man, rims are so freakin hard to clean. they get so damn dirty. what do you guys use to keep them clean and how often do you clean them?? this is prob a stupid question, but i was wondering why the front wheels get a lot dirtier than the back??

 

The wheels get dirty from a combination of road grime, tar, exhaust, and most of all, brake dust. The fronts get dirty more because guess what...your front brakes do most of the braking and they dust more than the rears.

I use Eagle One wheel cleaner. At first I thought it was junk, but let it soak in and hose off and it actually works. When the wheels get really dirty, I spray with wheel cleaner let it soak, and then scrub the nooks and crannies with an old toothbrush.

 

when i bought my wheeels i asked what to use was told same soap that i wash car with and wax them also.i use a soft cloth and a brush for my calipers

 

nice. gota try the tootbrush trick. it will not scratch or leave any marks though will it?

 

I just use bologna and soda

 

a product called Red Hot made by AutoMagic.....GOOOD SHI.T...u must dilute with water cause its UBER Strong...its really a degreaser but works awesome for brake dust.....http://www.automagic.biz/cleaners.htm

 

Say what you want, it's no bologna + soda.

 

mr clean magic eraser......no bullsh!t

I saw it on the commercial and thought it was crap but it does actually work. also a steamer works to loosen up the tough stuff

 

Still inferior to bologna and soda, thanks.

dont hate the playa, hate the game. just because your poor as$ cant afford 22" CHROME wheels, that doesnt give you the right to hate. you feel me? im not gonna bash you because you ride on h-techs and illuminas with your stockers. IMO your car is garbage and have no taste. CHROME 22"s FTW!!!!

 

:attention

 

HAA HAA AAA

 

I detailed cars for 5 years while I was going thru college. The strong wheel cleaner works great from chrome and will work (see below) with clearcoated painted wheels. If you have polished Aluminum wheels that are not clear coated, don't use the strong degreaer wheel cleaner. You will be polishing for a while to get the shine back. I watched a guy practically ruin a set of wheels on a corvette that way. His job was saved with the dremel tool and Mothers Aluminum polish.

If you have painted wheels and use the stuff, you are slowly eating away the clearcoat on the wheels. If the paint is not clearcoated, you will notice your paint slowly drip off the wheel. No kidding. The best thing to use on them is a poofy soft wool soap mit (that you use only for the wheels) with the same soap you use on the paint and water. And, Yes, The toothbrush works wonders also.

Not trying to say what you guys are using is bad, just be careful with it on some wheels. I have screwed up my share of wheels with that stuff and don't want anyone in the org to have that happen to them.

 

i also detailed cars for about 5 yrs....and i agree if wheels arent coated with a clearcoat alot of wheel cleaners will merss them up....if ur uncoated like my old wheels...i just used carwash....i also agree if u painted wheels with like autozone wheels paint u may not want to use cleaners at all too..

 

The Car wash always seemed to work fine with mine.

 

What's with the ancient threads? Someone was bored last night.

 

I have a big brush that has long really super soft bristles that I bought at Advance. Really gets into everywhere and just use the auto soap.
What about tire dressing? Anyone have a good long lasting suggestion?

 

It's almost 5 years old.

 

way to bump a 5 year old thread metal. why are you even in here? this is the 4th gen forum. Just because your poor as$ cant afford 22" CHROME wheels..

 

simple green....spray it on, let it sit for 30sec, then rinse off

 

 

HAAA HAAAA......if u clean your wheels atleast once a week regular soap works anyway :INB4LOCK:

 

Wash them with car soap and windex them to a shine.

 

For the tires, mix simple green with water, 1:1 ratio. Spray it on the tires, scrub the tires with a hard brush and wash it off while scrubing with just water. If you do it right, you will not need armor-all or any thing like that on the tires. The oily spay on tire products will make you tires AND WHEELS a lot dirtier than without them. The brake dust will stick to it and don't even think of taking your car off paved roads. If you get your tires good and clean with the simple green, they will be dark black and stay cleaner longer.

Some older tires (like mine) are beyond help to get them black again. I have cleaned them repeatedly for the past couple of months and they still are brown after cleaning them. The wipe on gel is the best "back to black" product to get. It will stay on for a longer time than the spray and not dirty your wheels.