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Ruxis

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NISMO Grand Master

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Bit late, but I'm very skeptical when it comes to wheel "sealants" nothing concrete, but i wonder how many of these products maintain their sealing properties under the high temps the wheels see due to brake heat.

I've come back from a drive where the wheels are too hot to touch, so gut feel, and it is just gut feel, tells me that most sealers would probably breakdown under that kind of heat.

idk, could be wrong!

GTR-N1 Grand Master

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So long as the condition of the "Clear" is good then a good quality sealant is all you need.

Zaino brand used to be one of the best but on a humid day, it can easily go a bit milky.

Optima brand makes a combo sealant with canauba and it's not as finicky. There are others around and about that are also good.

Your wheels are new, so the "Clear" will not have pit holes to allow brake dust in.

Any old wheels that do allow brake dust into the pores despite applying sealant will probably need a reapplication of "Clear" first - and even blast away the old "Clear".

GotsWapan Community Regular

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here they are.

XXR 552s from the states. (aka Taiwan)

i know there not the greatest racing wheels in the world but i like to keep my things in good condition.

idk if i will use anything yet, just getting an idea.

thanks for that link, does anyone else use anything???

I'm really liking these rims, what size, width and offset are those?

GotsWapan Community Regular

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here they are.

XXR 552s from the states. (aka Taiwan)

i know there not the greatest racing wheels in the world but i like to keep my things in good condition.

idk if i will use anything yet, just getting an idea.

thanks for that link, does anyone else use anything???

I'm really liking these rims, what size, width and offset are those?

akasakaR33 Apprentice

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Bit late, but I'm very skeptical when it comes to wheel "sealants" nothing concrete, but i wonder how many of these products maintain their sealing properties under the high temps the wheels see due to brake heat.

I've come back from a drive where the wheels are too hot to touch, so gut feel, and it is just gut feel, tells me that most sealers would probably breakdown under that kind of heat.

idk, could be wrong!

NISMO I completely agree. So waxes, polishes, etc. anything petroleum based I think is susceptible to breakdown at heat. So the challenge is to find something that doesn't.... which lead me away from anything wax related. I DO take my car on a regular basis to the track, and the amount of brake dust and melted rubber wheels collect is amazing, so being able to clean quickly is important to me.

Just speaking from my own experience...

Jonno34 Mentor

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NISMO I completely agree. So waxes, polishes, etc. anything petroleum based I think is susceptible to breakdown at heat. So the challenge is to find something that doesn't.... which lead me away from anything wax related. I DO take my car on a regular basis to the track, and the amount of brake dust and melted rubber wheels collect is amazing, so being able to clean quickly is important to me.

Just speaking from my own experience...

clean quickly - use FI's Power wheel cleaner

its amazing, most weeks i just spray a bit on and blast it off, every 3 weeks or so ill actually use a brush, but it works so well, the moment your brush touches any spot its sparkly clean!

i love it, my favourite product by FI and probably in the world

Ruxis Veteran

Ruxis

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hah havent been in here for a while decided not to bother with it.

Murphys law says ill try and protect my wheels itll melt on and wreck them hah.

thanks alot for the feedback, im really happy with them.

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Ruxis

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I'm really liking these rims, what size, width and offset are those?

size is 18 8.5 with +30 offset.

ill probly be selling them after xmas seeing as i may be selling my car. PM if you think youd be interested around jan :P

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75coupe Grand Master

75coupe

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wait until you get to the track and find baked on brake dust Jen... then you'll see how hard it is to remove brake dust

with just normal street driving brake dust is hard to remove it sticky and hard to remove, I must admit though Im not exactly driving gently all the time...

I got my Iron X finally and I quickly tried it on half of one rim and yep the stuff removes brake dust awesomely... even the hard to remove stuff, spray on wait and hose off, a bit of agitation for the hard stuff...

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