Author: Wayne Healey

iGone fallout remover on BMW wheels

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Whilst we normally use iGone as a body fallout remover, it works equally well on your wheels. Clean them first with Eau Rouge to remove the dirt and oils, then spray a liberal coating of iGone and watch the theatre evolve in front of you (make sure they’re cold). It turns a deep red as it dissolves the deposits like a wicked witches brew. Give it a bit of agitation with a brush to help it a long a bit, remember, just because it needs help, it isn’t weak, it’s better when you’re working on a customers car to use caution rather than go at it ‘guns a blazing’, this is why we keep our customers, care…

Do not use on bare alloy wheels, I’ve not tested it there so don’t know what will happen, it’s fine on other surfaces though and our involvement with a local MG club means we clean a lot of chrome spoke wheel with no problems.

Why not post your pictures of your wheels bleeding for us to see…

Mind the smell and keep away from children

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Jaguar XJXC clean up iGone fallout removal

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One of my favourite models of car, the XJS came to Healeys after being sat in a barn for years. The customer agreed that she needed some work but wasn’t sure exactly how much. By simply stroking the body once it had been washed with Bubbles (we use Bubbles on jobs like this as we know we’re going to wax the car), a roughness could be felt. This either means poor paint which we can do nothing with, or it means fallout contamination, something we can deal with.

A simple spray with iGone revealed lots of the tell tale deep red trace streaks showing the quantity of iron on this 30 year old car. 2 coatings of iGone removed the majority leaving a bit to remove with the clay mitt.

Once totally cleaned, she was machine polished with Restore and Shine which was then followed by a coat of Slippery When Wet.

A tip to feel for fallout is to place your hand in a clean sandwich bag and gently, stroke the cars surface, you’ll hear a noise, this is fallout, you need iGone now!

 

VW Polo clean up for a birthday present with iGone

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A regular client of Healey’s wanted this little Polo prepared for her daughters 17th birthday. After a wash with Super 8 Bubbles shampoo and a few squirts of iGone Fallout Remover, the trial sections showed it needed quite a lot of work. This is a great example of iGone doing its thing prior to waxing.

Once the iGone has stopped flowing, just rinse or wash away and try it again, sometimes it hits it in one go, sometimes it’ll take a few goes. This doesn’t mean iGone’s rubbish, it just means there’s lots to remove…

 

Remember never use it in direct sunlight and keep it wet for best results. If it does crystallise, just reapply..

 

MG BGT paint restoration with Restore and Shine

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We were asked to lift the original paint on this ’74 MG BGT recently from its dull Teal to a bright new level. After a wash with Bubbles and a dry down with our blue drying towel, the chosen weapon of choice was our trusty DAS Pro random machine, a medium Spider pad and a good helping of Restore and Shine compound and polish. Various areas responded differently but the overall finish was a complete surprise. When you have a vehicle this age you don’t really know its true paint history, little bits of panel work have different thicknesses and quality of paint, so the outcome is going to be a surprise however you look at it.

A few passes with Restore and Shine bought the majority up better than we thought and left us with a very happy customer.

The second photo was taken recently, the original 50/50 shot was taken about 2 years ago, and she’s still looking as good as new even though she hasn’t been washed since the polish and wax!