Car cleaning and valeting discussion

FluffySheep · Post by **FluffySheep** » Tue Jul 12, 2022 4:26 pm

Just a heads up that it's Prime Day on Amazon and a fair bit of car cleaning stuff is reduced.

TonyBlue · Post by **TonyBlue** » Mon Jul 25, 2022 5:33 am

Looking at protection for the alloys but I'm finding a mixed response to sealing a matt/satin finish. Anyone on here had any success?

sinlessUK · Post by **sinlessUK** » Mon Jul 25, 2022 8:10 am

I just use some cheapo Turtle Wax I had lying around..

Vendee · Post by **Vendee** » Mon Jul 25, 2022 8:21 am

TonyBlue wrote: ↑Mon Jul 25, 2022 5:33 am Looking at protection for the alloys but I'm finding a mixed response to sealing a matt/satin finish. Anyone on here had any success?

I know there are a lot of dedicated wheel products out there but I just use the same LSP product that I use on the paintwork, which in my case is Gyeon Wet Coat. I use it about once every 3-4 washes so perhaps every 8 weeks. With the Gyeon Wet Coat you spray sparingly on the wet panel/wheel and immediately pressure wash it off, then dry with a drying towel of microfibre cloth in the case of the wheels.

Admittedly my Puma has never got really mucky but what dirt there is comes off easily on the snowfoam stage, including the wheels. I did also apply a lite ceramic base coat (TAC Systems Moonlight) when I got the car in January and I expect to strip that back, polish and reapply next month.

wgtwiddle · Post by **wgtwiddle** » Mon Jul 25, 2022 12:24 pm

Wilko...

Wonder Wheels 600ml Colour Active Wheel Cleaner

chris47 · Post by **chris47** » Tue Jul 26, 2022 6:47 am

I dont really find the black on the wheels to be all that matt, or satin anyway. I thought it was going to be much less shiny than it is. I just waxed mine with FK1000P, it didnt really make much difference to the sheen,

Rizmo · Post by **Rizmo** » Mon Aug 29, 2022 5:12 pm

A quiet bank holiday weekend for me so gave my Puma Vignale some TLC. Pic attached

Sparks · Post by **Sparks** » Mon Aug 29, 2022 5:53 pm

Very nice job.....Looking good..

Rizmo · Post by **Rizmo** » Mon Aug 29, 2022 6:33 pm

Thank you Sparks, I'm still aching all over.

Vendee · Post by **Vendee** » Tue Aug 30, 2022 7:11 am

Looking good Rizmo. What tyre gloss are you using?

I know what you mean about aching. I gave mine its winter prep last week. Snow foam then a wash with a decon shampoo (to remove old protection before applying new protection). Then iron fall out spray, rinse, dry then a hand polish using a product designed to prepare for a sealant coating. A quick wipe over with an IPA panel wipe before applying my TAC Systems "Moonlight" lite ceramic sealant which should protect the paint through to March/April when it will be time to do it all again

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