WASHING RIMS AND TIRES

When you clean your rims, you are simultaneously cleaning three parts in one go. of the car: the rims , the tyres and the wheel arches .

Before understanding how to clean rims correctly, it is important to underline that knowing the type of rims in ownership and the material they are made of is fundamental.

/// CIRCLES

The rims must be treated and cared for like the rest of the vehicle's bodywork, therefore proceeding to clean them, decontaminate them (if necessary), polish them and finally protect them.

It is advisable to take care of the rims weekly together with the maintenance wash. As for the decontamination with iron remover proceed every 4 months considering also applying a protective product based on that previously applied.

1. Before washing, make sure the rims are cold and dry.
2. We start by rinsing the rims, suitable for removing superficial and light dirt.
3. Then spray a cleaning product such as Wheel Wash or MultiX which can be replaced by the Fallout Remover or IronX to combine the cleaning phase with the decontamination phase.
4. Leave the product to act for 2 minutes and use a brush, paintbrush or glove to remove the impurities from hard-to-reach areas, both internal and external.
5. Rinse. If using Fallout Remover and IronX decontaminants, rinse when the surface turns purple.
6. Once the cleaning is finished, we move on to polishing in order to increase the intensity of the reflection and remove small imperfections.

/// TIRES AND WHEEL ARCHES

While you leave the product to act on the rims, you can take care of cleaning the tyres and wheel arches which are the dirtier areas and where large quantities of debris such as mud accumulate.

Wheel arch

Cleaning the wheel arches is a very simple step, just spray the cleaning product on the area to be cleaned. treat by leaving it to act for a few minutes; then clean it with the help of a brush. Finally rinse it off with a jet of water to permanently remove dirt and mud.

Tires

Before moving on to the protection it is essential to carefully prepare the tyre, in fact adequately prepare the surface is synonymous with greater protection.

Cleaning tires is also a very simple step as it is sufficient to use a cleaner suitable using the help of a brush or a glove.

1. Spray Wheel Wash or Retyre leaving it on for 1 minute without letting it dry, using a brush or paintbrush if necessary.
2. Massage until foam forms.
3. Rinse thoroughly and dry.
4. Spread the protective Bumper & Tyre Care , DarkSide or Perl and let it dry or remove any residue using a Dressing Sponge applicator.