What wheel cleaner for painted aluminum wheels?

[68bowtie]

I just got some painted and clear coated aluminum wheels for my chevelle and was wondering whats a good wheel cleaner.
thanks

[Colinpd137]

Honestly just soap and water would be the safest. If that can't cut it try something a little more aggressive like a clear coat safe APC

[WRAPT C5Z06]

Are the wheels new?

To maintain them, Chemical Guys Diablo Gel would work great. You can dilute it to suit your needs.

[RhetoricMixes]

Are the wheels new?

To maintain them, Chemical Guys Diablo Gel would work great. You can dilute it to suit your needs.

[Pureshine]

You can use Sonax but kinda of $$ but works great. I have painted and clear coated wheels.

[68bowtie]

Yes there brand new.

[WRAPT C5Z06]

Since your wheels are clear coated, you can use pretty much any wheel cleaner safely. However, since they're brand new, there's no need for anything strong. Griot's Wheel Cleaner and CG Diablo(diluted 3:1 - 6:1) are both good ones for maintaining. These are both VERY safe, too! If you want a gel type, go with CG Diablo. If you don't need that, Griot's(green) would be an excellent choice as well.

[ScottB]

p21s, DP, or Griots

[ihaveacamaro]

I use Optimum Power Clean as it is safe on all wheel types

[PiPUK]

As long as they remain in good shape, FivePoint.0 is bang on the money but my experience is that, sooner or later, something goes wrong when using the stronger products and you end up with a mess. So I would definitely stick to products which are free of caustics such as sodium hydroxide and if you want to go to acids, probably nothing stronger than oxalic as a base. By doing this, even if something goes wrong and the aluminium manages to become exposed, you won't do any harm to the rim itself.

All the best