Preferred wheel cleaner?

[Ramsolid]

What are you using

 

[1500canoe]

I've been using Meguiar's Hot Rims Chrome, but, I have chrome wheels.

 

[Pull Ya]

What kind of wheels do you have? Are they just dirty or are they stained or brake dust caked on or just routine maintenance?
Jay

 

[Immortaldaul]

I have ae alloy rims and they are powder coated black with milled accents there's caked on brake dust galore on there what should I use to clean them off.

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[gofishn]

my 19 yr old. he bends down low heckovalot easier than me

 

[Nick@GotExhaust]

I like to detail as a hobby on my own vehicles and lurk the detailers forums a lot. this is my favorite by far right now

 

[Pull Ya]

This might give you a few choices.
Jay
https://www.autopia-carcare.com/all-wheel-cleaners.html

 

[Immortaldaul]

I like to detail as a hobby on my own vehicles and lurk the detailers forums a lot. this is my favorite by far right now

Where would I buy that?

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[Nick@GotExhaust]

Where would I buy that?

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Autogeek.net they got tons of stuff. Check out their forum too!

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[Ramsolid]

What kind of wheels do you have? Are they just dirty or are they stained or brake dust caked on or just routine maintenance?
Jay

I picked up some fuel vapors , matte black machine finished and had a huge problem with brake dust not so much now I switched to ceramic pads just a pain in the you know what trying to get in the nooks and crannies to scrub the rim

 

[BADHEMI1]

Automagic Red Hot

 

[rotwiler]

I tried new wheel cleaning way today I never did before. Wheels had tons of brake dust on my Camaro. I decided to buy gallon of meguiers wheel brightener(was like $20 but concentrated so makes 5 gallons). A 50 pack of generic magic Erasure type pads for $8. Sprayed wheel brightener, rinsed, used Dawn detergent along with a magic Erasure type pads, rinsed, then used a gel RV wash concentrate and went over wheel with microfiber cloth with the RV wash. Turned out excellent, just need to go over it with some wax and done. Took me total of 10 minutes per wheel. After dried I noticed some minor spots I missed but wheels look fantastic.

 

[Pull Ya]

^^^^Do these have any abrasive in them--generic magic Erasure type pads?
Jay

 

[1500canoe]

^^^^Do these have any abrasive in them--generic magic Erasure type pads?
Jay

I have no idea of the reliability of this source but: https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/how-a-magic-eraser-can-damage-your-car-by-kevin-woo

"When a Magic Eraser gets wet, its abrasiveness is the equivalent of 3000 to 5000 grit sandpaper, depending on how hard you scrub. That might not sound very rough, but on car paint the damage could be severe."

 

[rotwiler]

I didn't see any scratches, but kept soap on it all the time, happy with results. I also didn't need to put a lot of pressure, wheels were bad, I tried brushes in past etc and this so far is only thing that has actually made them look new again. Under what's it is made out of just says malamine sponge. Thanks for the info, I will be super careful not to scratch paint when I use these pads. Never thought they were abrasive, lucky I didn't mess up my wheels.

 

[BTD07]

I didn't see any scratches, but kept soap on it all the time, happy with results. I also didn't need to put a lot of pressure, wheels were bad, I tried brushes in past etc and this so far is only thing that has actually made them look new again. Under what's it is made out of just says malamine sponge. Thanks for the info, I will be super careful not to scratch paint when I use these pads. Never thought they were abrasive, lucky I didn't mess up my wheels.

From the article.."Magic Erasers are made from melamine foam". So I would be careful. A proper wheel brush can work just as well without the worry.

 

[gixxer]

P21S!

 

[Quick_Shifter]

Chemical Guys Diablo Wheel Gel, Works great and smells delicious

 

[gixxer]

P21s has this gel like cleaner that sprays on and coats the rim. Very little elbow grease involved!

 

[quietpeen]

I have the wheels on my car ceramic coated so just soap and water works great. On the truck the wheels are not ceramic coated so I use Adams wheel cleaner.