Shadow Black - Keeping it Clean

[El Diablo]

How often do you clean your wheels? I find they get coated with brake dust quick!

I clean my wheels each time I wash the car. Maybe once every 6 weeks.
The brakes get dirty quickly. A small price to pay for the miles of smiles.

My 350 isn't my daily so I don't put a lot of miles on it between washes.

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[Bender]

Cquartz finest overtop Xpel Ultimate film does wonders. My R isn't a DD so again I might only wash it once a month or less.

Also use as much water pressure as possible to remove dirt and contaminates. I probably go over my car completely 4-5 times with the hose and the nozzle set on varying from jet to shower to loosen dirt. Once everything loose it off do I begin to wash. I use a pressure washer with a foam cannon and layer the entire car in suds. Then use mitt from top to bottom section by section with a bucket full of additional suds. I use grit gards and 2 bucket method as well

Use the hose without a nozzle to "flood" the car and use the moving water to carry as much water off as possible. With a good top coat most water will come off this way. Then I use an electric leaf blower to dry the car. Then I use a microfiber towel to spot dry any drips from crevices. I touch paint as little as possible

 

[Caballus]

Black is black...I love this stuff:

Does it work on top of ppf?

 

[chitlins37]

Apologies for the necro...but what psi are you guys with the pressure washers using? Different settings for wheels or same psi?

 

[blkguyblk5.0]

Ceramic coating does not prevent swirls. It makes the car hydrophobic for easier washing and cleaning but you can absolutely get swirls on a ceramic coated car. Ask me how I know...

 

[Labradog]

Buy a good random orbital polisher, pads, and polish. I hit my shadow black car every 6 months or so to get rid of swirls. For washes use the 2 bucket method, soft wash mits, and a leaf blower to dry it as much as possible. I then use a microfiber and detail spray to finish drying the car. I also wax it every month.

If you're polishing that frequently it means you're doing something wrong in your wash/dry process.

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