Cleaning wheels wells

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Hey guys and gals. what do you all use to clean the wheels wells and get that nice clean black look. I find this very difficult. Thanks in advance.Pp
 
I see you've got three posts under your belt, so welcome to the forum. There are a variety of tire cleaner/dressing that Autogeek sells:

As far as a tire cleaner and wheel wells, I recommend Optimum Power Clean:
Optimum Power Clean All Purpose Cleaner 17 oz. New & Improved!

For tire dressings:
Tire Dressings, rubber protectants, tire shine

Some that I recommend are:
Tire Dressings, rubber protectants, tire shine

Wolfgang Black Diamond Tire Gel this thick gel penetrates beneath the surface to give your tires a long-lasting true glow!

You'll have to take a look around the store and find out which one you like the best. If you don't want to commit to a certain dressing, AG has some free samples with every order, of the tire dressing mentioned above.
 
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For wheel wells, you can use your favorite tire cleaner or APC followed up with something like CG Barebones or Griot's Undercarriage Spray.
 
I was talking about wheel wells. I cant stand when you detail a car and have nasty dirty wheel wells. lol. Makes everything you just did look like poo. Thanks for the advice guys.
 
s2k2489 said:
I was talking about wheel wells. I cant stand when you detail a car and have nasty dirty wheel wells. lol. Makes everything you just did look like poo. Thanks for the advice guys.
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Yeah my bad...I went back and edited my response. I use the Optimum Power clean and a MF wash mit. Works pretty good. I think Mothers has a wheel well brush...let me see if I can find it.
 
OPC and a wheel well brush. Then dress with 303 aerospace or something similar.
 
A spray of APC followed with a stiff brush will work fine but a pressure washer makes it so much easier. Even a cheap 1600psi model will clean them remarkably well. I have taken to spraying an acrylic dressing on them after cleaning and they are much easier to keep clean afterwards.
 
I use simple green and an old bug sponge. Then I use a cheap foaming tire spray (Costco) Comes in 4 packs.

This is done prior to the wash, so the tires and wheel wells get the foam. Wash the car, and dress the tires after.
 
I use CD2 engine detailer for the wheel wells. It works pretty good. I hate the gray look of the wheel wells after the tires are nice and deep black
 
This is what I use.

Wheels - Meguiar's Wheel Brightener

Tires - Amazing roll Off

Both of these are quality products however the Amazing Roll Off is obscenely expensive and can be replaced with a product that performs equally as well for less than half the price. Meguiar's Super Degreaser or Optimum Power Clean :props:

Tire Dressing - Ultima Tire & Trim Guard plus
 
How bout the amazing roll off? I got some on bogo and have yet to try it
 
Not a fan of ARO. Maybe I'm using it wrong. Bleach-white seems to do a hell of alot better. As for the wheel wells on my F150 I use for Cleaning: Diluted APC (purple power is my go too) with a fenderwell brush. Dressing:CG Bare Bones wiped down or cheapo tire foam spray if I am in a hurry. I dress the visable frame rails with Sonus MotorKote. Looks great and lasts.
 
A good APC (Purple Power is my fav) and wheel brush (long handled). Might take several cleaning cycles depending on build up. I use a sanding block for stubborn road paint or tar. Then I dress it with Autoglym Vinyl & Rubber Care using a foam tire applicator. For quick details I use any cheap or on sale tire foam or protectant.
 
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