Welcome back to Detail Garage.
So we're moving along with the full detail on this Lotus Espirit.
We finished the exterior wash.
But now we need to focus our attention on the wheels.
These wheels are very dirty and very disgusting.
If you look at them and rub your finger on this thick brake dust, you can see the actual
color the wheel is supposed to be.
We need to take off all this brake dust because it contains a lot of sintered iron and things
from the rotor all the carbon from brake dust that gets baked on.
If you don't take it off quickly enough, it can actually damage and corrode the finish the wheel.
And it can lead the wheel to fail prematurely.
The wheel looks really bad, we need to take all this contamination out.
So to move along with the full detail, I have a bucket prepared for wheel cleaning.
I have a few of my favorite brushes, so wheel tools.
I have the Concours Wheel Brush.
I have a Stiffy Blue Brush to scrub the face of the tire.
And a Green Body and Wheel Brush, this is a flagged tip brush so it's very soft and
won't damage the face of the wheel.
We also have a brand new detailing brush, this is a parts cleaning brush that you can use on interior or exterior.
It's called The Best Detailing Brush it's made of durable plastic with a soft plastic
feral so even if I bang it against the face of the wheel I won't damage the finish.
And durable boar's hair bristles which will stand up to years of abuse and any type of
cleaner we use or any type of filthy dirt that the brush is used on.
And to take down this iron, a lot of the iron will embed deep in to the finish and is very difficult to remove.
So we developed a brand new product called DeCon.
So DeCon has an active ingredient that'll actually react with the iron and help separate it out from the surface.
Now you can use DeCon on any exterior part of your car.
You can use it on paintwork, on glass, metal wheels or rims, bumpers, or anything on the outside.
Once you spray it on, once its done its business and worked.
You need to wash it off and then continue on with the rest of your detail process.
You should use a clay bar and if you need a polish you can go ahead after that.
So to get started I have my bottle of DeCon ready to go.
Lets give it a quick shake.
I'm going to spray down the face of the rim and the spokes of the wheel and also the hub.
I'll actually get deep in the barrel and also the brake caliper as well.
And I'm even going to spray the face of the tire because I know this wheel is very dirty.
You can see that the DeCon is already reacting with all the iron and it is helping release
it from the surface and starting to turn purple.
Which means the reaction is complete.
You should let DeCon sit for about five minutes to let the reaction totally work its way through the whole wheel.
So its been about five minutes and the DeCon has done its work.
It's finished turning a deep dark purple and released all the iron from the surface of the wheel.
So I'm going to go ahead and grab my Concours Wheel Brush, get a lot of soap on it.
I just prepared this bucket with about three ounces of my favorite soap, I used Hybrid
V7 soap to get some extra lubrication and cleaning power as I agitate all the brake dust.
So I have to clean deep in the barrel of the wheel.
Get all the brake dust out, deep inside, that way you look at the wheel if you look deep
inside you see a clean wheel not nasty brake dust.
So the Concours Wheel Brush has synthetic bristles that make it so easy to clean sensitive
wheel surfaces without the fear of installing any scratches or damaging the finish.
So it's great to use on any rims that are painted or polished, like aluminum or chrome wheels.
It'll work well to clean all of those.
It's a very thin profile underneath the fluffy bristles so I can fit this even underneath
very large brake calipers that might be in the way.
So now that the barrel is clean, I'm going to clean the face of the wheel.
With The Green Body and Wheel Brush with flagged tips to scrub away all this brake dust.
You can see the brake dust is just melting away because all that abrasive iron and the
corrosive iron has been released from the surface.
So with this brush I can clean every bit of the spokes.
I can clean the rim.
I can even get in the hub of the wheel.
Even as I clean and scrub you can see more of the DeCon running out with all the "purpleness".
This is looking really good, so now I'm going to switch to The Best Detailing Brush.
Little parts cleaning that makes it so I can reach this right into the lug nuts or wheel bolts.
Clean out all the dirt, road grime and brake dust from these small areas.
Again because of the plastic feral it's nice and soft and I'm not going to damage the wheel
as I clean all the lug nut holes.
Clean off the brake caliper.
Thin brush makes it easy to clean between these spokes.
Reach around all these parts to clean all the brake components.
Now a great area that a lot of people miss is right around the valve stem.
I can clean all the parts around the valve stem and make it look great.
You can also use your parts cleaning brush to get into all the nooks and crannies
where all these wheel elements join together.
Sometimes you have to go in here by hand, with your fingers, that's no fun.
So instead you can use this brush and really agitate all this dirt out.
It's looking a lot better.
Final touch I'm going to use The Stiffy Blue Brush to scrub down the face of the tire.
I even sprayed the face of the rubber tire with DeCon to help release any of the embedded
iron from the surface.
So now when I apply any tire dressing, It'll stick better, last longer and do a better
job protecting the tire from the elements.
There we go, this wheel is looking a lot fresher.
I'm going to go ahead and rinse this down and rinse away all the dirt and contamination.
There we go, after rinsing it all down, you can see all the dirt running away from behind the wheel.
All the stuff that settled behind the wheel while I was cleaning it is starting to run away.
Now this wheel is looking very clean and very fresh.
So I have three more wheels to do.
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