Group501

I recently purchased a c7 Stingray z51 with the black wheels. Since purchasing the car I have had the car, rims and windshield Opti-coated. I do not drive the car in the rain and it is garaged. Once a week I: lightly dust off the car with a California duster, spray wax it with Optimum spray wax, clean the glass with Stoners Invisible cleaner and dress the tires with Optimum tire gel. I have not had to wash the car yet but when I do I will be using Optimum no-rinse. I have 800 miles on the car and while applying the tire gel yesterday I noticed that the wheels were looking a bit dirty. I used the spray wax and a micro fiber towel to clean the rims. About 35 minutes and 2 micro fiber towels later I knew it was not the right way to clean them. They did come out great but big hands and small openings on deep wheels was a real pain, literally. My question is this: Should I buy the Mother's power ball? Is there something better than it? Is there a better spray than the Optimum spray wax, to use on the wheels? I appreciate all suggestions. As a side note, I am of the school where I want my car to always look great but do not want to spend all day cleaning it. Also, any suggestions for an entry level buffer that won't leave swirl marks would be appreciated.

0Killrwheels@Autogeek

If you are not using a traditional wheel cleaner and hose to clean wheels (best advice) you should then consider a rinseless wash. Using a spray wax over dirty wheels is not the right way to remove dirt. Opticoat is very durable and a good safe wheel cleaner or rinseless wash should not harm it in any way. A Mothers Powerball is best used for polishing wheels with an abrasive paste.

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