LouieM

Gibbs Brand Protectant has been recommended to me as something that will keep new, unpainted aluminum wheels looking new. Here is the link to the product: http://www.roadsters.com/gibbs/

Any of you guys know about this stuff as a protectant for aluminum, whether wheels or not? The properties as described in the web site sound wondrous.

wmf62

you're right, it sounds too good to be true...
Bill

LouieM

It sure does sound that way. I called the vendor and he was quite sincere about this product's good properties--he was not aggressive at all about selling, and related several examples of how this product has worked for guys over the past few years. I ordered a couple of spray cans.

Plastic Pig

Gibbs Oil is good stuff. I use it on my magnesium wheels to keep them semi shiny between polishings. Nothing sticks to the wheels at all. Road tar, brake dust, salt, it all just wipes right off.

LouieM

Ask "the man who owns one" and you'll get a straight answer. I figured one of you guys would know about this stuff. I wonder why it is not better known....nobody at all has heard of this product in northern Cal.

Sudden thought: if nothing sticks to this stuff, how do you get polish on the wheels?

wmf62

i thought the same thing about painting after using; i can't imagine getting all that stuff out of the pores...
Bill

RoadKing96

Me too.

If this stuff does half of what it claims it can do, it'll be worth the money.

Blk63Vette

Hi

Can you use it on knock off rims...Will it effect the paint?

Pete

wmf62

personally, i wouldn't use it on anything painted; if it gets under the paint (as it is a penetrating oil) it may cause the paint to delaminate....
Bill

JOliver

I use Gibbs on alot of things and love it ...I use it on all my guns.
It really works very well.

Jason

Black_Magic

I use GIBBS all the time and love it Best penetrating oil I've ever used.

LouieM

It's good to get more than one opinion about this wonder liquid. My two cans will be arriving in a few days and I'll sure be interested in seeing how it performs on my new wheels.

Painting over it still gives me pause. The online blurb doesn't describe Gibbs as an OIL it just says PENETRANT, so it must be a different category of stuff. The blurb also doesn't say to remove the Gibbs before painting, just to wipe away any surface excess. Anyone know what this stuff is made of?

LouieM

Do you buy it in an auto parts store, or online? Nobody's heard of it where I live and I ordered online.

Plastic Pig

I painted the center of my wheels after using this stuff for years and just used normal prep. The paint has stuck for probably 10 years or so.

I don't wipe it on the paint, but in my experience it works great on bare aluminum and magnesium.

RoadKing96

So....has anyone used successfully on Aluminum intake or valve covers?
RK