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Long Term Wheel Protection

detailR

Well-Known Member
These wheels were treated with Gyeon Rim to prvide them with a long term coating which will repel dirt and brake dust. The coating is super hydrophobic which repels water like crazy and make them extremely easy to clean and maintain.
The wheels are new and have only been on the car to see what tyres it needs and how low the car needs to sit to look right :) So there's only a bit of dust, finger prints and tyre soap to deal with.
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They're pretty big. 19 x 9 & 9.5
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To clean them up I used Imperial and a selection of brushes.
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Thoroughly rinsed before being dried off.
Taken inside and given a good wipe down with Prep. Probably the best smelling panel wipe in town :)
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On to the Rim application. Zero photos of the process as I was on my own and it's a product that needs your attention.

Here's the first coat.
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The instructions say to leave an hour between layers so I went and washed the car and gave it a layer of wax. Nice clean new wheels on a dirty car just wouldn't be right.

I came back after just over an hour and got a fresh micro suede and microfiber cloth and got going with the second layer. The second layer went on and off just as well.
I then dressed the tyres with Gyeon Tire.
Here's the results :)
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:)
 
Still got to use the C5, however since I clean my wheels weekly I wonder what is the point...
Todays cleaning
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during
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then after with just a jet wash off. .. no scrubbing, brushing etc.
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C5 will stop a lot of dirt and brake dust sticking to the wheel making them stay cleaner for longer and when you come to clean them they will be a lot easier to clean.
There'll be no need for the fallout remover for a long while. Just soapy water.
 
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