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Old 02-03-2007, 01:22 PM
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Wheel Wax on GP Wheels

Has anyone tried Wheel Wax on their GP Wheels? What was the result?

I had previously used Wheel Wax on my BBS wheels with great results. Made wheels much easier to keep clean. However, I am a little worried about using the Wheel Wax on the black parts of the GP wheels because it does not appear that there is any clear coat over the black. I am concerned that white wax residue might be left on the black and be hard to remove.
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I would wax them. There is little chance that there will be any staining or white residue from the wax. This would more likely occur on vinyl trim. I suspect your wheels are a powder coated black but this does not mean you can't wax them as long as it is not a porous surface. Give it a try on a test spot if you still have doubts.
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You pose a good question, simply because it's a great reminder to everyone that anodized wheels require special care and not all products are safe to use on them.

That said though, I don't know if the GP wheels are anodized or not. Someone on this board ought to know... anyone????

Either way, the good news is that Wheel Wax is safe on anodized wheels anyway. So, even if your wheels are not clear coated and even if they're the oh-so-sensitive anodized wheels, you are safe using Wheel Wax on them.

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Is wheel shield safe on anodized finishes???
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Is wheel shield safe on anodized finishes???
Yes, Prima Wheel Shield is also safe on anodized wheels. We know this from the chemical/technical aspect, as well as from several trials.

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Is wheel shiled ever going to be put in a schnazzy blue bottle like the other Prima Products???
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Old 02-08-2007, 02:40 PM
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Has anyone tried Wheel Wax on their GP Wheels? What was the result?

I had previously used Wheel Wax on my BBS wheels with great results. Made wheels much easier to keep clean. However, I am a little worried about using the Wheel Wax on the black parts of the GP wheels because it does not appear that there is any clear coat over the black. I am concerned that white wax residue might be left on the black and be hard to remove.
i was actually a little disappointed with the results i got from wheelwax, i didn't notice a decrease in breakdust buildup and they didn't clean up much easier either.

i would say that i used a "moderate" amount of the wax on each wheel...can you give me some pointers on how you applied it? (Since you got better results than i did!)

Thanks QuikMni!
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I had my waxed BBS wheels on the car while I still had the stock brake pads, which in my opinion created outrageous amounts of brake dust. After a week the wheels would be covered with dust. Thus, anything would be a help.

I hand applied the wax to the entire wheel (front and back) and I hand removed the wax, after it was dry, with a towel. I applied a relatively thin layer of wax. Probably could be called a moderate amount.

Dust still accumilated on the wheels but was much easier to remove after the application of wheel wax. Before the wax, I used wheel cleaner sprays to help remove the dust. Dust was especially a pain to remove from the back side of the wheels because it was hard to reach without removing the wheel. Thus I would usually not get all the dust off the back side of the wheel during normal washing of the car (about once a week). The dust on the back would trend to accumilate and get baked-on. After waxing the dust could be sprayed off with water (no wheel cleaner spray needed) and the front side of the wheel cleaned with soapy sponge and water. I noticed a big difference on the back side of the wheel. The back side would stay clean with just my weekly spraying of water during the car washing. When I removed the wheels for rotation, there was very little baked-on dust on the back side of the wheel.

Once I switched to Wilwood BBK and non-stock pads, the brake dust was not much of a problem and I suspect the wax would make only a slight difference. However, with the very dusty stock pads, I did notice a difference.
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thanks again for the reply. yes, i did notice that it was slightly easier to rinse the brake dust off, but the finish on my ACS wheels makes it easy to remove brake dust even without the wax. i was hoping that with wheel wax applied, i would just have to do a rinse and the dust would fall right off. no such luck. hahahah! oh well, guess i just have to use the ol' soap and water as always.
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