New! Griot's Garage Heavy Duty Wheel Cleaner - in Action!

SRTSean said:
Lucky for me I actually live near Griots' flagship store in Tacoma, WA and happen to be making a trip down there this afternoon. Definitely gonna give this stuff a try.
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Must be nice living close to a company that sells a ton of top notch detailing supplies..... :drool:


Oh, wait, I almost forgot! :righton:


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Looks like i'll be picking up a bottle of this as i just ran out of wheel cleaner
 
Nick@Autogeek said:
Unless the wheel has very light dirt and dust, any wheel cleaner that doesn't contain harsh chemicals is going to require agitation from a brush.
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Not entirly true. Most wheels I have cleaned lately have needed no agitation, just let the cleaner dwell and then rinse off with a Pressure washer. Unless the wheels are in really bad shape this will get them sparkling clean without having to touch them with a brush.

But you are right that safe wheel cleaners will never be able to get a wheel totally clean by just rinsing with a garden hose.
 
Flannigan said:
Not entirly true. Most wheels I have cleaned lately have needed no agitation, just let the cleaner dwell and then rinse off with a Pressure washer. Unless the wheels are in really bad shape this will get them sparkling clean without having to touch them with a brush.

But you are right that safe wheel cleaners will never be able to get a wheel totally clean by just rinsing with a garden hose.
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Great idea! :dblthumb2:

Of all the vehicle's I've cleaned over the years, agitation was necessary to ensure that 100% of the wheel was clean, including the face, spokes, around the valve stem, the barrel, around the brake caliper, lug nut holes, lip of the rim, etc.

If the face of the wheel is just barely dirty, as is the case with my daily driver which is equipped with premium ceramic pads that virtually put out zero brake dust, I can usually just rinse them off with soap and water and only use a little bit of cleaner along with my Daytona Speed Master to get the barrel and behind the spokes clean.

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How does it smell? Does it have the hair perm odor of Sonax and IronX?
 
pfix said:
How does it smell? Does it have the hair perm odor of Sonax and IronX?
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It does have a smell to it, but it's not harsh by any means and is not comparable to Sonax or Iron X.
 
Has anyone done a side by side with Griot's and Sonax?

I found Iron X wasn't good enough so I was going to purchase this or Sonax as my wheel cleaner.
 
Flannigan said:
Not entirly true. Most wheels I have cleaned lately have needed no agitation, just let the cleaner dwell and then rinse off with a Pressure washer. Unless the wheels are in really bad shape this will get them sparkling clean without having to touch them with a brush.
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Wouldn't using a pressure washer be considered agitation?
 
TheCougarGuy said:
Wouldn't using a pressure washer be considered agitation?
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If spraying with a hose isn't considered agitation, then why would using a pressure washer be? I'm not going to argue semantics, my point is you don't always have to use a brush if it's a good wheel cleaner.
 
Rei86 said:
Has anyone done a side by side with Griot's and Sonax?

I found Iron X wasn't good enough so I was going to purchase this or Sonax as my wheel cleaner.
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Good idea-

I have a little Sonax left and when I get some of the Griots I will do a wheel taped 50/50, etc. That is of course unless somebody else is up for it....

At the price offered I won't be purchasing the Sonax wheel cleaner again.
 
i am def interested in seeing the sonax/griots battle. i have the sonax and think its amazing to use!
 
Looks great. I've always been a fan of the original Griots wheel cleaner and this looks like a nice upgrade.
 
Flannigan said:
If spraying with a hose isn't considered agitation, then why would using a pressure washer be? I'm not going to argue semantics, my point is you don't always have to use a brush if it's a good wheel cleaner.
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Point taken. I always use a brush or a sponge even when the wheels aren't that dirty just to take any residue of the cleaner off.

I used Griot's wheel cleaner this weekend on my Thunderbird wheels that have some very tight spaces that had some brake dust that other cleaners I have could not get rid of. I found that Griot's to be a great cleaner but it did not remove the brake dust until I scrubbed it with the Daytona Speed Brush. Now they look brand new.
 
TheCougarGuy said:
Point taken. I always use a brush or a sponge even when the wheels aren't that dirty just to take any residue of the cleaner off.

I used Griot's wheel cleaner this weekend on my Thunderbird wheels that have some very tight spaces that had some brake dust that other cleaners I have could not get rid of. I found that Griot's to be a great cleaner but it did not remove the brake dust until I scrubbed it with the Daytona Speed Brush. Now they look brand new.
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Good to know. I have some on the way as well that I am excited to try out. I will aggitate if needed, but I've been lucky lately getting cars that either aren't too bad, or that I have worked on in the past.
 
I came to the conclusion a long time ago that the best wheel cleaner is the one that is agitated.
 
Just saw this tweet from Griot's Garage: Best tweet of the weekend goes to... ~derek RT @brainfroth You should rename the heavy duty wheel cleaner to "Wheel Cleaner Awesomeness"
I guess the stuff must work pretty well, have to get me some!
 
Originally Posted by TheCougarGuy
Wouldn't using a pressure washer be considered agitation?

Flannigan said:
If spraying with a hose isn't considered agitation, then why would using a pressure washer be?

Big difference between a garden hose and a pressure washer.
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I tested this cleaner out on my Mom's car over the weekend. Sprayed it on (not much is needed if using a brush to agitate), let it sit for a few minutes, agitated with the Griots boar's hair wheel brush, and the wheels were sparkling clean. The cleaner has kind of a cherry candy smell to it.

I will definitely be buying this stuff by the gallon in the future.
 
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