Wheel cleaner for WORK wheels or 3 piece wheels.

[Ryanmckinley]

I have a pair of work vs xx on my car and I notice they get dirty really fast compared to my old wheels, and would like to know a good cleaner because I spent too much on these and would like a strong but safe wheel cleaner. I really like eagle one wheel cleaner but it says not safe on painted wheels :/ any suggestions?

[Sonic Mustang]

If your wheels are getting dirty enough to require a strong cleaner, you're not cleaning them as often as you should. I have a custom made set of wheels on my daily driver. Part of each wheel is rough cast aluminum that's painted. The rims are bare polished aluminum. Over the past 10 years I have never used anything stronger than Meguiar's HyperWash which is a car wash soap - the same stuff I use to wash the rest of the car.

Get off your butt and don't let the brake dust and dirt build up on your wheels. Or, just get black wheels that look the same clean or filthy.

[Dmb5450]

I have a pair of work vs xx on my car and I notice they get dirty really fast compared to my old wheels, and would like to know a good cleaner because I spent too much on these and would like a strong but safe wheel cleaner. I really like eagle one wheel cleaner but it says not safe on painted wheels :/ any suggestions?


If you want to protect your investment, which seems true being that you said you "spent too much on these" spend an extra 100 dollars and coat your wheels, your wheels will be a breeze to clean. My coated wheels have never needed more than a coin-op rinse to get 95% clean in the winter months with all the salt.

[fly07sti]

Or another option is to upgrade your brake pads. That way your wheels will be much easier to clean with less brake dust.

[Ryanmckinley]

You mean with those ceramic glass coatings?

[Ryanmckinley]

And I clean my car 3 times a week, I'm not lazy, just brake dust sticks to these more and I have ceramic pads on my car from factory they don't generate that much dust.

[Dave.0]

Yes use a ceramic coating like 22 ple for rims and metal. It works great and I only use soap and water to keep my wheels clean once a week.

[Sonic Mustang]

And I clean my car 3 times a week, I'm not lazy, just brake dust sticks to these more and I have ceramic pads on my car from factory they don't generate that much dust.

I'm calling BS. In your first post, you ask about a strong wheel cleaner. Now you claim you wash your wheels three times per week. No matter how much dirt and brake dust get on a wheel, two days isn't long enough for it to bind to the surface. If you're washing 3x per week, all you need is regular car wash soap.

I can water hose 98% of the brake dust off my wheels after two days after running a hard 80 miles on twisty mountain roads and my car has semi competition brake pads.

[Ryanmckinley]

I'm calling BS. In your first post, you ask about a strong wheel cleaner. Now you claim you wash your wheels three times per week. No matter how much dirt and brake dust get on a wheel, two days isn't long enough for it to bind to the surface. If you're washing 3x per week, all you need is regular car wash soap.

I can water hose 98% of the brake dust off my wheels after two days after running a hard 80 miles on twisty mountain roads and my car has semi competition brake pads.

I said I want a solid wheel cleaner that won't harm my wheels finish. I didn't want all your assumptions of what I do or say.

[swanicyouth]

OP, I dunno if you are driving a Bugatti or something, but the best investment you will make in this situation isn't coating your wheels or buying a certain wheel cleaner - it's switching to low dust ceramic brake pads.

These pads will eliminate your dirty wheel issue, especially if you clean your wheels frequently. Wagner Thermo Quiet and Akebono are two very good brands of these type of pads.

It's amazing what switching to low dust pads will do.

You can trust me, I'm the Hall Monitor here.


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[Ryanmckinley]

It's a Lexus IS

[FUNX650]

I want a solid wheel cleaner
that won't harm my wheels finish.

I like P21S', (and its cousin S100)
wheel cleaners.

"P21S Wheel Cleaners work safely
and effectively on every type of wheel
and wheel coating on the market.
No guess work required!"

P21S WHEEL CLEANERS gel and regular (http://www.autogeek.net/p2wheelclean.html)


Bob

[shadwell]

I went to the effort of removing the wheels and cleaning them, iron-x, clay, polish and waxed with collinite 476... took most of aday to do.. BUT...
They only ever need car wash soap and wheel wollies to get them clean again weekly...
I use Optimum Car wax to top the wheels after drying..

They are Merc Piano black and CNC silver face multispoke 19's and without this keeping them clean was a PITA....

[Sonic Mustang]

You
I said I want a solid wheel cleaner that won't harm my wheels finish. I didn't want all your assumptions of what I do or say.

You wrote "strong but safe." You only need a strong cleaner for caked, baked and etched in deposits and you only deal with those if you don't clean your wheels often. I don't want to deal with your reinterpretation of what you originally wrote.

[WeekendDIY]

Then stop replying to his posts if it's bothering you so much that way you "don't have to deal" with it.