what does Veeky Forums use as a wheel cleaner? i dont want to spend 5$ on wheel cleaner anymore. can i just use soapy water? i usually use the car wash soap left over when i'm done washing the car but it doesnt do that good of a job. any advice?
i'm also thinking about removing the wheel from the car and deep cleaning the back of the rim. the wheel weights wont come off if i start cleaning back there right? i'll be careful around them but i dont want them to peel off somehow
Paint stripper works a treat on wheels, so long as they aren't painted from factory - especially for removing brake dust.
Noah Martin
As someone who constantly has to clean his wheels. I think the best bet is to take em off, hose em down, hit em with degreaser/acid, hose down, and dry.
Brody Williams
Meguair's Hot Rimz
Youre' well-cum
Joshua Baker
You clean like fucking garbage and you should feel bad. Touchless cleaning is only for maintenance cleaning. It's not a cleaning solution. You will need wheel cleaner and a brush to properly clean wheels. OP wants to clean the inside of his wheels for the first time, not hose some dust off of them.
Parker Clark
These look fucking terrible.
Even a quick rattlecan paintjob would look better than that flaky shit.
You don't need to clean them, they look fucked anyways.
Hydrochloric acid works pretty well used it for 3 years while being a car washer at ford. burns brake dust under your skin after like a minutre or two of contact so wear gloves
Luke Adams
>all these acid dudes ITT
wouldn't that shit be a problem for the rubber? I guess at least it would make shit age a lot faster if you don't take off the tires first.
Jayden White
not unless you take a couple hours per wheel and scrub the acid into the tire. it does good work of getting tire sealant off tho im supprised you didn't bring up the lovely reaction hydrocloric has with aluminium
Jaxson Adams
Wonder wheels: Hot wheels. Got about 90% of the dirt off first time. Kept using it erry wash and the barrels cleaned up nicely too.
Sebastian Thompson
I go trough front brake pads in less than three months.
While I'm washing the rest of the car, I just let the wheels soak in regular water and dish soap, then hit them with a pressure washer when its time to rinse the car.
Grayson Parker
how should I clean clean painted wheels?
Bentley King
Why dont you fags just use a mitt and whatevers in the bucket when you are done with your cars body? Are your brake pads that shitty?
David Allen
>as someone who clearly doesn't know how to clean wheels
David James
>can i just use soapy water? i usually use the car wash soap left over when i'm done washing the car but it doesnt do that good of a job. Scrub harder you limp-wristed sissy.
Grayson Brown
>using dirty water to clean dirty rims
kek
Joseph Smith
Use to use Eagle 1 cause it had all the acid to brake up the dust
Alexander Taylor
I use chemical guys signiture series wheel cleaner. You're supposed to dillute it, I do so at the lowest ratio on the bottle. Best value imo, like 12 dollarydoos on amazon, which might seem pricy, but you get a lot out of it; given you dillute and don't use the full bottle like a retard
William Phillips
also, forgot to mention you're supposed to wash your wheels first OP, before the paint. If you do wheels last you can get overspray.
Nathan Reed
>chemical guys
i like them. i plan to buy a orbital rotary buffer from them soon, waiting for the black friday sales to hit. my two (2) favorite chemical guys are that latino guy with the brown skin and slick back hair and some other latino guy who is fat, light skinned and has a beard
Matthew Perez
I just grab a microfiber soaked in soapy water after I wash my car, wipe the wheels down with the cloth and rinse it off, works fine.
Daniel Harris
Man step it up. Hydrofloric is where its at.
Matthew Kelly
Yeah, I enjoy their stuff. I've also got one of their foam cannons that attach to your pressure washer, works p. well. It foams just fine using a little soap, but you have to use a shit-ton to get it to froth like in their videos, at that point its a waste.