Wheel cleaner
Originally Posted by Ryanmcd2
Does anyone know of a good wheel cleaner that will not screw up the wheels? I know good old soap and water but I would just love to spray something on and hose it off. Wheels are always a pain in the ***. 
I use Orange Blast cleaner/dgreaser.
Go to the powerwasher, spray wheels with blast, scrub quickly with wheel brush, then power wash off.
AFter doing this, the only thing needed is a light wipe with a rag, and they lok brand spankin new.
Originally Posted by IzenGreyEvo7
P21S or Griot's Garage are by far the best. They're not acid based like the Meguiars. They're both approved by BBS and the P21S comes in a gel that can really cut through heavy dust build up.
Originally Posted by IzenGreyEvo7
P21S or Griot's Garage are by far the best. They're not acid based like the Meguiars. They're both approved by BBS and the P21S comes in a gel that can really cut through heavy dust build up.
Originally Posted by Ryanmcd2
Does anyone know of a good wheel cleaner that will not screw up the wheels? I know good old soap and water but I would just love to spray something on and hose it off. Wheels are always a pain in the ***.
Griot's Wheel Cleaner -- Approved by BBS.....
www.griotsgarage.com (I believe)
I use their wax too (Best of Show) and Speed Shine....Great stuff
cij
If you care about your car, don't use the Pep-Boys availible cleaners such as Eagle One A-Z and Meguiar's. They have a HUGE amount of acid in them and can lead to paint failure on your wheels. I use them, but only when I detail cars around my neighborhood looking for that quick wash and wax. For your wheels, I would recommend the P21S gel indefinately. I've used it to great sucess. I also just purchased "Wheel Cleaner" from topoftheline.com and it is also very gentle.
BTW: If you are in a realy crunch to clean them up and have no time to get something and no money, use some of your pop...that's right, regular soda from a 2 liter bottle. It has so much acid in it that it can help melt away all that crap.
BTW: If you are in a realy crunch to clean them up and have no time to get something and no money, use some of your pop...that's right, regular soda from a 2 liter bottle. It has so much acid in it that it can help melt away all that crap.
Yeah, I know that Griot's is pretty gentle and that is part of why I've always liked using it.
Mitchubishi, where do you get your P21S cleaner from..? If you could let me know, that'd be cool, and I will post back here if I find it locally in an auto store or whatever.
-Trevor
Mitchubishi, where do you get your P21S cleaner from..? If you could let me know, that'd be cool, and I will post back here if I find it locally in an auto store or whatever.
-Trevor
Unfortunately, P21S is only availble online, as with most high quality detailing products. www.properautocare.com is where I got mine....along with alot of stuff here.
I have found that no matter what spray you use you still end up having to wipe the wheels off. So i'm not sure that there really is any hands free cleaners. I have also found that if you have to scrub the wheels by hand you might as well use soap and water, it works as well as anything else. I guess if the finish on your wheels is damaged it might not work as well, but with mine you can pretty much just wipe them clean with a moist cloth.
As a suggestion, after you go to all the effort of washing your wheels, try some Zanio Z-8.
It does a fantastic job of reducing accumulation of brake dust and road junk, and when the stuff does accumulate (which it inevitably does) the wheels are alot easier to clean.
It does a fantastic job of reducing accumulation of brake dust and road junk, and when the stuff does accumulate (which it inevitably does) the wheels are alot easier to clean.
i just use one of those toilet bowl cleaners but with the really soft spongey top, takes not even a minute to clean a rim and i dont even care how dirty it gets. I just use reg water and wipe it off with the thing. brand new cleaner of course.
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Originally Posted by Mitchubishi
Unfortunately, P21S is only availble online, as with most high quality detailing products. www.properautocare.com is where I got mine....along with alot of stuff here.
