- Hey, what's up guys, welcome back
to another episode of Chemical Guys Detail Garage.
In today's video, I want to show you guys how
to properly clean your glossy painted
or powder coated wheels, without scratching
or swirling in this walls.
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So, today we're focusing on this wheel, as you guys can see,
it does have a glossy painted texture,
so we want to clean this properly.
Because as you can imagine,
this does mimic the same kind of paint type
that the paint has itself.
So you want to make sure that whenever you clean the wheels
such as these, you want to be extra careful
with the products that you choose.
So what I mean by that is, you don't want to use a super
concentrated degreaser, because over time,
those can potentially dry out the finish of the wheel
and make it look nasty and faded.
So make sure to use a proper products.
Today we're going to be using, Diablo Wheel Gel,
and an assortment of some over our brushes.
Now, Diablo Wheel Gel, it's a gel based cleaner
that's going to go out and uplift any kind of dirt, grime
and break dust from the surface every wheel,
without scratching it or swirling it.
So, the reason why this is so great is because it's a gel.
So like I said,
it's going to go in and pick up that grime,
so that whenever you go with a towel, a brush
or anything that you're going to use to clean the wheel,
it's not going to go ahead
and pretty much cause a rough abrasion,
affect towards the surface, which as you guys know,
can lead to marring, scratching, swirling.
So this product works out great
because you get that lubrication,
and that emulsification aspect so that you don't
grind that brake dust and any abrasive particles that are on
your wheel, back onto the finish of it, and thus harming it.
I also have Diablo right here, already diluted
and one of our ducky foam sprayers.
Now, the reason I love using the sprayer is
because you can go to and dilute your product onto here,
and you can actually go out and shoot this
in a foamy manner.
So whenever you shoot your product
from this sprayer tip specifically,
it has a mesh filter at the end,
which is going to go ahead
and allow that gel based product to foam up,
with that sprayer action when it hits that mesh filter.
So it's going to go in and activate your cleaner
by already spraying it in a foamy manner,
so that you don't have to agitate it with the brush
and get that foam and sets going.
So the sprayer does it all for you, no work needed,
all you gotta do is just push the trigger
and you're good to go.
And the last product that I have right here,
is going to be All Clean.
Now, All Clean is an All Purpose Cleaner slash Degreaser.
So this product it's citrus based, it's hyper concentrated,
so you can dilute it to your specific liking.
As you guys can see, on these tires
they're very, very brown.
The tires haven't looked like they've
been cleaned in a while,
so they probably have a lot of grime, dirt,
and previous dressings that are, go ahead
and bake down there.
So, we're going to go out and use the power of ALL Clean,
and the citrus extracts that are contains,
to break down that embedded grime,
so that we have an easier time to just go ahead
and scrub it right off, rinse it off.
And then, that's going to allow us to have a
more higher shine finish when we apply a dressing,
and for that dressing to last much longer.
Before I start, I'm going to prepare my buckets.
Now I am using two buckets here, and I'm going to go ahead
and dedicate one for my wheel cleaning bucket.
So what I like to do is, besides well, on top
of having the Diablo in the sprayer form.
I also like having it in a bucket just to go ahead
and lubricate my brushes as I go back and forth.
So I'm going to put about announcing there,
(soap sloshing)
and that's it.
So I'm going to grab our water hose.
We going to go and activate our suds
of Diablo Wheel Gel in our bucket,
and then we're going to go ahead
and give the wheel a light rinse, just to knock off
any loose dirt and debris.
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All right, so now that we've rinsed off
the loose debris from the wheel,
it's time to start cleaning.
What I'm going to do first is grab my brushes,
and I'm going to store those into my bucket
with the Diablo Wheel Gel, and I'm just going to go ahead
and let that marinade just grab
that lubrication, and that gel,
so that it coats the fibers of all my brushes.
I do have another bucket over here that I was using as my
stand for my brushes.
Now this bucket over here, it's simply a rinse bucket.
So whenever you're working with filthy wheels,
such as these right here,
you want to make sure you get just enough filtration as well,
just like as you would your paint when you're washing it.
So we do have two dirt traps in both of these buckets,
and that's going to go in and filter off any kind of abrasive
particles from my brushes.
So just like you wet on your paint with your wash mat
and your dirt trap, that's going to go out
and do the same for your brushes
whenever you clean your wheels.
So, now that those brushes are in there,
I'm going to go in and grab my Diablo Wheel Gel
that's already in our ducky foam spray bottle.
So I can show you guys that foam in effect
when I go into spread onto the tires, and the wheel,
I'm going to go and spray onto the entire surface
of the wheel, and get it coated so we get that lubrication
and the cleaning power going on.
(spraying)
So check it out.
It's already foaming it up.
I don't even need a brush to activate the cleaner.
It's doing it for me just by using the sprayer bottle.
And you can also get the tires as well,
and this works out great.
So like I said, kinda preclean the surface
before you do like the contact cleaning
with your brushes.
And I'm also going to go and get the barrel
just because these wheels are pretty filthy.
So I'm going to make sure that I get the best cleaning
and emulsification properties,
so that I don't scratch the finish of these wheels.
So now that I'm done with that, I'm going to hang out there,
keep these to the side, and then the first brush
that I'm going to grab, is my little Red Rocket.
Now I love using this brush to go out
and clean the barrel of the wheel,
just because this is going to get deep into
the surface of the wheel,
and into that barrel, so that we get
all that grime that's in there.
Don't be shy, make sure to get deep into your wheels,
you don't want to clean the surface of a wheel,
and then dry it.
And, it looks great.
And then you look towards the inner part of the wheel
and it looks all grimy.
There's nothing worse than having a clean surface of a wheel
with a grimy barrel.
So make sure you get deep in there to go
and get that deep clean.
As always I'm working from the middle,
I'm working my way down,
and around, just so that I don't get that same grime
from the bottom, and bring it up to the top.
So, I'm going to go out and pretty much go all the way around,
I like going from left, down and then I go from the top
and work my way to the right down.
And this brush is great because you can always
bend it to your liking, and it stays nice as 30s
so that you don't have to go ahead
and, 'cause any kind of movements.
If I grabbed my brush here,
you can go on and bend it around,
and you can see right there,
you can get into like the brake calipers
and any kind of areas or intricate areas around the vehicle.
So I'm going to go and straighten that up.
And, as you guys can see the foam on this brush,
it's already brown, you see all that brake dust
and grime that's accumulated on there.
So what I'm going to do now is,
I'm going to go to my rinse bucket here.
Now remember this rinse bucket only has water.
So I'm just going to stick it in there,
and just massage the bristles of the brush,
so I get all that dirt off of the brush, so that I don't go
back with the same dirt and brake dust that I'm knocking off
and scratching up the finish on my wheel.
So check it out.
The brush looks like brand new again,
it doesn't leave a look dirty anymore.
So we're going to go back to our soap bucket,
and then we're going to go in and continue with
the left side of the wheel,
and work our way all the way around, and do the entire back.
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All right guys so there you have it.
I don't know if you guys saw,
but I did curve the brush, towards the end of the video,
so that you guys can see how I got behind
the spokes as well,
just to make sure that we get that full deep clean.
So now that I'm done with this brush,
I'm going to set it to the side,
and I'm going to go out and pursue with the next brush,
which is going to be my Flagged Tip Brush.
Now the Flagged Tip Brush is great because it's super soft,
and it has that flagged tip texture.
So it's going to brush off all the grime
and break dust from the surface of the wheel,
safely and effectively without a scratch in the finish.
So, I'm going to grab the brush,
and then I'm going to same thing, work my way around
from top to bottom.
And this right here has a nice plastic handle.
So even if it butts head with the finish of the wheel,
it won't scratch it up.
It's not hard, it's not going to dent it or anything like that.
So, it works out great whenever
you're cleaning sensitive finishes,
especially on these wheels.
As always, whenever you're working your brush,
you can always come back to your rinse bucket,
just to make sure that you get
all that loose grime off the brush.
And then you can always proceed
with spraying some more product,
if you feel like your products is kinda running off.
And you can also spray your brush as well
for added lubrication.
And get that deep clean,
I'm not worried about not being able to get into these more
intricate areas, just because my next brush,
which is the Boar's Hair Brush,
that one's going to do a great job at getting into those places
that I can reach with this brush right here.
So, I'm going to go in and finish this up,
get the emblem, and then we're going to go
and set that down to the side.
And then this brush right here
is our Boar's Hair Detailing Brush
Now this brush I love a lot because allows me
to get into all these intricate areas on those wheels,
very effectively without kind of using a towel
or like a wash mitt to get in there,
and kinda jack it on my hands.
So I'm going to go on and spray my brush with just a little
bit more cleaner, get that foam in action going on.
And you can reach, the harder to reach areas
that the other brush, the Flagged Tip Brush
couldn't necessarily reach.
And any kind of lugging areas,
works out great to get deep in there
so that you get all that grime
and filth from out of there as well.
And your emblem here, you guys can see,
we have a lot of intricate tight areas,
that probably contains a lot of brake dust.
You want to make sure you get that deep clean,
and also your valve stem over here.
We want to make sure you clean that up,
so that you don't have a clean wheel
and a dirty brown valve stem.
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So now that we're done with the intricate areas,
it's time to move on to the actual tire itself.
Now, Diablo Wheel Gel works out great for the tires,
if the tires are relatively clean.
So if you're doing a maintenance wash, it works out great.
And you can actually use a stiff bristle brush to go
and agitate the grime.
But when you're working on a tire that has not been
addressed in months, or maybe even years,
you do want to use a stronger cleaner,
and that's why I'm using the All Clean.
I'm going to start spraying All Clean
onto the surface of the tire,
so that it can start breaking down all that grime,
that grease, and all that brake dust
that's baked down there.
So now that I've sprayed my All Clean on to my tire,
you guys can see right away
that it starts breaking down the grease,
and you'll see the All Clean actually start turning brown.
Now the product has like a nice bright neon green
and towards the center of the tire right here,
you'll see a nice brown texture,
that's all the grease that is breaking down.
So to expedite the process,
we're going to grab our Nifty Brush.
Now, typically we recommend using this brush for fabrics
and upholsteries, but when you're working
on a small inch tire such as this one,
it works out great as well to go in a scrub off
any kind of grime.
So I'm going to go to spray the surface of my brush,
and then I'm going to go to town, scrubbing the tires.
And I want you guys to pay attention
of how brown this foam turns
when I start scrubbing it with my brush.
You guys can see, it looks very nasty, it looks very filthy.
Now one would imagine where this brown stuff is coming from,
that's all from your tire.
And for those of you who asked,
how do I make my tire shine last longer?
Well, this is the way.
You want to make sure you scrub your tires,
and make sure you get all that grease, grime
and all that residue from off the tires
so that whenever you apply a dressing,
you apply it to a bare surface,
so that there's nothing on there.
That's going to interfere with the application and the bond.
So check that out.
It looks like this car just went madding.
That's how bad this grease does built up on this tire is.
So, just make sure to give it a deep scrub.
If have to, spend a little bit more time
just to make sure and ensure
that you get the grease and grime from out
of the texture of the tires, and the grooves at the tires.
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All right, so now that am done scrubbing the tire,
it's time for the moment of truth.
We going to go and rent off the tire to knock off
any excess of the cleaner, the grime,
the brake dust that's loosely on there,
so that we can rinse it off
and then dry it and see our results.
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Check it out guys, the tire looks like brand new again.
So, as you guys can see, the filth is gone, the brake dust,
the layers of neglect that were on there, the remove,
and that was just using a few simple brushes,
and some great cleaners.
So like I said, Diablo Wheel Gel, that worked out great
to clean the surface of the tire.
As you guys can see, it has that nice
glossy black look again,
it doesn't have that brown nasty kinda faded look.
So, Diablo Wheel Gel works out great for any kind of
painted, powder coated, practically any glossy finish
to go in and safely clean it, without scratching it.
And as you guys saw, All Clean as well it held up its own
and knocked off all that layers of grease, grime,
and break dust, and residue, that was sitting on that tires,
that was giving that nasty brown look.
So now we going to go ahead
and continue with the rest of the wheels,
as you guys saw, I didn't use that much product at all.
And my buckets are still full of product
and still full of water,
so I can get many uses from using these buckets of water,
and soap to clean the rest of the wheels,
and even other wheels as well.
If you guys liked this video,
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If you've learned something new today,
make sure to comment down below,
and as always, if you guys have any questions,
make sure to leave in the comments section,
so we can answer those for you,
and I'll make a video.
My name is Joey, this is Chemical Guys Detail Garage,
we'll see you guys next time.
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