Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2005 15:58:36 GMT From: Saab Guy <nothingnospamo.com> Subject: Re: Wheels on new Saab
On Wed, 01 Jun 2005 10:49:41 -0500 Shane Almeida <almeida.spam.is.evilnospam.is.evil.mindless.com> wrote: > On Wed, 01 Jun 2005 10:45:49 -0400, Malt_Hound wrote: > > DFW Dot 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. > > > > [...] > > > > As for the wheels: > > Step 1> liberal doses of elbow grease and a soft brush works best, IMO. > > If his wheels are anything like mine, you don't even need a lot of elbow > grease. A stream of water on the wheel does nothing to remove the brake > dust. Even those spray-on, rinse-off wheel cleaners don't work. But if > you just touch the wheel with your finger, the dust comes right off. I > use one of those soft car wash mitts for my wheels. You'll probably want > to dedicate one just for the wheels though, because it's close to > impossible to get the brake dust out of the mitt and you probably don't > want to rub that all over the car in future washings. A soft-bristled > brush will do the trick too. > > > If it's really stubborn you can use: > > Step 2> any of the myriad of degreaser or wheel cleaners they sell in > > the auto stores. None are magic. They all still require Step 1 > > Yup. And if you're doing step 1, in my experience, you don't even need > the fancy cleaner. > > > Step 3> apply some sort of wheel wax to the painted parts of the wheel. > > This makes Step 1 easier next time. > > I'll have to try this. Scrubbing the ten-spoke wheels is a pain. Right, the 10 spoke for the 9-3 SS is what my Mother has and I have shown her how to "properly" clean it. A nice moist rag, that is devoted to the wheels. It gets washed, but never gets completely clean which isn't even necessary. I need to show some photos of this later this summer. Maybe even a "Saab Wash" page. SaabGuy
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