wheel cleaners

**wardy** · 4th September 2007, 13:11

Have been using Halfords own cheap wheel cleaner, but it doesn't always shift the worst of the brake dust.

What do you use?

**wardy** · 4th September 2007, 13:11

SRi 17s by the way

**Brocks** · 4th September 2007, 13:24

Megs wheel cleaner all the way with a wheel brush or two.

If you get them off the car and give em a good clean and then a coat of wax they just wipe clean from then on.

**Jamie** · 4th September 2007, 13:27

A wheel brush and soapy water!!!

I wax my wheels every 3 months and this prevents the brake dust sticking to the wheels... most of it comes off with the jet wash.

http://www.cleanandshiny.co.uk/index...d&productId=28

**silverhairedracer** · 4th September 2007, 13:34

Turtle wax do a kit,Cleaner,polish & protector,the dogs danglers in my humble opinion.
I give mine a polish about twice a year, the cleaner & protector take good care of the wheels,jet washing them each time makes life easy.

**MysteryElite** · 4th September 2007, 13:58

I have used "wonder wheels" in the past, and although it works, it is very aggressive and I avoid using it now as I think it damages the laquer coating.

Only last weekend I bought and used a wheel brush with ordinary car wash shampoo (hot water) and that got 4 weeks worth of brake dust and muck off quite effectively.

I also for the first time ever waxed the wheels, using Mer alloy wheel wax, and what a difference! It helped clean the last bits off and left the wheels looking as good as 70,000 mile alloys can!

**wardy** · 4th September 2007, 17:40

Thanks for the replies.
Think I'll give the alloys a little TLC at the weekend.

**Duncan** · 4th September 2007, 18:26

Originally Posted by Brocks

Megs wheel cleaner all the way with a wheel brush or two.

If you get them off the car and give em a good clean and then a coat of wax they just wipe clean from then on.

What he just said!

When I got my new 18s I waxed them straight away - since then they've been sooo easy to clean.

**Brocks** · 5th September 2007, 00:21

For Info I used Chemcal boys Wheel wax. I cna get 90% of the dust off with a hose!

**Wilco** · 5th September 2007, 02:41

For cleaning i use chemical guys blue rim and wheel cleaner, absolutely brilliant in my opinion followed by chem guys wheel guard, does the trick nicely and the wheel cleaner is non-acidic so wont damage your alloys