressed



Final pic on the vehicle after coating



Now these wheels will stay cleaner longer and when they are cleaned,it will be much faster.

Enjoy,

HUMP

[bill walsh]

nice job

[whavens]

My brother just bought a 2012 T6 S60 Volvo and he is getting a full coating job with PBL Paint, Wheel and Glass coatings. I will be pulling the wheels tomorrow or Friday. Hoping to get a head start on keeping this one looking great.

Walter

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[7.3powerstroke]

Fantastic write up Hump.
Interested in what was used to polish faces. Tools, products etc. they sure look great. Thanks again

[CDot]

Great job!

[Sicoupe]

Beautiful job HUMP!

[Mask]

Those wheels look great!!!
Fantastic job

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Beautiful work Bruce!!!!

What setup was used to polish the wheels?

[HUMP DIESEL]

I used a small 2" pneumatic polisher, similar to the Rupes TA50, with pads from Kevin Brown. Used the burgundy pad (compounding) with M100.

With that small of a throw, and the fact that these are powder coated, it was all they needed to make them pop.

HUMP

[7.3powerstroke]

I used a small 2" pneumatic polisher, similar to the Rupes TA50, with pads from Kevin Brown. Used the burgundy pad (compounding) with M100.

With that small of a throw, and the fact that these are powder coated, it was all they needed to make them pop.

HUMP

Awesome, thanks