Megs Wheel brightener VS. Brown Royal

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So lately I have seen a bunch of posts on Megs WB. I don't like to use it to much because I am scared it will hurt the rims. However, people had given me confidence about the product so I used it the other day.

Now, I have rims that are plasti-dipped and I don't like to touch the paint on them to much. I always used Iron-X and Sonax but they are expensive. I must say they do work well. With that said, I found Brown Royal a yr ago and had gotten some to try out. It is cheap and works great. Not as good at the Iron-X or Sonax but not far behind. After reading all the comments about the Megs WB I decided to try it out. I used a 4:1 and it sucked. I went back and resprayed it again then lightly agitated it and still it sucked. I ran to my Brown Royal and sprayed it on the rims and only rinsed them and they came clean. Am I not using the WB correctly or something? It has good reviews. I don't want to give up on it. I will have to do good review with all the products soon with pictures. Sorry, I didn't take any as I thought the WB was going to be the stuff.

In my opinion I like the Iron-X but don't use it as I save it for paint. Sonax I use more often because its for wheels. Brown Royal is the first one I reach for if its super cheap and works really well. I force myself to use the Megs WB and will keep forcing myself as it doesn't work for me.

I would highly suggest the Brown Royal to you guys if you have not tried it. Its not that expensive $30 or so and it smell like S#it, but so do the Iron-x and Sonax.
 
It's possible it doesn not work well with plastidip. The only meg's product that I have used that works with plastidipped wheels is D143 Meguiars Non-Acid Wheel & Tire Cleaner.
 
You have mixed Megs WB correctley at 1:4 i have also seen the same results but what i am start to think is that brown royal and sonax are the same just one a little weaker and dont turn purple
 
jamesboyy said:
what i am start to think is that brown royal and sonax are the same just one a little weaker and dont turn purple
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You are correct...besides the strength, color, consistency, color changing affects, country of origin, dilution ability, price....they are the same product. lol.
 
Hopefully you wore the proper HF-acid PPE when using WB.

:)

Bob
 
stilltipping3 said:
After reading all the comments about the Megs WB I decided to try it out.
I used a 4:1 and it sucked. I went back and resprayed it again then lightly agitated it and still it sucked.

I ran to my Brown Royal and sprayed it on the rims and only rinsed them and they came clean.

Am I not using the WB correctly or something?
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You are not using WB [D140] correctly.

Brown Royal is an alkaline (base) product...highly alkaline (highly basic).
One of WB D140 warnings is to avoid strong bases.
A harbinger of mixing an acid with a base.


Hopefully you also had some calcium carbonate on stand-by.



:)

Bob
 
FUNX725 said:
You are not using WB [D140] correctly.

Brown Royal is an alkaline (base) product...highly alkaline (highly basic).
One of WB D140 warnings is to avoid strong bases.
A harbinger of mixing an acid with a base.


Hopefully you also had some calcium carbonate on stand-by.



:)

Bob
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This is one of the two reasons I don't like Megs WB. The other is it just doesn't work for me. :dunno:
 
I ordered Meg's WB and should get it tomorrow.
Some mix it 50/50.
Is it effective at 4:1?
 
HateSwirls said:
I ordered Meg's WB and should get it tomorrow.
Some mix it 50/50.
Is it effective at 4:1?
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I don't like it bro. I think its not only very hazardous but there are better out there. U should seriously order the Brown Royal and I know u will be happy. All I can say is I am using WB wrong. If this is true, then it sucks because I used it on other wheels as well and the other products are far better. U will have to experience it and get back to me. Spend the money on some BR and then u will be happy. U can dilute that up to 10:1 as well. So for $30 its a 10gal product. THat stuff is FOR REAL.
 
Thanks man, wish I knew of this before I ordered it:(
I'll let you know soon.


stilltipping3 said:
I don't like it bro. I think its not only very hazardous but there are better out there. U should seriously order the Brown Royal and I know u will be happy. All I can say is I am using WB wrong. If this is true, then it sucks because I used it on other wheels as well and the other products are far better. U will have to experience it and get back to me. Spend the money on some BR and then u will be happy. U can dilute that up to 10:1 as well. So for $30 its a 10gal product. THat stuff is FOR REAL.
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Something doesn't sound right, as WB has yet to fail me.
 
Man am I glad to hear that:dblthumb2:
I'll be using it for the first time this week.

How well does it work diluted 4:1?
I had planned to cut it 50/50



Rsurfer said:
Something doesn't sound right, as WB has yet to fail me.
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HateSwirls said:
Man am I glad to hear that:dblthumb2:
I'll be using it for the first time this week.

How well does it work diluted 4:1?
I had planned to cut it 50/50
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1:1 is my normal dilution ratio.
 
HateSwirls said:
OK, that was my plan so I'll stick with it.
It will make me two gallons:dblthumb2:
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Please follow the PPE guidelines provided in D140's MSDS.

You just underwent a serious surgery...
You don't need any other adverse medical
conditions to befall you.

:)

Bob
 
I'v been using WB for over 4 years now and only had 1 issue with wheels that already had failing clear coat. The rat nasty cars that I get in my shop usually have gnarly baked on brake dust that's been there years....love me my WB for sure, works great and is rather cheap.
 
I also bought a gallon a while back and have used it 3 times. First on a Mercedes-Benz stock wheels clear coated. They were really neglected and had coats of caked on break dust. I first rinsed then sprayed WB @ 4:1. First 2 wheels after heavy agitation came out beautiful after rinse, not one speck remained.

Now on the other 2 wheels I sprayed the same, let sit for 30 seconds and no agitation and rinsed with PWasher. They also cleaned up well, but then upon closer inspection I noticed that on this 2 wheels the clear had cracked (real small cracks almost like tick marks) at random spots!¿ I don't know if they were there before but sure are very visible now. Also you can't feel the cracks with your finger nail.

Today I tried on some polished clear coated wheels and it worked good on 3 but the last one had some clear peeling off and decided to try it anyways....WELLLL.... that didn't go as planned because I now have a black stain on the lip....Oops

I will sell the remaining and get something safer for all finishes
 
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