Quick question,

the wheels I'm talking about are iForged Aero and I just washed the car after a month siting with the dirt and I could not get rid of those water spots on the polished lip. Does anyone have any idea what to use?

Other than that, I'm using the Wheel Wax from discounttire.com that has.

 

not sure if it'll work, but for me, glass cleaner always works great on chrome rims

 

Pix!! Im not a wheel expert!

 

Well, the wheels are not chrome. They are high polished. I donno if that is the same.

 

Let me see if I can get good pix.

 

Al right, here they are.

 

The second pic shows the water spots in somewhat good detail.

 

i got the same problem, going to subs' to this thread

 

So, I'm not the only one. Hmmm, I hope there is a way to fix that.

 

Ahhhhhhh, so you want them like this?

 

LOL,

that looks just fantastic. Well, I'm sure they will not look like this, but at least close?

 

Do you have some paint cleaner?

 

First off white vinegar on a very soft M/F .. if that doesn't work use one of the billet polishes "if" the wheel isn't clear coated. If it is cleared then vinegar followed by NuFinish.

I have done some reading on Wheel Wax and to me its a waste of time & $$ as it has a short life.

 

Nothing that whatever your using cant help out with. I didnt buy into it either Dale.

 

Paint cleaner such as.....?

 

I'm sure if iForged Aero are clear coated or not. I've been doing some research and some say that iForged are with high polished lip and clear coat on top some say it is a jsut high polish. By looking at it can we tell if it has clear coat?

 

Those iforged wheels have NO clear coat. (You MIGHT want to check with iforged just in case. But usually, not the case). You can use an abrasive polish like mothers, blue magic, etc. Leave it on the lip and buff out. Your lips will be back to new. But again, just double check that you do NOT have a clearcoat as mothers will EAT it away. On my volks for example, I just use soap/water and a light polish (Wheel Wax). This is due to volks anodized clear coat.

 

Oh, and I also had iforged aero's and it did NOT have a clear. Can you verify your orignal order? But most likely, no clear coat. Use mothers with the powerball attached to a drill.

 

Do you have any paint care products?

 

Some stuff that I have is even from you.

1. Poorboy's Polish easyon/easyoff non abrasive with carnuba wax.
2. Poorboy's SSR1
3. Meguiars ultimate quick detailer - black bottle
4. Meguiars quick mist and wipe detailer
5. Mothers FX spray wax
6. Eagle One - wipe and shine

 

I wish I could find out if they have clear coat but I got the wheels form a memebr from here from black market.

 

I might give a try with the white vinegar. I have a coat of the Wheel Wax on them al ready. Does that make a difference or just go and use the white vinegar?

 

The Vinegar and/or the PB's Polish w/c will help a great deal.

 

I did try PB's Polish w/c last night and I checked the wheels this morning and I can tell that there is some improvement but some of those water spots are still present.

 

Al right,

I just used the white vineger and the PB's Polish w/c and to be honest it did help a bit. I mean, it make the lip shine and all that, but did not take care of those water spots.

I hope there is a Plan B. Is there?

 

There is a possibility the water spots are etched into the clear on the wheels and will have to be polished to reduce them.

 

Try some WD 40..........Dale Im not sure if we established whether or not the wheels have a CC?

 

Yeah, about CC a I donno. Some say iForged have CC some say they don't.

Anyway, what would WD 40 do? Does it work as a cleaner as well?

 

Its easy to tell .. if you used a cleaner wax or a polish or something like NeverDull and you got black residue on your applicator they are not CC.

The solution lies in the type of finish.

 

Ok, so I used the PB's w/c with M/F and it turned the M/F turned black.

Does that mean the lip has no CC?

 

No CC...........or it was REAL dirty.

 

I think the same NO CC. I don't think they were really dirty because I washed the car and I did not drive it at all.

Now, since we know there is no CC, why these water spots are staying there? Well, not as much after I used the white vinegar and the PBs w/c

 

Well, you have made a dent, why stop? Keep at it!!

It has some petroleum products in it which will help break up minerals. Spray on MF, then wipe on trouble areas, buff off.

 

Al right, this makes sense. It has been done once, why not keep doing it.

I might try this WD 40 and see how it turns out. I will let you know how it turned out.

 

waiting for results

 

try eagle one wadding polish

 

hehehe, thats pretty much WD-40......

 

Ok, I have been using WD-40 for about 4 to 5 times so far and it does seem to give a shine and get the dirt off of the wheels but still the lips show luck of shine.

Have we determined that the lips have no CC?

 

Let me get this straight ... your using WD-40 on a dirty wheel? If so your marring the wheel.


First wash the wheel .. then use NevrDull ( im not convinced its WD-40 ) this will clean up some of the oxidization on them. If you need to follow it with a billit polish. Once done put a few layers of a good sealant on them and then wash only with a soft mitt and soap & water.

WD-40 will remove wax etc.


Wheel Wax to me is a waste of good money.. Even when Tire Rack was selling it they recommended reapplying after a couple of washes .. in otherwords lousy protection. If need be get NuFinish liquid.

 

Oh no. That came out wrong. I wash the wheels first and then I use WD-40.

You scared me for a sec there.

Anyway, after WD-40 has been applied and then buffed of, you are saying to use NuFinsh liquid? Does that give a shine and protection?