Washing The Wheels Of The Msp 2003.5

[MSP4EVER]

I HAVE A QUESTION IS THERE A SPECIAL WAY OF HOW TO WASH THE RIMS ON THE MSP.

[jonnydoe48]

just make sure you dont use a crud infested towel/sponge. make sure its clean. a soft sponge would be your best bet (not a dishwashing one) i use meguiar's wheel cleaner and then scrub down the really hard stuff with 1 of my 2 wash mits

[Elderain]

start with out using caps, then scrub the wheels with a sponge or soft brush :)

[Newf]

don't use anything rough. Only the smoothest softest material. A sponge is a NO NO. Don't believe me, you'll find out shortly when you get little fine scatches in them.

I use a seperate mit, and I drown in in water before touching the rim each time. I will use like a bucket of water just on the wheels because I keep the mit soaked o much.

Then just spray off and let dry. Spray them good. I find the mirror like finish on these hard to keep water spots off, so once their just about dry I'll wipe them with a waxing cloth I use (just a soft polishing cloth) to shine em up.

Or, I live next to a highway so I can just wash her, and drive it for a few minutes at about 100 or so and she dries real quick :) Then there's no water spots at all.

[AGR]

I use Meguiar's Hot Rims /Cool Care All Wheel Cleaner. Safe for all wheels. I spray it on - let it sit for 30 seconds and I use a sponge, that I keep just for my wheels. Then; I rinse well with water

[Elderain]

I use the same stuff as AGR, I like it, seems to clean em nice and good.

edit: post 200, yay me!

[Cirielle]

What about those rim brushes??? Are they bad to use?

[Newf]

omg no!

Don't use them at all.

[Leonardo]

just say no to brushes!!!! i dont ever let ANY kind of brush touch any part of my car's exterior. EVER!!! can you say swirl mark hell?? i dont care how "gentle" or "delicate" or "safe" they say they are. I dont trust 'em! but thats just me. i use the cotton mits they make for car washing, a bucket, meguiar's car wash soup and good old fashioned elbow grease. works for me. you might want a pad or something to kneel on though. or maybe a stool.

[ZoomingMSP]

Hey if u dont clean them for a while they dont look chrome anymore like they do when they are clean. I had a fellow msp owner ask me how i got my rims in gunmetal..hahaha he was so oblivious. I washed my rims right after that.

[Tinkerbelle]

Another brand-new MSP owner here, and I'm so glad to see this thread. It is EXACTLY what I was going to ask!

[AGR]

Enjoy the Forums, Tinkerbelle! (thumb)

[AGR]

There is no reason you should ever need a brush on your wheels. A sponge is fine, with a good wheel cleaner like Meguiar's.

Just don't think for a minute, you can spray it on and just rinse it off. That is the biggest misconception about wheel cleaners there ever was.

Remember that red-neck commercial??!! (chair)

[Tinkerbelle]

Originally posted by AGR
Enjoy the Forums, Tinkerbelle! (thumb)

Thanks AGR for the welcome! Am really, really enjoying the car (obviously). When not driving it, I'm reading about it on the web! LOL

[dj JINX]

I use a soft brush very large head with long loose britsles got it from a detail shop. I use a bucket and hose with each wheel soaking the bush then hosing the brush dunk it back in the soap and then the wheel, of course i sprayed cleaner on the wheel, its a citrus based no acid all wheel cleaner no problem at all

[Pska]

they're the best.

[Kenetix]

Honest to god, wash them with windex and a nice towel.