1.5 Minute Wheel Wash

James_Death · 15th February 2012, 22:45

Ok Folks often a wheel can look the dirtiest part of a vehicle and just a clean of the wheels can give an improvement to the overall look of a vehicle, perhaps you dont wish to drag out the power washer to wash and rinse the vehicle.

Maybe you dont wish to use a wash mitt on the wheels when doing a bucket wash....

Well here is a way i have done the wheels for well over a year from time to time.

So we Have the Largest Envy style brush... Size 16 unless they do larger.
Cheap Spray Bottle with a Big Foaming Head added, holding some week solution of Autobrite's Very Cherry Non Acid Wheel Cleaner... You put in what you wish.
One cheap Pump sprayer just plain tap water in that....:lol:

So the wheels dont seam so dirty the flash washing them out some but they were more dirty to the eye in person...

Wheel cleaner applied...

Wheel cleaner agitated...

Rinsed with the Pump Sprayer...

Having Gone to the trouble of timing each stage.... as i needed to add them up as i had to break each time for pics....:lol:

Total time to clean each wheel 1.5 Minutes to 2 Minutes.... It was a consistent 1.5 minutes on the polo wheels, not intricate or large as they are..

However i got similar times on the rovers 17 inch more fancy alloys....I know they are curbed and were like that when i got the vehicle.....:wall:

So Dirty...

Applied...

No agitation pic just the rinsed off wheel...

As stated i got 1.5 to 2 Minutes to wash and rinse each wheel... water Used depending on how much rinsing you do i was using 350ml to 450ml each wheel.

Thanks for Reading...:wave:

rovexCDTi · 16th February 2012, 11:35

Nothing beats Iron-x for alloys, it almost magic!

3disco · 16th February 2012, 20:22

I do not believe it,come and do mine and I will check the time.

James_Death · 16th February 2012, 22:26

I would not use Iron-x myself as a wheel cleaner far too expensive for that.
Would use after a good clean if i was going to clay and seal them.

Have done some far far worse in 3 Mins....

rovexCDTi · 17th February 2012, 05:58

Iron-X first, then seal the wheel, i use FK1000P because its heat proof. Then when the wheels get dirty just use Diluted Iron-x and rinse.

James_Death · 17th February 2012, 08:26

Iron-X is good stuff, but it does not dilute you need chemicals to dilute water will not dilute it par say.

FK1000P is a great product great on panels and on wheels.... its not heat proof mind, its just its melting point is.. (around 260-280 degrees c) ...

rovexCDTi · 17th February 2012, 09:17

Heat proof might be stretching it a bit, heat resistant is probably more accurate. It doesn't break down due to the radiant heat of the brakes like a bodywork wax would.

I iuse a 4:1 Iron-x mix on my wheels and its fine and still works, just spray on and hose off. I dont store it diluted though, i make it up at the time. Best thing about it is that even the dirt on the inside of the wheel just washes away.

15th February 2012, 22:45	#1
James_Death Gets stuck in EX.2001 Rover 75 Conn SE 2.0, CDT,155 Brake, BRG Join Date: May 2010 Location: Doncaster Posts: 733 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	1.5 Minute Wheel Wash Ok Folks often a wheel can look the dirtiest part of a vehicle and just a clean of the wheels can give an improvement to the overall look of a vehicle, perhaps you dont wish to drag out the power washer to wash and rinse the vehicle. Maybe you dont wish to use a wash mitt on the wheels when doing a bucket wash.... Well here is a way i have done the wheels for well over a year from time to time. So we Have the Largest Envy style brush... Size 16 unless they do larger. Cheap Spray Bottle with a Big Foaming Head added, holding some week solution of Autobrite's Very Cherry Non Acid Wheel Cleaner... You put in what you wish. One cheap Pump sprayer just plain tap water in that....:lol: So the wheels dont seam so dirty the flash washing them out some but they were more dirty to the eye in person... Wheel cleaner applied... Wheel cleaner agitated... Rinsed with the Pump Sprayer... Having Gone to the trouble of timing each stage.... as i needed to add them up as i had to break each time for pics....:lol: Total time to clean each wheel 1.5 Minutes to 2 Minutes.... It was a consistent 1.5 minutes on the polo wheels, not intricate or large as they are.. However i got similar times on the rovers 17 inch more fancy alloys....I know they are curbed and were like that when i got the vehicle.....:wall: So Dirty... Applied... No agitation pic just the rinsed off wheel... As stated i got 1.5 to 2 Minutes to wash and rinse each wheel... water Used depending on how much rinsing you do i was using 350ml to 450ml each wheel. Thanks for Reading...:wave:

16th February 2012, 11:35	#2
rovexCDTi This is my second home MG ZT+ 135 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Exeter Posts: 3,626 Thanks: 9 Thanked 42 Times in 26 Posts	Nothing beats Iron-x for alloys, it almost magic! __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

17th February 2012, 05:58	#5
rovexCDTi This is my second home MG ZT+ 135 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Exeter Posts: 3,626 Thanks: 9 Thanked 42 Times in 26 Posts	Iron-X first, then seal the wheel, i use FK1000P because its heat proof. Then when the wheels get dirty just use Diluted Iron-x and rinse. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

17th February 2012, 09:17	#7
rovexCDTi This is my second home MG ZT+ 135 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Exeter Posts: 3,626 Thanks: 9 Thanked 42 Times in 26 Posts	Heat proof might be stretching it a bit, heat resistant is probably more accurate. It doesn't break down due to the radiant heat of the brakes like a bodywork wax would. I iuse a 4:1 Iron-x mix on my wheels and its fine and still works, just spray on and hose off. I dont store it diluted though, i make it up at the time. Best thing about it is that even the dirt on the inside of the wheel just washes away. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

16th February 2012, 20:22	#3
3disco 3disco ROVER 75 CONN TOURER CDTI and ZTT V8 SE LPG Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: chardstock.axminster,devon Posts: 1,493 Thanks: 361 Thanked 94 Times in 85 Posts	I do not believe it,come and do mine and I will check the time.

16th February 2012, 22:26	#4
James_Death Gets stuck in EX.2001 Rover 75 Conn SE 2.0, CDT,155 Brake, BRG Join Date: May 2010 Location: Doncaster Posts: 733 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	I would not use Iron-x myself as a wheel cleaner far too expensive for that. Would use after a good clean if i was going to clay and seal them. Have done some far far worse in 3 Mins....

17th February 2012, 08:26	#6
James_Death Gets stuck in EX.2001 Rover 75 Conn SE 2.0, CDT,155 Brake, BRG Join Date: May 2010 Location: Doncaster Posts: 733 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Iron-X is good stuff, but it does not dilute you need chemicals to dilute water will not dilute it par say. FK1000P is a great product great on panels and on wheels.... its not heat proof mind, its just its melting point is.. (around 260-280 degrees c) ...