I have been using Meguires All WHeel cleaner (the purple stuff) and my clear coat is coming off of my Style 172s--my own fault I guess--I was warned by several people. It just worked so well. I talked to the dealer when it was in for service. THeir wheel guy looked and said that there was a repair and clear coat reapplied--it may have been applied poorly (the repair was good--I cannot tell where the damage was).

Anyway--now I just use elbow grease and the normal carwash liquid. I want to try the P21S now--sounds promising.

 

1. BMW wheel cleaner or Sonax Extreme wheel cleaner (they are the same product), it has NO acid.
- spray and agitate with brush carefully, wait a few minutes, rinse
2. Iron-X, this stuff dissolves brake dust like no other thing on the planet, it was released a year ago, pretty new technology
- spray, leave to dwell, then rinse
3. Tar remover, e.g. Tardis - for the odd tar spot
- rinse
4. Dry the wheels properly with a MF towel, to avoid any water or dried product spots
5. Put some specialized high-temp wax on them (Poorboy's wheel sealant, FK 1000P etc.) to ease the process next time!

None of these products will do any damage to the wheels.

This is how the Pro car detailers do it in the UK.

 

Andy

I have some extra P21S Wheel Cleaner. If you pay for shipping I'll give it to you for free for being a customer. PM me.

Michael
Owner
Acute Performance

 

^^ Heck of a vendor Glad to do business with you.

 

I agree with mmitev but
before wax I polish my wheels then put a high tem paint sealant and then wax it . Next time you do not need wheel cleaner just wash and dry and treat it as a car paint with care and
never clean them dry. Do this proccess twice a year and wash it weekly or depending how often you use the car

 

Here I thought that my Mercedes had the nastiest, most dusty brakes known in automotive history....

With my other cars (Audi and Mercedes), I completely clean and wax the wheels inside and out once a year when I swap over to my winter wheels. I can't remember the brand name of it, but it is a special wheel wax.... just ran out to the garage and checked...duh, its called "Wheel Wax".

As far as cleaning goes, I have a special soft bristled brush kind of like a mini toilet bowel brush that reaches everything from the outside when the wheel is bolted on fairly well, but also have a stiffer brush that I use on the inside of the wheel when it is off the car. I'm currently using Griots Garage wheel cleaner, but I'll use just about anything I can get my hands on for cheap... Armor All, STP, whatever. I clean my wheels on that car more often than I clean the car... At least weekly I spray on the cleaner, let it sit for a bit, then rinse it off. That gets the bulk of the dust off, and the longer it stays on the wheel, the harder it is to remove... I have my hose ready right next to the garage all the time. If it doesn't come off with the cheap wheel cleaners like Armor All, then that's when I resort to a bucket of car wash soapy water and the soft bristled brush.

 

I use something like this
http://www.greasedlightning.co.uk/im...rush_492x0.jpg

The one I use is actually a blue\white color brush very similar to the one in the picture that you get at walmart, it has soft bristle and is Awesome.

All I do is, after I wet my wheels, dip the brush in water and brush the wheels. Dirt GONE.
Wheels are clean with NO EFFORT, that way I dont use any harsh cleaners on my wheels and they stay waxed longer.

My 2 cents

 

given your strong suggestion of the BMW wheel cleaner and the fact that i will try almost anything once....while at the stealership buying some parts for my recent DIY brake job (post/pics coming soon). i picked up a bottle of the BMW wheel cleaner as well ($8.50/bottle hmmm).

it worked very well....even better than the P21s (marginally better that is, but much cheaper). i would recommend it to anyone.

the next step for me is trying this wheel wax stuff you guys keep ranting about. also, what the heck is a high temp paint sealer? where do u get it? is it clear? is it a wax? im lost...