Am I SOL? I noticed some light haze on my front 2 Volks... feels rough to the touch. Is there anything I can do besides stripping the anodizing and getting it polished and clearcoated? Thanks

 

bump

 

try a clay bar with lots of lube and see if it helps

 

i think i've asked you this before, but just to be clear...

clay bar is definitely safe for anodized lips?

 

Yes, at least on my anodized wheels. Make sure its a fine clay bar and not an aggressive one though, all OTC ones such as the mothers/meguiars/claymagic are fine type though

 

so what exactly comes after the clay barring? i'm sure it can't be that easy.

 

My process for deep cleaning wheels is the following. It is safe on anodized lips and painted wheels. This can be done on or off the car, but its easier off.
1. Wash wheels with car wash and water to remove majority of dust etc. using sheepskin wash mitt. Do in the shade/garage if possible
2. Dry wheels with leaf blower and MF towel
3. Spray anodize safe wheel cleaner on wheels and tires. Good ones are eagle one all wheel cleaner or meguiar's multipiece wheel cleaner. The eagle one is slightly stronger. Agitated with mitt or boar's hair brush and scrub tires with a tire brush, don't allow product to sit for longer than 1 minute
4. Rinse with lots of water
6. Dry again with leaf blower/MF
7. Clay wheel with lots of clay lube. I like to use meg's last touch detailer diluted 2:1. Make sure you get into all the nooks and crannies of the wheels, this should take 15-20 mins per wheel if you are **** like me.
8. Follow up with a nonabbrasive paint cleaner such as meg's deep crystal paint cleaner
9. Apply a synthetic sealant to the wheels for protection. I just use my normal paint sealant, Meg's #21 synthetic sealant. I've heard wheel wax and poorboy's wheel sealant work well also.
10. Get a beer and some advil, repeat and rinse for each wheel

 

thanks for the write-up, redlude.

 

Thank you redlude. The clay bar worked. That haze is gone.