How to properly clean fuchs

[FastCarFan]

Originally Posted by famoroso

Harvey Wiedman's marching orders: nothing more than mild soap and water to clean Fuchs.

Harvey refinished mine and that was his advice to me. That's what I do and the wheels look perfect.

[gerben1986]

I gave it a try with Vaseline a week ago. There are still some stripes visible, but less visible then before. I guess I need to repeat this process a couple of times

Thanks for all your advise!!

[fizeus]

I generally use those products and after years my wheels still seems new.

For polishing https://angelwax.com/alchemy-metal-polish/

For maintaining (instead of vaseline that can "keep" brake pads powder)
https://dodojuice.net/products/metal-of-honour-metal-sealant-30ml

[p911c]

Did the Vaseline treatment, left liberal amount in for hour, toothbrush scrub and light scotch bright scrub on stubborn areas. Cleaned excess off applied fresh clean buffed in cost of Vaseline and have looked spectacular for a couple of weeks now.

[rosenbergendo]

Got new Wiedmans. Per Obsessed Garage and my experience coating 10 other RS Porsches, I used IPA prep and coated with Gtechniq CSL. Brake dust literally washes off!

[smadsen]

The old joke on this board is "That'll buff right out" should apply here. Unless the aluminum is anodized, and it doesn't look like it is, metal polish like Mother's or semichrome or maybe even NeverDull cotton wadding should clean up the rim. Just use a small buffing wheel on a die-grinder or drill motor to speed things up.

The black paint is another matter. That looks like cheap rattle can paint that may or may not clean up with generic cleaner wax. If not, you're out of easy, cheap options and strip & re-spray may be the only way out.

[Bill Douglas]

We must have a special "super anodizing" that goes onto the Fuchs of our NZ cars.

I have dogs peeing on my wheels, car lives at the beach so lots of salt spray. Their monthly clean is just part of the wash and wax scrub down the rest of the car gets. And they look perfect.

Not bad for a 40 year old car.

[pmax]

What a minefield it appears !

Good thing using the engine degreaser did no harm as far as I can tell.




Side question, can scratches, minor dings be fixed, it's just cosmetics at the end of the day, without having to rip out and recoat ?

[pmax]

preserving fuchs

Oldie but goodie.

Vaseline.

[skinnerd]

P21S wheel cleaner. pH balanced. Spray on, let sit for a couple of minutes and wash off the dirt with a wet sponge. Rinse and micro fiber towel to dry. Works like a champ.