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      05-22-2019, 10:46 AM   #1
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Cleaning OEM tinted windows and OEM wheels

Do I need to take any special precautions in cleaning the inside windows or the 698 wheels to avoid damage to the tint or to any coating or special surface on the wheels? Thanks
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Do I need to take any special precautions in cleaning the inside windows or the 698 wheels to avoid damage to the tint or to any coating or special surface on the wheels? Thanks
factory tint is in the glass itself, so no special precaution there.
wheels are clearcoated, so any cleaner you would use on your paint is fine.
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^ Exactly--good advise
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There is a product from Chemical Guys called Max Coat Wheel Guard. I put it on my wheels and 6 months later it was still working by keeping dirt off. This stuff is REALLY slick. I did washes every weekend in that time too and thousands of miles. Most of the brake dust would wash off just with the hose. I only hand washed it when I went to car shows to get the very fine, almost invisible layer of stuck dirt.

https://www.chemicalguys.com/wheel-g...t/WAC_303.html
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Thanks.
Would it make sense to use Meguiar's Cleaner+Wax on washed wheels? Or just wax? Or polish?
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Thanks.
Would it make sense to use Meguiar's Cleaner+Wax on washed wheels? Or just wax? Or polish?
Cleaner waxes usually are a prep for another wax. They clean the surface SORT of like a clay bar just not as good. Don't polish as that removes coatings. Only polish if you need to fix imperfections.

Ceramic coating would be a good one for wheels... Then wax that.
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