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Today we're starting off the full detail on this BMW 5 Series by cleaning the wheels.
You can see these wheels and rims are full of brake dust, dirt, grime and debris.
Their all black full of burnt carbon from the brake pads.
So we need to take all this off so we can clean it up and it doesn't cause any corrosion on the wheel.
Now, all the vertical surfaces and all the way deep into the wheel barrel are full of this contamination.
So I'm going to take it all down with some Sticky Citrus Wheel Gel.
This is a sticky cleaner that is going to cling on to any of that abrasive filth giving
it more time to break it down and gently remove it from the surface.
It's an acid free cleaner that's not going to cause any damage on the finish.
It's safe for any type of wheel finish from the factory or any custom aftermarket wheels.
I'm going to get started by rinsing down all this contamination.
This will take off any of the loose dirt or grime from the wheel, the tire
and the undercarriage around the wheel.
You can see that I rinsed away some of the loose dirt and grime.
Now I'll go ahead and take my Sticky Wheel Gel.
Spray it all over the face of the wheel.
It is safe to get this on any sort of painted finish, chrome, polished aluminum, stainless steel,
carbon fiber or any sort of wheel finish.
I'm also going to spray it on the tire.
A few sprays inside the wheel well.
You can see the cleaner has already begun to foam up as its working and it's sticking
to the face by releasing the brake dust gently.
Now I'm going to let this sit on the face of the wheel and inside the barrel.
While that is releasing the dirt, I am going to scrub the inside of the fender liner just
so I have something to do.
I always like to do this step, I like to clean out the wheel well just so the area around
the wheel is cleaner.
You don't notice any filth sticking to it and it sets the whole wheel off against the
clean undercarriage.
You'll be looking at the wheel and not the dirt around it.
Now I have an assortment of brushes to clean all the different parts of the wheel.
Start by getting into the barrel.
I'm going to go past the spokes using a Wheel Woolly.
It's a nice synthetic fiber wheel cleaning tool.
I can get inside and around the spokes and get deep into the barrel.
This also fits around the brake components, like the calipers and rotors.
You can really clean deep into the wheel.
So you see a clean shiny wheel all the way through.
Not just the brake dust inside on the barrel.
After a few passes your brush gets full of dirt, just rinse it out in your wheel bucket.
I also have a Dirt Trap in the bottom of the bucket to help control any of the brake dust
and filth in the bucket to keep it down at the bottom away from the clean water.
Once I get all the areas between the spokes cleaned, it's time to move on
to the face of the wheel.
Now I like to use a softer brush for the face of the wheel.
I'll grab my Green Flagged Tip Brush.
Get some more soapy solution.
I'm going to spray Sticky Wheel Gel directly into the bristles for added cleaning power.
Scrub the spokes and the rim.
You can see all the foaming action is helping lift and carry all the dirt and abrasive particles
away from the face of the wheel.
This is a great cleaner to use if you have a custom painted finish, that's more sensitive
than a standard alloy wheel that has a baked on paint finish from the factory.
Sticky Gel and your favorite car wash soap in your bucket to take down this abrasive
grime before it can scratch your wheel.
Just like everybody else, it's always hard to get into the lug nut holes or
bolt holes of the wheel.
I like to use The Best Detail Brush.
It's a part cleaner brush to get inside there.
I'm also going to spray some cleaner directly into the brush.
So I can get deep into the area around the lug bolts.
See all the brown debris that is getting flushed out.
Doesn't look like these wheels have ever been detailed.
It's also great to use this brush in areas like around the valve stem.
And also any little parts that you missed.
Finally the last area I like to clean, I'm going to get into the brake caliper.
I hate looking at any performance car or cars with custom brake calipers and seeing brake
dust all over it.
This is fine to do on any OEM calipers that are not painted.
Just agitate all the brake dust out from the textured metal parts.
This brush is very soft.
You see it has a plastic handle and a plastic feral.
So even if you knock it into the side of the wheel you're not going to scratch anything.
So now that I have all this dirt and filth suspended on the wheel, I need to rinse it
all away so it doesn't dry in a new spot.
I'll take hose and rinse it all out.
Now all this is looking a lot better.
You might notice there is some brown left over on the face of the tire.
I wanna scrub that off so when I put on some fresh tire dressing, it's not going to stick
on top of the dirt but directly in the rubber and last longer.
You can also use the Sticky Wheel Gel on any rubber parts like the fender liners, any suspension
components underneath the car or even the face of your tire.
So I'll get my Stiffy Blue Brush and spray the cleaner directly into the brush.
As I agitate it, you can see all this foaming action.
All this brown filth getting released in the cleaner.
Sometimes on new tires you'll see some sort of brown residue, that might be the mold release
agent that the manufacture sprays into the tire molds.
Sticky Wheel Gel helps to pull all of that out.
So this is one trick that professional detailers tackle.
So when you go on to the finishing steps, your tire dressing will stick better.
Now I can rinse off all this residue.
There we go, all the different parts on the wheel and the tire, inside of the barrel and
wheel well are all totally clean, thanks to some Sticky Citrus Wheel Gel.
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You got a nice car lets keep it clean with Chemical Guys.
I got like three more wheels to clean.