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I myself love the Zaino line of products. Been using them for about 8 yrs and love it.

You can use the same product on the wheels as you use on the car too.

 

Congratulations: Pictures when you have some.

Prima products are great, Epic for wax, Hydro for drying and a interim light spray wax as you dry. Or you can go with some of the other products. I use the Prima line.

As for the wheels, I would go with a powder coat versus a paint application. If they do a quality repaint, it should last with a regular cleaning and wheel wax.

Enjoy...
Don

 

Welcome to M/A....
What Don said....
White means you'll be cleaning brake dust a lot. There is a product called "Wheel Wax", just for this which makes the dust wash off easier.
Powder Coat will withstand the abuse of the brake dust much better. If you find you aren't satisfied with the dealers paint job or you get tired of cleaning the white wheels all the time, just work directly with your local powder coater for a re-do. Not that big a problem if you change your mind.

 

I like Prima products too. Epic & Hydro are my favorites. I also use Griots products. You'll need to experiment a bit & see what you like best.

As for those white wheels I'd recommend replacing the oem brake pads with ceramic ones. Your wheels will stay much cleaner than they will with the oem pads. MINI brake pads are amazingly dusty.

 

Prima products here too! Like it so much since owning the MINI that I use it on my 69 TR6 now too. The new Hydro 2 is really great stuff!

 

Whatever product you choose to use, claybar before you do anything. It's not rocket science. You can have the job done in half an hour or less.

 

I wish you a safe & speedy voyage.

 

Prima is the best and you can find them at my site at ShowCarSupplies.com Shopping Cart

I would start off with some mild Clay..my favorite is the Meguiar's C2000 clay
https://www.showcarsupplies.com/shopexd.asp?id=116&bc=no

And then I would follow it with Prima's new Hydro Seal. Get some Hydro Wash while you are at it and use this to wash your car before you do Hydro Seal. You will get fantastic durability with a super easy single coat application.
https://www.showcarsupplies.com/shopexd.asp?id=245&bc=no

https://www.showcarsupplies.com/shopexd.asp?id=246&bc=no

Check out my Claybar 101 video on YouTube
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu8TpYGF9Fg]Claybar 101 With OctaneGuy - YouTube[/ame]

There is no need to wait for the factory cured paint to "cure". You can wax it the moment you bring it home if you want. Since the MINI won't be garaged, Hydro Seal will give you great long lasting protection.

As for the wheels, I'm with others...powdercoat is best otherwise your painted wheels will chip and deteriorate much faster, especially for a non garaged vehicle..brake dust will eat your paint very quickly.

Richard

 

Cool!

re: PC
Yep, in the future, you can get the wheels chemically stripped and powder coated...it does cost more, but durability is superior..and we all know that having to pull the wheels and tires and get them mounted and rebalanced will add costs as well and takes time!

=)

Richard

 

There are a lot of good products out there. I've never used Prima before but people seem to like them. I've been using Meguiars Professional polishes and waxes for about 10 years now and have always had excellent results.

Are you going to be working by hand or with a machine? What products you buy will vary greatly based on this.