As above please im always cleaning my wheels which doesnt bother me in the slightest but can never get rid of the little black / brown flecks. Is there a product i can use to help me as they r growing lol.

 

I use my claybar to do it...works wonders.
Autoglym Tar Remover seems to be good too but that's only going by opinions I have seen on forums I have white wheels too

 

once you eventually get the tar and sh!t3 off use poor boys wheel sealant to give it some protection, will make it all the easier to clean next time, just started using this stuff myself and find it to be excellent

 

i have started usin rim wax now but was looking for a good tar removal. Will try a few and let u no. thanks for the suggestions

 

Autosmart tardis is the best tar remover ive ever used once there clean wack on a coat of jeffs prime strong then several layers of poorboys wheel sealent - nothing sticks to them then

 

Any of the products already mentioned should work.
Autoglym tar remover is good and likely cheapest, just use with a e.g. rag.
Autosmart tardis is good stuff, but I've really on seen it come in large quantity (not to say can't get in smaller amounts) so may sway your buying decision if you don't plan on using it elsewhere in the future. Use on a rag or spray it on which is easy use particularly for the inner wheel area if you are leaving them on (spray, leave for a bit and just wash your wheels).
Claying is fine but might want to take the wheels off for it.
As said make sure you protect your wheels, more than one coat!, after all that and it'll stop the tar spots coming back any time soon, plus makes cleaning them normally that bit easier.

 

Cool think i will have to start investing in some new wheel cleaning gear for 09 then lol. Where can i get some of this jeff prime gear from please

 

Ha ha just seen it at the top of the page

 

What a great website. Will be ordering a few bits now

 

give wd40 a try!! used to work when i had a white car, may be a cheap way out!

 

yep thats what i use

really need to give it another goingover ready for the better weather

 

Autosmart Tardis is the nuts & the Poorboys sealant has been great after 4 coats per wheel

 

Great advice as ever in the detailing section , glad to have read tthis as i just got a set of white rims , so just ordered the pooboys sealant for now , i take it a good 3 or 4 coats is the way to go ?


Dave

 

Yeah I got some white rims as well, good to read this, going to invest also.

Be great if it works well and easier to clean, doing my head in keep cleaning them, only had them a couple of months. (also girlfriend doesn't like me doing it, thinks I do to much to my car) (don't think so)

 

Some go the extra mile & remove the wheel & clean inside & out
What I notice now is that it is so much easier to jetty the dirt off.
I also use the wheelback brush from PB which has been a cheap but very effective way to keep the inner wheel parts clean.
My jack only allowed me to remove the one wheel at a time so was a bit time consuming but worth dong imo. Think its approx 25 mins between coats.

 

Ha ha i just reach through the spokes but can't get all of the rim at once due to big brakes. Have to roll the car forwards and back lol

 

Taking the wheels off to clean them how geeky is that ......

 

Another vote for Tardis,then I always give the wheels a coat of Jeffs Prime Strong followed by a few coats of Poorboys Wheel Sealant and to finish off give the tyres a going over with Blackfire long lasting tyre gel.Job done!

 

How often do you think you need to use the poorboys wheel sealant ??? i've just finished doing my new wheels before they go for tyres in the morning , i even did the inside of the rim , just wondered when i'll need to do this again ?


Dave

 

mine have 4 layers on and I top up 1 layer every 2-3 weeks that seems fine to me nothing ever sticks to them

 

Nice one fella , i've just put the fourth coat on now , getting the ytres put on this afternoon at last


Dave

 

Niceone