Wheel cleaner?
12-12-2023, 08:54 AM
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Hi there. Have a 2018 s3 with 19” wheels and OEM brakes. What is everyone’s favorite wheel cleaner?
I tried Adam’s wheel and tire cleaner undiluted with foam sprayer and wasn’t nearly strong enough. Also sonax and wasn’t happy.
Then Adam’s wheel cleaner (blue stuff) diluted 1:3 and quite a bit better but still didn’t get everything.
Now I have megs wheel brightener I have yet to use. Anyone use this on this wheels yet? I’m assuming it’s safe? Dilution recommendations? I’ve read this is arguably the most powerful out there.
Ideally Id like to find something that gets it all with rinse, spray, wait, quick agitate and rinse off. But maybe impossible with these OE brakes?
I tried Adam’s wheel and tire cleaner undiluted with foam sprayer and wasn’t nearly strong enough. Also sonax and wasn’t happy.
Then Adam’s wheel cleaner (blue stuff) diluted 1:3 and quite a bit better but still didn’t get everything.
Now I have megs wheel brightener I have yet to use. Anyone use this on this wheels yet? I’m assuming it’s safe? Dilution recommendations? I’ve read this is arguably the most powerful out there.
Ideally Id like to find something that gets it all with rinse, spray, wait, quick agitate and rinse off. But maybe impossible with these OE brakes?
I use P&S brake buster with wheel brushes can be used on both rim and tire!!
01-03-2024, 09:22 AM
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I'm curious as to what kind of brush you used with this cleaner. Wheel Cleaner Plus is pretty intense stuff and I've had great success removing years of stubborn grime from my trucks wheels with it.
01-04-2024, 05:59 PM
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Hi there. Have a 2018 s3 with 19” wheels and OEM brakes. What is everyone’s favorite wheel cleaner?
I tried Adam’s wheel and tire cleaner undiluted with foam sprayer and wasn’t nearly strong enough. Also sonax and wasn’t happy.
Then Adam’s wheel cleaner (blue stuff) diluted 1:3 and quite a bit better but still didn’t get everything.
I tried Adam’s wheel and tire cleaner undiluted with foam sprayer and wasn’t nearly strong enough. Also sonax and wasn’t happy.
Then Adam’s wheel cleaner (blue stuff) diluted 1:3 and quite a bit better but still didn’t get everything.
02-22-2024, 02:17 AM
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03-08-2024, 03:01 PM
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I think it's important not to just clean the wheels well, but decontaminate them (remove iron chemically and then with a clay bar), and then coat them with some ceramic product. The brake dust will be less likely to stick and the wheels will be easier to clean in the future.
The tough wheel cleaners not only remove the brake dust but they take off any wax or coating on the wheels as well. Try cleaning the wheels really well, then coat them with wax or ceramic, and then use only a neutral pH car wash soap after. You might find that the wheels stay cleaner and are easier to clean if you don't strip them to bare metal every time. I don't even use a wheel brush (too harsh and unnecessary). I just use a regular wash mitt plus a soft detailing brush to get into the wheel bolt holes.
You don't have to go nuts with expensive ceramic coatings. The Griot's Garage Ceramic All-in-One Wax actually works very well for wheels.
The tough wheel cleaners not only remove the brake dust but they take off any wax or coating on the wheels as well. Try cleaning the wheels really well, then coat them with wax or ceramic, and then use only a neutral pH car wash soap after. You might find that the wheels stay cleaner and are easier to clean if you don't strip them to bare metal every time. I don't even use a wheel brush (too harsh and unnecessary). I just use a regular wash mitt plus a soft detailing brush to get into the wheel bolt holes.
You don't have to go nuts with expensive ceramic coatings. The Griot's Garage Ceramic All-in-One Wax actually works very well for wheels.
Last edited by AscariBlue; 03-08-2024 at 03:03 PM.
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