Ccw wheels rant!
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From the Auto Detailing Network:
On the other side of the coin, Lexus is coming out with a self-healing clearcoat that if scratched, "heals" itself to its original shine. That should be interesting.
The term of these new generation of clears is simply called "scratch resistant clears" One common name for them is a brand called Cerami-Clear which simply uses nanno, or very tiny particles of ceramic that migrate to the very top portion of the clear coat and give it more scratch resistance against car washing and normal everyday abrasions. It's a better version of the old Melamine clear coats which are also very hard. But...some of these hard clear coats are very hard and very difficult to remove imperfections. You will need to be fairly aggressive to get anywhere with some of these newer, harder clears. I have also seen scratch resistant clears that once you buff through the very thin nanno section of ceramic particles that are at the very top of the clear, it turns into a softer clear underneath and can still swirl and mar very badly, even though technically it's a scratch resistant clear. So this can be very confusing and demoralizing for a detailer as well.
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Not sure Allen
Its a optional finish Boze Forged offers with the wheels when they are made to order if a cusotmer wants this option.
I love it on my wheels. They always look like bright shinny polished aluminum and simple to clean as well.
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If you want to polish aluminum then I suggest you use what the big truck (semi) guys use on their show trucks. They have lots of aluminum on those things. As well as mine also.
I use Zephyr pro 40 on my semi. The first time I used it I couldn't believe it. I thought you had to work up a sweat to polish aluminum. With this stuff you just wipe it on, let it sit until dry, then wipe it off. And it last surprisingly long on my semi wheels.
You can get it at most Peterbilt parts dept. Travel Centers of America (truck stop) also sell it.
Linky:
https://www.zephyrpro40.com/s2/Scrip...?idCategory=77
If it's good enough for this truck....it should work on corvette wheels.
I use Zephyr pro 40 on my semi. The first time I used it I couldn't believe it. I thought you had to work up a sweat to polish aluminum. With this stuff you just wipe it on, let it sit until dry, then wipe it off. And it last surprisingly long on my semi wheels.
You can get it at most Peterbilt parts dept. Travel Centers of America (truck stop) also sell it.
Linky:
https://www.zephyrpro40.com/s2/Scrip...?idCategory=77
If it's good enough for this truck....it should work on corvette wheels.
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If you want to polish aluminum then I suggest you use what the big truck (semi) guys use on their show trucks. They have lots of aluminum on those things. As well as mine also.
I use Zephyr pro 40 on my semi. The first time I used it I couldn't believe it. I thought you had to work up a sweat to polish aluminum. With this stuff you just wipe it on, let it sit until dry, then wipe it off. And it last surprisingly long on my semi wheels.
You can get it at most Peterbilt parts dept. Travel Centers of America (truck stop) also sell it.
Linky:
https://www.zephyrpro40.com/s2/Scrip...?idCategory=77
If it's good enough for this truck....it should work on corvette wheels.
I use Zephyr pro 40 on my semi. The first time I used it I couldn't believe it. I thought you had to work up a sweat to polish aluminum. With this stuff you just wipe it on, let it sit until dry, then wipe it off. And it last surprisingly long on my semi wheels.
You can get it at most Peterbilt parts dept. Travel Centers of America (truck stop) also sell it.
Linky:
https://www.zephyrpro40.com/s2/Scrip...?idCategory=77
If it's good enough for this truck....it should work on corvette wheels.
Just curious...How long does it take you to detail that bad boy?!
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Well than that is fantastic! Now I am definitely gonna do it! Thanks Alex.
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I didn't mean to give the impression that is my truck. Mine is an every day work truck. I try to keep it clean and polished, but not to the level of the one in the picture. It takes long hours to get a big truck to look like that for a photo shoot or truck show.
There is a truck show coming up in Wildwood Florida on April 8,9 and 10 if you want to see some nice trucks like the one in the photo. Nothing like a fully prepped show truck!
There is a truck show coming up in Wildwood Florida on April 8,9 and 10 if you want to see some nice trucks like the one in the photo. Nothing like a fully prepped show truck!
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I can't believe ( unless I missed it) that no one mentioned REJEX to coat their CCW's. I clean/polish them in the Spring and give them 2-3 coats of REJEX and they look great for the following year. The difference between the maintenance required on a "raw" vs a REJEX coated wheel is night and day. Try it, you'll like it
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I can't believe ( unless I missed it) that no one mentioned REJEX to coat their CCW's. I clean/polish them in the Spring and give them 2-3 coats of REJEX and they look great for the following year. The difference between the maintenance required on a "raw" vs a REJEX coated wheel is night and day. Try it, you'll like it
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I have the fuel cell pan covers powder coated chrome on my car and they look more like a low luster polished aluminum. 
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I can't believe ( unless I missed it) that no one mentioned REJEX to coat their CCW's. I clean/polish them in the Spring and give them 2-3 coats of REJEX and they look great for the following year. The difference between the maintenance required on a "raw" vs a REJEX coated wheel is night and day. Try it, you'll like it
I do the same.