Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2005 12:09:59 GMT From: Saab Guy <nothingnospamo.com> Subject: Re: Wheels on new Saab
On Thu, 02 Jun 2005 08:55:45 GMT Malcolm William Mason <mwm1(spam)nospamedu> wrote: > On Wed, 1 Jun 2005 23:23:48 -0500, "DFW Dot" <xoxxonospamxox.com> wrote: > > >Thank you all very much for your suggestions and levity. > >I'm one of those who actually enjoys cleaning and polishing my cars. This > >is my wife's car and sadly, I've been too darned busy (we have 3 other > >vehicles to maintain) to dedicate an afternoon to cleaning her car right. > >She couldn't care less. > >The comments about the possible pitting in the hot sun concern me. We live > >in north Texas and certainly have lots of hot sun. That's what prompted my > >question last night. I had rubbed on one of the wheels and it felt like it > >might be pitted. That would suck so bad....but it's my own fault. I need > >to prioritize! > > > > > >------------------- > > > >"DFW Dot" <xoxxonospamxox.com> wrote > >> We've had a Saab 9-3 Linear since last year. > >> The wheels are beginning to look pretty dirty. Regular automatic car wash > >> doesn't get them clean. > >> What do you recommend for cleaning/polishing them? > >> Thanks in advance. > >> > >> > >> > > > I too had heard that acrylic floor polish would reduce the accumulatio > or pad dust. I tied and continue to use it on my wife's Jetta (Please > excuse the obscenity) and my Aero.. > > I recommend it. > > the stuff is still around but we never use it at home. My oak floors are > finished in Tung oil (which I highly recommend for application and for > full or spot maintenance. The grater part being covered with orientals > and I incorporated a lot of very high quality ceramics. > > Ciao, > > Malcolm Malcom, Remember, you want a polish strong enough to remove the dust, but not too strong to remove the clearcoat on the wheel. SaabGuy
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