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    Really dirty wheel cleaner?

    Lately I’ve been cleaning some really nasty wheels with a lot of baked on brake dust. I normally use Diablo cleaner, but it won’t touch the baked on stuff. I’m looking to buy a different brand to have on hand for really bad wheels and thought I would get suggestions from the forum before buying. All suggestions will be appreciated

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    Re: Really dirty wheel cleaner?

    Meguiars Wheel Brightener is hard to beat, excellent stuff. And 1 gallon can be diluted 4:1 or even 8:1..! But don't forget to buy a chemical resistant sprayer..

    Poorboy's Spray and Rinse is also great, but not as cost effective and the Meguiars WB.

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    Re: Really dirty wheel cleaner?

    WB would be a good choice. Just be careful on uncoated wheels as it is possible to dull the finish on them.
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    Re: Really dirty wheel cleaner?

    Poorboy's Spray and Rinse this stuff is awesome. You pay for what you get, not the cheapest but works great.

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    Re: Really dirty wheel cleaner?

    Poorboy's Spray and Rinse or Meguiar's Wheel Brightener.
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    Re: Really dirty wheel cleaner?

    I had the same problem with a M5 and I was using products as you and was not working. I just picked up some wolfs and megs apc. Knocked the dust right off the M5. Go with wolfs or sonax or ironx and a apc.

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    Re: Really dirty wheel cleaner?

    Sonax Full Effect and some Iron-X is a good combination. The wheels on my daughters BMW X-3 were sadly neglected until I got to them. They are almost 100% better now.

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    Re: Really dirty wheel cleaner?

    Best wheel cleaner for the money is mothers all wheel and tire. It is non acidic and destroys brake dust. I was able to spray small amounts of product and remove brake dust on all different types of wheels
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    Re: Really dirty wheel cleaner?

    Ive had good experience with Megs Hot rims all wheel and tire, foams nicely and cleans really well.

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    Re: Really dirty wheel cleaner?

    Thanks for the advise. I placed an order for Sonax, Poorboys, and IronX. I'll give them a try and see what happens.

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