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    Looking for safe strong aluminum wheel cleaner on Ford wheels

    So I'm assuming that these are clear coated but I'm looking a wheel cleaner to deep clean here and there. They're also machined and anodized too.

    Typically I use soap but these oem brake pads on my f250 SD dust like hell. I can see it starting to build up... Thoughts? Prefer something that I can get locally...

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    Re: Looking for safe strong aluminum wheel cleaner on Ford wheels

    Quote Originally Posted by MrOneEyedBoh View Post
    So I'm assuming that these are clear coated
    but I'm looking a wheel cleaner to deep clean
    here and there.

    They're also machined and anodized too.

    Thoughts?
    Prefer something that I can get locally...
    Machined; anodized; clear-coated.

    •I’ll suggest:
    Mothers Polished Aluminum Wheel Cleaner, anodized aluminum wheel cleaner, all wheel cleaner

    -It’s formulated for all types of wheels:
    -You should be able to find it locally.


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    Re: Looking for safe strong aluminum wheel cleaner on Ford wheels

    Meguiar's makes an aluminum wheel cleaner.

    If it's bare aluminum, not coated or anodized - whatever? You don't want to screw them up.

    Better to be safe than sorry.


    2 super safe options from great companies that know how and when to fool-proof products for the masses.


    Mothers Polished Aluminum Wheel Cleaner, anodized aluminum wheel cleaner, all wheel cleaner

    Meguiars Hot Rims? Aluminum Wheel Cleaner





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    Re: Looking for safe strong aluminum wheel cleaner on Ford wheels

    Thanks!

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    Re: Looking for safe strong aluminum wheel cleaner on Ford wheels

    Quote Originally Posted by MrOneEyedBoh View Post
    Typically I use soap but these oem brake pads on my f250 SD dust like hell. I can see it starting to build up...
    This is the exact reason why I use wheel cleaners vs. just soap. My car has performance brake pads, but a similar problem. The have great stopping ability...but dust like crazy too. The dust also seem to be "sticky" and not easy to remove. After a week or two with an autocross event thrown in, the wheels are a mess.

    Using soap gets them "kinda-clean" but takes a lot of work. A good wheel cleaner gets them "squeaky-clean" with very little effort. I don't have any polished wheels, so I won't recommend anything. Don't want to lead you astray.
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    Re: Looking for safe strong aluminum wheel cleaner on Ford wheels

    Quote Originally Posted by Desertnate View Post
    This is the exact reason why I use wheel cleaners vs. just soap. My car has performance brake pads, but a similar problem. The have great stopping ability...but dust like crazy too. The dust also seem to be "sticky" and not easy to remove. After a week or two with an autocross event thrown in, the wheels are a mess.

    Using soap gets them "kinda-clean" but takes a lot of work. A good wheel cleaner gets them "squeaky-clean" with very little effort. I don't have any polished wheels, so I won't recommend anything. Don't want to lead you astray.
    Any recommendations on wheel cleaner locally?

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    Re: Looking for safe strong aluminum wheel cleaner on Ford wheels

    I think the products Mike recommended are available in auto parts and big-box stores. Pretty sure I've seen the Meguiars product, not positive about the Mothers, but it might be.

    I've not been impressed with OTC wheel cleaners and usually order from here or other detailing supplies. The ones I found on shelves tended to be really harsh.
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