Wheel barrels that aren’t worth cleaning?

[Setec Astronomy]

Yea that’s the problem, once clean they’re going to be a PITA to keep clean, because getting in and around into all areas isn’t easy, and unless you do that you’re left with little patches behind the large spokes that stay dirty.

This is never 100%, but they make those angled Wheel Woolies that you can kind of get to those areas with.

[Eldorado2k]

This is never 100%, but they make those angled Wheel Woolies that you can kind of get to those areas with.

I’ve got these brushes, not the softest brushes around chrome but they could be used if I had to. But something softer would be better.

[Bill D]

I wouldn’t risk those when coming in contact with chrome. Maybe if you have the wheels off the car

[Eldorado2k]

Ok so I went ahead and did 1...
This is what 16yrs. of baked on brake dust looks like. It’s going to be a test spot challenge, Wheel Brightener vs. Brown Royal. The winner goes on to clean the rest of the wheel.



1st up, Wheel Brightener @4:1 Good spray, let dwell for almost 2min.



Agitate.





Rinse.





Brown Royal.



Straight undiluted. Dwell for 2min.



Agitate.





Rinse.





I’ll clean the rest of the wheel with Brown Royal.. Cleaned the tire with Megs D143.



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1st I used Sonax Spray & Seal... But then I changed my mind, wiped it down with Blackfire Paint Prep, and instead went with AA Wheel Protectant. This is after spraying the AA.



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What do you guys think? Worth it? Or nah?

[Bill D]

Ah ha! So Brown Royal for the win. I’ll have to keep that in mind if I get into detailing for pay again. Are you going to remove the old wheel weight residue? Looks fantastic otherwise!

[Eldorado2k]

Ah ha! So Brown Royal for the win. I’ll have to keep that in mind if I get into detailing for pay again. Are you going to remove the old wheel weight residue? Looks fantastic otherwise!

I didn’t want to mess with anything, so I left the wheel weight/residue alone.

[Bill D]

Looks great any way. This is the first time I’m really seeing BR in action. I had heard good things about WB for a while but it’s interesting to see it got beat in this case.

Before you know it you’re going to have this Caddy so detailed you’re going to win first in class at a Cadillac club show!

[Eldorado2k]

Looks great any way. This is the first time I’m really seeing BR in action. I had heard good things about WB for a while but it’s interesting to see it got beat in this case.

TBO, when it comes to the caked & baked, WB usually fails.. It’s great for maintenance cleaning, but for exteme situations I don’t really reach for it because I already know what’s going to happen. Brown Royal on the other hand... Fugetaboutit!lol. It’s the best wheel cleaner in the

[Bill D]

That claim certainly seems to be substantiated!

[MikeC78]

Those look like the barrels on my own escalade and in better shape. Probably because they've never been cleaned. lol