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Old 04-13-2017, 12:46 PM   #29
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Just a tip, something I've been doing for about 25 years: Don't rub a rag on the tires and then on a painted wheel.

Grab some dedicated tire brushes and some dedicated wheel brushes and or wheel woolies.

I use a cheap, stiff brush for the tires, like this: http://a.co/9Ar6A1X

I use various boars hair brushes for the wheels:

http://a.co/5uErX2F
http://a.co/j7ox79w
http://a.co/0Kayg37

Also, another thing I've been doing since 1988: Dry your wheels and car with a high speed electric leaf blower. I use a 250+ MPH Toro and a metrovac sidekick. If your car is waxed/sealed or has ceramic coating the water flys right off.

Lastly, if you do ceramic coating, remember you can do your wheels and calipers too. I've done my last 2 C7's and 2 other cars and the wheel barrels and brembo calipers are very simple to clean (most of the time they get 95% clean just with the pressure washer) and reduces the brushing effort.


okay great, thanks for the tips ill definitely keep that in mind next time I clean my car
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Old 04-13-2017, 12:49 PM   #30
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The easiest way I found to protect my wheels is in my signature. See the link. As for the tires, every tire dressing I've ever used lasts a month. VRT Is good, but conventional. I don't want to do it every month.The new product below Si02 coats the tire. Now I get 3 to 4 months.

http://www.autogeek.net/gyeon-tire.html
hmm interesting ill have to look into that stuff and myabe try it out for myself.. thanks for the suggestions!
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Old 04-13-2017, 12:59 PM   #31
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I was expecting a new way lol.
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Old 04-13-2017, 01:00 PM   #32
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I was expecting a new way lol.
haha sorry for the disappointment, was a video for beginners or people who may not know how and to show the VRT product. I hope you at least enjoyed the video?
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Old 04-13-2017, 02:53 PM   #33
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While I appreciate the video, I think 99 percent of us have been washing our wheels this way for 20 years lol
Yeh...I have been washing my tires like that forever....but always good to see a review to make sure I'm doing it proper.
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Old 04-17-2017, 08:40 AM   #34
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Yeh...I have been washing my tires like that forever....but always good to see a review to make sure I'm doing it proper.
I'm sure you're probably being sarcastic but I hope you enjoyed my video and can appreciate my help for beginners and those unaware of VRT.
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