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Good afternoon,

First of all I have to say that I have learned on these past several days reading other posts, watching videos and from your replies to my previous posts. Thank you for that. So I'm getting my list ready for my first purchase and I just would like to get a feel for what your recommend for tire & wheel cleaners. Basically should I purchase the speed master brushes or wheel woolie brushes? What tire & wheel cleaner, dressing, & protectant do you recommend?

By the way I've decided to purchase the Griot's polisher, 5" vented backing plate, not sure yet if I'll go with the LC pads or Griot's. I have not placed my order yet because I'm still working my supplies list.

Thank you.
 
Having own both wheel woolie & speed master, i like the later because it's just easier to work with. Get the small size too.

For tire i recommend:
Meguiars super degreaser or Optimum power clean

For wheels i would look into:
Meguiars wheel brightener or
you may want to coat the wheels for easier maintenance with just soap & water.

Dressing i've had good result with :
Carpro perl
Meguiars hyper dressing
Chemical guy VRP
All can be use on wheel well too ^^



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Brush: I'm a fan of the Speedmaster. It can get a little messy, but I love the way it works and it has significantly reduced my wheel cleaning time.

Wheel/Tire Cleaner: Griots Wheel Cleaner (the green kind) is my current favorite. It's gentle, yet still cleans really well.

Dressing: I've been using Duragloss 253 with success, but I'm ready to try something else.
 
•P21S, or S100, Wheel Cleaners:
-for cleaning both tires and wheels.

•Tire-specific brush:
-TUF SHINE’s tire brush

•Wheel-specific brushes:
-(the choices are many)
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•Tire Protectant:
-Optimum Opti-Bond
-Meguiar’s M39/40


Bob
 
Are you looking into getting large gallons right away or small bottles to start and see if you like them first?
 
The wheel brushes really depend on your wheel style but the IMO the speed master basically covers them all! Now as far as wheel cleaners go I guess it depends on the car you have. German cars and ones with more aggressive pads will need something stronger unless you do regular, weekly washes. In this case, I would like to suggest Chemical Guys sticky citrus or diablo. These 2 are concentrated and can make alot of product, very cost effective. Meguiars now has an all wheel cleaner that changes color, a hot new product from a great brand. Now as far as tire cleaner, well, I'm a big fan of Bleache-White because its available OTC but there's a couple solid products here for sure, Duragloss has an underrated product for sure.

Tire dressing, simple...303 Tire Balm, available here soon but available online. I would also like to pass along the Griot's Black Shine, a product that has seem to fly under the radar for whatever reason! I guarantee it, FWIW, LOL.


Welcome to the forum:dblthumb2:
 
TufShine & brush for the tires. Nothing compares.
Dressing:
303 Balm. << It gives a really deep but subtle glow
GTech. T1
Opti Bond
 
Carpro PERL is a very nice Tire Dressing, looks beautiful, safe, but it doesn't last too long, especially on a daily driver, and in rain.
I'd say for Dressings, Optmum Opti-Bond Gel is a superior product IMO.

As for all purpose cleaners, that can be as simple as LA's Totally Awesome APC from somewhere like Dollar Tree for $1/qt. Sure there's better products here, but tough to beat the economy of LA's. Westley's Bleech White ain't bad either, not like it once used to be, but good if you have raised white letters or white walls.
 
For tires and wheels I use Meguiars D143 diluted 4:1. It's non acid based and it starts working as soon as it contacts the tire. I scrub with a tire brush and rinse. For a dressing I have been getting into the Blackfire Tire Gel. Any type of water based non slinging dressing should work well.
 
I own both the Wheel Woolies & Speed Master brush. I normally use the WW's but the Speed Master comes out for tight areas when cleaning the barrels if needed.

Tire Cleaner - Shine Supply Wise Guy diluted 1:2.5. I've tried a lot of cleaners and this is the best I've used.
Tire Brush - Tuf Shine brush
Tire Dressing - Opti-Bond 1:1.

Wheel Cleaner - take the time to thoroughly clean your wheels and then coat with GTechniq C5 or DLUX and then cleaning will be a breeze with just soap and water.
If you don't coat - GG, Sonax Full Effect or McKee's 37 Foaming Wheel Cleaner work good. McKee's 37 wheel cleaner is probably the worst smelling product I've ever used but does a good job cleaning.
 
A lot of good info here already, here is what I use.

Tire Brush - Tuff Shine brush.

Wheel Brushes - Speed Master for the barrels and in between spokes.
- Mothers wheel brush for the faces.

Tire/Wheel Cleaner - Megs D143 4:1 with a foaming spray head. To me it uses more product, but it clings very well. Plus D143 is cheap for how much you get.

Tire Dressing - Gyeon Tire. I love the look and it lasts.

As Lane said, you may want to look into a wheel coating. I only use wheel cleaner maybe twice a year. I use Pinnacle Black Label (PBL) Wheel Coating, all I use is soap and water. Sometimes I just spray them off with the power washer, and wipe them down with Ech2o at 1:20 and they look mint. Also when you go to clean your tires just spray the cleaner on a wet brush, keeping as much cleaner off your coated wheels.
 
Hammer77 said:
Also when you go to clean your tires just spray the cleaner on a wet brush, keeping as much cleaner off your coated wheels.
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That’s an interesting tip. Something I’ve never heard before.
 
azacura said:
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These would be my recommendations.

Tires: Either of these work well. My personal preference is Tuf Shine

TUF SHINE Tire Cleaner

McKee's 37 Tire & Rubber Rejuvenator, heavy duty tire cleaner, how to remove brown from tires

Tire Brush:

TUF SHINE Tire Brush

Tire Dressing: These all work well. If you are in an area that gets a lot of rain then Perl would be the one to not last that long. But it does look great. Gyeon Tire is nice and leaves a matte finish.

McKee's 37 Gloss Tire Gel penetrates deep below the surface to hydrate and refresh dull, dry rubber.

https://www.autogeek.net/perl-coat-protectant.html

https://www.autogeek.net/gyeon-tire.html

Wheel Cleaner:

https://www.autogeek.net/dp370.html

Wheel brushes:

https://www.autogeek.net/wheel-woolies-detailing-tools.html

https://www.autogeek.net/boars-hair-car-detailing-brush.html

I would also recommend coating your wheels to make it easier to clean. McKee's would be the easiest to apply.

https://www.autogeek.net/wheel-coating.html

https://www.autogeek.net/gtechniq-c5-wheel-armor.html

This one is decent thus far.

https://www.autogeek.net/gyeon-rim.html
 
I have both brushes and woolies, both serve a purpose. Sonax wheel cleaner works best for me and tuff shine tire cleaner and coating. Tuff shine is time consuming at first, but is easily maintained and stays great looking for at least 3 months.
 
Tires I use 3D Yellow degreaser. Very effective.
Wheels I have coated with Hydro Blue.
I can just clean them up with soap and water.
Tire dressing I have been using Gyeon tire. Nice product.

Brushes I use the Speed master jr. for the barrels. Mothers wheel and tire brushes have served me well.
 
For an “all in one” tire and wheel cleaner, nothing beats Meg’s Hot Rim’s tire & wheel cleaner, IMO. I tried this off the shelf as I was in a hurry cleaning wheels going through my local drive-thru wash. Sprayed all 4 wheels and tires, then proceded to through the brushless wash. Came out and I was shocked how it cleaned them. Wish I took pics of a before and after, it was that good and no brushes used. Highly recommend.
 
Tire brush the Tuf shine brush
Tire cleaner McKee's rubber Rejuvinator and Cleaner. I spent my life in the tire business and don't recommend an APC or degreaser for cleaning tires.
Wheel brushes I have both the speed master and wheel woolies. I like the speed master for heavier cleaner, wheel woolies for maintenance.
Wheel cleaner McKee's. I've used several including Sonax, Rupes, etc. McKee's performs with the best of them at a lower price.
 
lane5515 said:
I own both the Wheel Woolies & Speed Master brush. I normally use the WW's but the Speed Master comes out for tight areas when cleaning the barrels if needed.

Tire Cleaner - Shine Supply Wise Guy diluted 1:2.5. I've tried a lot of cleaners and this is the best I've used.
Tire Brush - Tuf Shine brush
Tire Dressing - Opti-Bond 1:1.

Wheel Cleaner - take the time to thoroughly clean your wheels and then coat with GTechniq C5 or DLUX and then cleaning will be a breeze with just soap and water.
If you don't coat - GG, Sonax Full Effect or McKee's 37 Foaming Wheel Cleaner work good. McKee's 37 wheel cleaner is probably the worst smelling product I've ever used but does a good job cleaning.
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Thanks for this. I've been looking for a good tire cleaner. I'll give it a try.
 
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