What do you use to clean the wheels?

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Old 06-14-2006, 06:40 AM
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What do you use to clean the wheels?

I keep my TL super clean but cleaning the wheels is a pain in the butt. It seems as if the brake dust fused with the wheel. What do you guys use to get the crud off?
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not sure thats the greatest idea on a factory clear coated rim. go to an parts store and pick up a wheel cleaner that is safe on all wheels. Read the backs.
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Either use a dedicated wheel cleaner (Eagle One All Wheel and Tire Cleaner is pretty strong, and locally available) or just soap and water (you can wax your wheels to make cleaning even easier, just make sure you have them perfectly clean)
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I use Eagle One Wheel and Tire cleaner and then agitate it with a soft bristle brush.
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I say it again...soap and water! How long are you guys waiting between washes anyway?
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but seriously, soap and water got my wheels pretty damn clean after the car not being taken care of AT ALL by the previous owner
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I wash my wheels and tires before even getting the car wet so that's why I use a wheel/tire cleaner instead of soap and water.
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Originally Posted by WolfpackBill
I wash my wheels and tires before even getting the car wet so that's why I use a wheel/tire cleaner instead of soap and water.
I end w/ wheels and tires....then rerinse car final time and dry...wait...then dress tires if I choose.
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yeah, wheel and tire cleaner....


I used eagle one before, good product, but smells kinda bad...

Anything meguiars works good too....
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Originally Posted by MichaelBenz
I end w/ wheels and tires....then rerinse car final time and dry...wait...then dress tires if I choose.
thats what I do, I dress the tires after waxing if I do wax
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nothing seems to get my tires super clean but it seems my break pads dust the crap outta my tires os wtf ever.
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