07-15-2018, 08:38 PM | #1 |
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Wheel Cleaner
I am sure there are about 10,000 posts on this, but let me give the exact scenario.
A Detailer I used several times would spray something on the wheels about 60 seconds before they started with the car soap from a pressure washer. Always took every bit of the dirt, grime and whatever from every single place on the wheels. Never found out what it was. Wondering if anyone knew of something that worked this well on melting off the dirt without getting into the wheel with a brush? |
07-16-2018, 03:51 PM | #7 |
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I use the Sonax Cleaner Plus. It is the newest formulation, 30% stronger than the Full Effect and works much faster
I use it 1X/wk, removes all brake dust, dirt, any discoloration with just a garden hose - I would guess a pressure washer would be even more effective
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Plus definitely works better than Full Effect or Car Guys' wheel cleaner though. I like the spray nozzle on it. It's much better at getting a wider area with even spray. A bottle doesn't last very long though... |
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Iron X is quite good as a cleaner for the wheels, but I still use a degreaser (SuperClean) in a 3:1 with distilled water to take the browning out of my tires. And you gotta scrub for the tires.
I'm curious if there's a 1 spray fits all as well but to remove/stop corrosion from industrial runoff and pull the browning from the tires is a tall order. |
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07-19-2018, 10:30 AM | #12 |
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I use P21S Gel cleaner for wheels and tires; buy it by the gallon and it lasts all year. I wait for 25% sales on Autogeek.net which happens at least once per quarter.
Sonar Plus does work great. I would not use Iron X for regular wheel cleaning, as it is a waste, costly, and smells terrible as someone pointed out. I use Iron X before twice annual paint corrections. I've never found a cleaner where I didn't need to follow up with a cheap microfiber towel. Just be sure that whatever you use is PH neutral, which means stay away from crap at Autozone unless you find Griots at Advance Auto.
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Did the wheel dirt/grime turn RED and run off? If it did then it is something like SONAX or similar. If it didn't then they may have used a strong degreaser. I have a buddy that uses a strong degreaser on his wheels and it certainly takes everything off however I have read he label and it is some bad strong stuff! I read the warnings and I wouldn't use it on my wheels. However, he uses it on his wheels (Porsche Cayman) and figures since he rinses it off quickly he won't have problems. His car is 6-7 years old and his wheels haven't had any issues but it still doesn't make me want to switch to that stuff.
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What is the stronger stuff called? |
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I never let my wheels get black/heavy brake dust, but I can say medium dirty wheels left for a week odd come up clean & I mean no need to touch the wheel with anything.
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Do you know what color the liquid was? Honestly it's probably a diluted solution of Dawn, bc it's cheaper than them buying wheel cleaner
i've used this and it works pretty well https://www.amazon.com/Best-Wheel-Ti.../dp/B014V9GFJU |
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there is no such thing as a 100% hands free wheel cleaner.
either your wheels were relatively clean to begin with and the detailer just spray wheel cleaner on to get some light dirt off or you might have not watched his whole process. i'm not trying to rain on your parade i'm just saying ask any detailer and they will agree there is no such thing as a true no agitating wheel cleaner on the market. |
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