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gcorky
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Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:44 am

as title a must for anyone running bare alloy wheels daily like me,,,used it on classic bike engine cases in the past ,just bought somemore for my wheels and engine.
good polish with protection.


top kit!!!!!


polishingkits.co.uk on ebay
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 2:03 pm

my wheels are done exactly the same as you (except the centres are schwartz metallic) and i'm having to clean the dish with autosol every week topped with a coat of megs wax. is this stuff more durable?
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:17 pm

the best stuff i have found by a mile is by MOTHERS
product called BILLET
will have some available in about a month

this is whjat i use on my rims

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its american.


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Thu Mar 02, 2006 2:18 pm

now THAT is a shiny wheel. How often do you need to polish them in winter?
E30 Touring 0.35 cD - more slippery than prison soap :)

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Fri Mar 03, 2006 9:15 am

I wouldnt imagine John would use that car much during the winter? Certainly not with those wheels on it anyway! Mine are much easier to keep clean s they are just 1 piece with a much smaller lip, with Autosol I need to polish them every week, sometimes twice a week as its a daily driver. Hopefully this Mothers stuff will keep them shiney a bit longer!
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Fri Mar 03, 2006 5:31 pm

with the salt i have to polish every use to avoid pitting then once in a while i remove and use blue,green bar etc on mops, :(
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Mon Mar 13, 2006 9:54 am

As long as you give them a dry wipe at the end of each day, with a micro fibre cloth, you will not have to polish them often.

Make sure you chamois them at the end of the day if they are wet. Its more difficult for the dished wheels as the water and dust has some where to sit. Personally i would say autosol is too harsh, especially if the wheels have been polished to a high finish, over time you will see fine scratches with autosol.

The ones i can recommend from experience is Wadding for pitted surfaces and Alu magic from www.frost.co.uk

For more information try www.pureklas.co.uk , the gallery is great and very helpful lad.
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