E White

Thankyou sir ...

No clear coat on insides ... right?

wanabe

you are very welcome-
not sure, but dont think so- i will post in a couple other forums to see what i can find out on this.

i treat them the same in any case.

E White

I was thinking that a metal polish would be more appropriate if not clear coated. However, if there is a clear coat, then a paint polish would be the product of choice.

With regard to p21s ... is the "gel" a stronger product or just a more concentrated form of the original?

wanabe

email answer i got from the owner of the autopia site:

"They are not. In fact, the back side of most wheels are lucky to get anything more than just grey primer.

db"

also at:
http://www.autopia.org/forums/showthread.p...&threadid=42691

and my understanding is that the gel is a completely different product from the car shampoo...

petraidm

Eagle One (EO) A2Z All Wheel Cleaner

SgtSaunders

My wheels have seen all the salt and grime that a midwest winter and set of Blizzaks can throw at em. Past 2 springs I have removed wheels and washed in basement stationary tub. The only way I can get rid of corrosion (aka fine surface rust) on inside, unfinished side of rim is with scotchbrite pad. Then I polish with mothers wheel polish and then wax. The inside finish on stock rims are really a weak spot.

My 99 Lude rims were the same way.

E White

Yeah ... I agree.

After reading the above posts I ordered the p21s wheel cleaner but it didn't touch the insides which are dull and pitted from previous owner and Wisconsin winters.

I ended up using SOS pads and some metal polish I had on the shelf.

I was able to brighten them up but they still have tiny corrosion pits.

The p21s worked well on the fronts. Did some checking and the instructions for the gel says you can leave it on for two hours for wheels in bad shape. I didn't get the gel, just the spray on.

However, I don't think it would have worked on the blemmishes and corrosion I was dealing with. Probably a very good product for getting off brake dust and road grime on the front of the wheel which has a clearcoat.

I'm hoping that a good coat of wax on the insides before winter will prevent my having to repeat this process.

Would a synthetic or a carnuba be best for this?

skastr@s

any tips for inside cleaning (behind the brake disks) without remove the stock wheels??

Ubetit

I also use this product and it's easy to get just about anywhere.

wanabe

synthetic is best for warm parts...
heat at the wheels will evaporate carnuba- that said, i use products that contain carnubas (wheel wax is one of them) blended with synthetics sometimes.