Decided after eighteen months to remove the wheels and do a bit of cleaning. Wheels are OK, (Forged Alloys) fronts show signs of whitening with a rough surface on parts of the inside rim, no blistering more bleaching. Wheel arches front and rear cleaned, tar etc removed and Chemical Guys Bare Bones applied to front plastic wheel arches. Nice finish, don’t know how long it will last. Bilt Hamber UC wax spray on undercarriage and subframe. Bilt Hamber Wheel Cleaner liberally sprayed around initially and everything cleaned and washed. Callipers and brake hub area sprayed with Nanolex Ex paint cleaner. Feynlab Brake and Wheel ceramic coating applied to callipers and brake hub black painted inners, easy to use and a really nice finish. Rally Armour Mudflaps fitted, easy job with the wheels off, cut down the big rear wheel spacer to 31mm for nice tight arch fit.
Wheels cleaned thoroughly with Bilt Hamber wheel cleaner, Nanolex tar remover and Bilt Hamber soft clay bar. Finished off with Nanolex Ex paint prep/ cleaner. Nanolex SI3D Matte applied to forged alloys, easy product to apply but this and the Feynlab are my first dabble with ceramic coatings. Both easy to apply, both gave a really nice finish, time will tell on their quality and my application !!!! Nanolex cured very quickly so I had to be quick wiping off the residue once the product was applied. Wheels refitted using black McGuard wheel nuts and lockers. Two of the OEM wheel nuts on my offside front where quite badly damaged on removal, needless to say post recall work. Final job, quick car clean with Polish Angel Spritz then a layer of Polished Bliss Viking Shield. Four days in total due to curing times, four hours each day. After eighteen months and 8500 miles the subframe and visible suspension etc where not too bad. She sits outside in all weathers so I expected more surface rust. All the cleaning products listed where stuff I mainly use on a weekly basis weather permitting. I am no detailer but I was quite pleased with the finished results, pictures will follow. Worth the effort ? Read a few books on the subject, I would say so for the result. She is not a daily runner but the car takes a lot of salt throughout the year.
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at Lookers has used something acidic me thinks !!!
