Good day everyone. I have seen several time how people use Slick on their wheels to help keep the brake dust down. We got new wheels about a month or so ago, and I am planning on putting on some Wheel Shield this weekend.

If I use the Slick to help with in-between cleaning, is there any worries about getting it on the rotors or calipers? I am thinking no, but thought I better ask, just in case.

 

i use WheelSheild and it's a great product.

as far as cleaning my wheels with Slick, i don't spray the product directly
onto the wheel. i spray a large amount into my papertowel and gently
wipe the wheel clean. i use minimum 2 towels per wheel. never wipe
with a dry towel as it could swirl it... almost like a 3500grit sand paper.

i also use Hydro every other time after the Slick cleaning to enhance
WheelSheild. i apply and wipe Hydro using a cotton towel on my
wheels.

for my daily driven cars, i wash with carwash and boar's hair brush.
then, go over the clean wheel using Hydro or Wheelsheild using
a cotton towel.

 

Thanks. I didn't know if spraying it onto a towel would absorb too much. I honestly didn't even think of using a paper towel. We have those great shop paper towels. They should stand up to it. All I want is to protect the new wheels. When we took off the old ones, there is a lot of damage from them not being cleaned properly. (previous owner)

 

yah, as long as the towel is wet with Slick, you're fine. i wouldn't
use those abrasive paper towels (like the ones at public restrooms), but
the softer kind.

 

Why not just use a foam applicator pad instead of paper towels ? Unless you don't have a foam applicator for applying products on your wheels.

 

I have foam "three-finger mitts" that I use to apply wheel cleaner, but I don't use them for applying quick detailer on the wheels because there's not enough surface area on the pads, considering the amount of brake dust and grime I get off the wheels even after just a day or two. I'd run out of "clean spots" on the pad pretty quickly.

For putting quick detailer on the wheels, I use 14" x 14" microfiber towels, and even then, I usually go through two of them by the time I'm done with all four wheels.

 

you could, but from my experience, i haven't needed foam.
paper towels has much larger surface area to clean than foam so you
can use the clean part of the towel each time.

now one thing to remember is that i don't drive these cars in the rain
or park outdoors so the brake dust is very easy to remove.

on my daily driver i would just use my boar's hair wheel brush and wash
them. the reason is there could be small sand and other abrasive dust
built up from rain and morning dew that will take considerably more
rubbing to remove. the last thing you want to do with paper towels is
rub hard.

 

Doh!! I also misread that the OP was talking about in-between cleanings. I was thinking of a regular cleaning after washing.

 

+1

This is what I do also - I actually DO spray slick on the "face" of the wheel, the wipe clean & dry with a similar sized cheapo microfiber (bought in bulk at BJ's). And it takes about two for four wheels.

With my 5 spoke bullets, it's pretty easy to get Slick where I need and not where I don't... different wheels might be harder to control where it goes. I don't intentionally aim it at my rotors, but I'm not worried if a little mist ends up there... I'm confident it will cook off quickly when braking... It's not an oil or anything...

 

Yeah I spray mine right on the wheels and don't worry about it at all.

 

i dont want to see spots on my rotors or on the calipers while the
car is garaged during the week. they are basically
static models until the weekend. this is why i dont spray anything
directly on the wheels/rotors/calipers.

but on he brembo's, not sure. i would keep it as pure as possible
unless it's daily driven in rain, etc. otherwise they squeak pretty
loud.

 

Slick does not contain any Silicone so there are absolutely no issues with getting it on your rotors or pads.

 

after the wash i sprayed Hydro over the wheels and did a quick wipe down
with a paper towel over the mesh.

here's a pict i took of my beater. the camera could not get the level of
shine on the actual car...oh well. but the car has nothing but Hydro on
it. tires are using meg's insane tireshine but very small amount. in person
the car looks SUPER rich with depth and everyone that sees my car thinks
i spent hours polishing/waxing it. i usually spend only 15min a week.