Regular readers may know that I am the community host at Armor All’s Owner Center. Or they might not. As these are two totally separate projects, it isn’t something I’ve mentioned here more than once or twice. Armor All’s most recent product launch is so fantastic that I have to make an exception and tell you about their new Wheel Protectant.
Over my years in the car industry I’ve seen many new car care products come and go. Many of them were revolutionary from a chemical standpoint, but while they cranked up the lab technicians, they often didn’t make all that big a difference to the end user. You & I still had to work just as hard to keep our ride clean.
Armor All’s Wheel Protectant is different. I have yet to meet an owner of a European car that hasn’t asked me what is the best method of removing brake dust from their wheels. To be truthful, the best method would have to include not having any to begin with. This is where this new product comes in.
Simple stuff really: Wash wheels, dry wheels, spray on wheel protectant. For roughly 4 weeks, your wheels will stay spotlessly clean. Brake dust and road junk quite literally does not stick for up to 4 weeks!
I’ve seen this at work in a lab and it is pretty impressive stuff. Tomorrow I’m going to apply it to one wheel on our test car this week and see how it works in the real world. For now though, check out this fun video that the folks at Armor All have put together. The stuff really is just as impressive as it looks in the video.
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What happens if it gets on your rotors? Does it deflect the brake pads too?
Seriously, would like to know…
I’ll ask.
A dirt repellant! Armor All has some really excellent products. I like their Extreme Tire Shine too, makes my old tires look like new.
The friction from the pads immediately removes any spray on the rotors. It will though help keep the calipers clean too
most excellent.
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My thing is i have chrome wheels and i put some of it on today and then i noticed spots that were from where it dried and it looked horrible so i wiped it off to make my wheels "reflective" again. So should i just let it be hazy and dirty looking or do i just wiped them off like always and do it a lot cheaper way buy washing them and waxing them. I only wax my car 2x per month and all i have to do is wipe them off and i do a lot of driving like 400-600 miles in 2days per week. What is my best bet? Did i just not use it correctly?