FYI, wheel cleaners damage coatings
10-20-2009, 01:58 PM
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Purchase at your local dealer. Not only does it shine your wheels but also removes that rusty haze on rotors.
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10-20-2009, 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by NoName545i' post='1036918' date='Oct 20 2009, 05:58 PM
Purchase at your local dealer. Not only does it shine your wheels but also removes that rusty haze on rotors.
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I love that stuff - go through at least a bottle a month.
10-25-2009, 06:46 AM
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I have run the gambit on this one. Using EagleOne A-Z wheel cleaner seemed to be the best whem I had a Ford. Used the stuff on my fist Bimmer and those wheels were pretty banged up when I got them and they did not have a lot of surface area so I did not see the effect the cleaner had. Then after getting my wife an X3 I noticed when we got it, after time and cleaning there were black break dust dot deposits that regular cleaning would not get rid of. I got a powerball for wheels (great tool) and that got most of it off but I found out the real problem was the wheel cleaner when my 530 did not have these deposits until after I had it for a bit.
I have come to the conclusion that this works for me:
1. Take the wheel off
2. Use car wash soap and brushes to clean the wheel as well as you can.
3. Use a PowerBall for wheels and polish off all contaminents with a mag polish, let dry, remove, repeat with a good application of that same polish all over.
4. Take the most inexpensive car wax you have in the garage and apply/buff off that to the entire wheel as well. This gave me a great seal for break dust avoidance. Let this all sit overnight before driving so the wax can fullly harden.
5. From here on in all you should need for a few months is a soft bristle brush for the outer rim and I use a mini California duster for the inner well. I use my car wash soap to clean with, no wheel cleaner anymore. I also use Vynilex on the tires so that fends off most grime there so the car wash soap does the trick.
6. Make sure you dry off the wheels after every cleaning. I live in Ohio (frickin cold weather) and the hard water we have will eat right through that wax if left this also helps you get any remaining dust. I usually dry the wheels after pulling the car in to the garage so the rotation helps me get dust that was under the callipers.
Pick this apart everyone, am I going down a proper path? Are there any new issues I will find with this method. I am hoping not
I have come to the conclusion that this works for me:
1. Take the wheel off
2. Use car wash soap and brushes to clean the wheel as well as you can.
3. Use a PowerBall for wheels and polish off all contaminents with a mag polish, let dry, remove, repeat with a good application of that same polish all over.
4. Take the most inexpensive car wax you have in the garage and apply/buff off that to the entire wheel as well. This gave me a great seal for break dust avoidance. Let this all sit overnight before driving so the wax can fullly harden.
5. From here on in all you should need for a few months is a soft bristle brush for the outer rim and I use a mini California duster for the inner well. I use my car wash soap to clean with, no wheel cleaner anymore. I also use Vynilex on the tires so that fends off most grime there so the car wash soap does the trick.
6. Make sure you dry off the wheels after every cleaning. I live in Ohio (frickin cold weather) and the hard water we have will eat right through that wax if left this also helps you get any remaining dust. I usually dry the wheels after pulling the car in to the garage so the rotation helps me get dust that was under the callipers.
Pick this apart everyone, am I going down a proper path? Are there any new issues I will find with this method. I am hoping not
10-27-2009, 04:50 AM
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Originally Posted by DanL' post='1035099' date='Oct 18 2009, 11:20 AM
I learned about a dollar store product called "LA's Totally Awesome All-Purpose Cleaner" on another car forum, gave it a shot, and have been using it ever since. It's a non-toxic, acid-free cleaner which works great on tires and wheels. A 20 oz. spray bottle costs $1 but I usually get the 32 oz. refill (also a $1) and use the spray head off a standard dollar store spray bottle (yes, a $1). Google it and take a look at the reviews -- everyone swears by the stuff.
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