Looking for a wheel cleaner

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What do you guys recommend I use to clean my rims and tires? Usually I spray the tires and rims with the cleaner then after that I scrub them with my car wash and a mitt. I've been using EagleOne wheel cleaner but last time it stained my rims so I won't be using it again. Also what polish would you recommend I use to polish the spots off of my rims? I'm pretty sure my rims are painted and clear coated, stock rims.
 
Amazing roll off, optimum APC, super degreaser, or megs APC+ All are very very safe on all wheel types and should take care of most issues. I play around with all of them and don't know which is really best.
 
Griots Wheel cleaner
P21S gel wheel cleaner
Sonax wheel cleaner

Amazing roll off can damage some wheels if used incorrectly
 
Meguiar's Wheel Brightener

Meguiars Wheel Brightener is a professional grade wheel cleaner for factory coated wheels! Meguiars wheel cleaner and brightener makes coated wheels

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Griots Wheel cleaner
P21S gel wheel cleaner
Sonax wheel cleaner

:iagree:

as for polishing, if wheels are clearcoated or painted you can only use paint polishes on them. After polishing consider using some wheel sealant like Poorboys or Dp to protect.
 
What do you guys recommend I use to clean my rims and tires? Usually I spray the tires and rims with the cleaner then after that I scrub them with my car wash and a mitt.

But not the same mitt you use on the paint on the car?


I dissected what you wrote below to put it in a different order...

I've been using EagleOne wheel cleaner but last time it stained my rims so I won't be using it again.


I'm pretty sure my rims are painted and clear coated, stock rims.


If your rims or wheels are factory painted, and Eagle One Wheel Cleaner stained them, then you might want to contact Eagle One and let them know, especially if the product in question states it's safe for factory painted rims.


Also what polish would you recommend I use to polish the spots off of my rims?

If your rims are factory painted, then you would treat them like car paint and use the appropriate paint cleaner to "try" to remove the spots. Test any paint cleaner in a small area first and see how it's working and what the results look like.

I've been told the paint used to coat wheels is different than the paint used on car bodies, I point this out because I think some people think that if a car has factory painted wheels it's the same type of paint that matches the car but that's not the case.

Here's the deal...

If your wheels are painted and the spots or the stains are topical, that is the offending substance only stained the very outer or upper layer of paint, then it might be possible to abrade the paint with a light polish or chemically clean the paint with a non-abrasive paint cleaner and remove the spots or staining.

If the spots or stains have penetrated into the layer of paint to any depth then it might be more difficult to restore the finish.

Don't know if these wheels are a big deal to you or not, but if they are expensive and important then before you start applying other products you might want to first contact Eagle One.


:)
 
P21S Gel, Sonax Xtreme Wheel Cleaner, Meg's Wheel Brightener, CG Sticky Gel.
 
im liking the eagle one all wheel and tire cleaner. just follow the directions, which arent hard, and you'll find they work great.
 
IMO, more important than using a strong cleaner all the time, is getting them protected with a wheel sealant. Clean them really good, clay them, polish them, just get the wheels up to your own standards. Then give them a couple coats of your choice of protection, Poorboy's Wheel Sealant, whatever. Once their all sealed up you shouldn't need harsh cleaners, just car wash solution and a mit or mf towel that is dedicated for wheels. :dblthumb2:
 
P21S Gel or Sonax...or apc / super degreaser. Optimum No Rinse works great also.
 
ive been useing p21s for years. love it . and its safe to leave for like ever..:xyxthumbs:
 
But not the same mitt you use on the paint on the car?


I dissected what you wrote below to put it in a different order...







If your rims or wheels are factory painted, and Eagle One Wheel Cleaner stained them, then you might want to contact Eagle One and let them know, especially if the product in question states it's safe for factory painted rims.




If your rims are factory painted, then you would treat them like car paint and use the appropriate paint cleaner to "try" to remove the spots. Test any paint cleaner in a small area first and see how it's working and what the results look like.

I've been told the paint used to coat wheels is different than the paint used on car bodies, I point this out because I think some people think that if a car has factory painted wheels it's the same type of paint that matches the car but that's not the case.

Here's the deal...

If your wheels are painted and the spots or the stains are topical, that is the offending substance only stained the very outer or upper layer of paint, then it might be possible to abrade the paint with a light polish or chemically clean the paint with a non-abrasive paint cleaner and remove the spots or staining.

If the spots or stains have penetrated into the layer of paint to any depth then it might be more difficult to restore the finish.

Don't know if these wheels are a big deal to you or not, but if they are expensive and important then before you start applying other products you might want to first contact Eagle One.


:)

EagleOne told me to use the cleaner again or try a wheel polish. I used it again but it really didn't work. The wheels really aren't a big deal and the spots aren't that severe. Of course the mitt I use for the wheels is different from the one that I use for my car. I think I'm just gonna get some DP wheel cleaner because of price and reviews and get some DP wheel glaze and call it a day.
 
I just take some of my leftover soap water AFTER I wash the car, dip my brush in it, scrub away, then use my pressure washer(on a reduced pressure setting) to blast it all off
Works like a charm, and has never hurt a rim =)
 
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