Black Wheel Cleaning Methods?
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Mountain Pass
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Black Wheel Cleaning Methods?
Hi Guys,
What do you use to clean your black wheels? I'm looking for something a really lazy guy (me) can do to clean them quickly without doing any harm. Any suggestions?
Thanks.
What do you use to clean your black wheels? I'm looking for something a really lazy guy (me) can do to clean them quickly without doing any harm. Any suggestions?
Thanks.
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A guy that lazy should just hire someone to clean his truck!
Coated wheels, black or otherwise, are cleaned best with the same car wash soap used to wash the rest of the truck, along with a soft wheel cleaning tool and some elbow grease.
Coated wheels, black or otherwise, are cleaned best with the same car wash soap used to wash the rest of the truck, along with a soft wheel cleaning tool and some elbow grease.
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Mountain Pass
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Thanks.
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Improve the look of your trucks wheels quickly and easily...
Seriously, you don't need any special products, soap and water, it is a painted surface... Pulling the center caps off helps if you are really going for super clean. Buying a special product won't make cleaning them any easier, as mentioned, just get down there and scrub them.
Seriously, you don't need any special products, soap and water, it is a painted surface... Pulling the center caps off helps if you are really going for super clean. Buying a special product won't make cleaning them any easier, as mentioned, just get down there and scrub them.
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And, I just use meguiars car wash soap from walmart.
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I use this wheel cleaning tool, works well, won't scratch the surfaces, and is easily cleaned.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
And, I just use meguiars car wash soap from walmart.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
And, I just use meguiars car wash soap from walmart.
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I use this on all of my wheels and tires, including the gloss black PP1 wheels on my Mustang:
It is also available at Wal Mart. It claims that you can spray it on and rinse it off but I use a medium nylon brush on the tires and a soft brush on the wheels. The brushes are specifically designed for those applications. It doesn't require scrubbing, just a little agitation. Car wash soap would be perfectly effective on the wheels, but it has no impact on the tires. The Meguiar's Hot Rims melts all the gunk off the tires and they are a rich black when done. For me, nothing ruins the finished look of a clean vehicle like brown tires.
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I use this on all of my wheels and tires, including the gloss black PP1 wheels on my Mustang: Hot Rims Wheel & Tire It is also available at Wal Mart. It claims that you can spray it on and rinse it off but I use a medium nylon brush on the tires and a soft brush on the wheels. The brushes are specifically designed for those applications. It doesn't require scrubbing, just a little agitation. Car wash soap would be perfectly effective on the wheels, but it has no impact on the tires. The Meguiar's Hot Rims melts all the gunk off the tires and they are a rich black when done. For me, nothing ruins the finished look of a clean vehicle like brown tires.
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The black finish is a kind of paint, and should be treated as a kind of paint. Whatever you use on the body of the truck should be used here, never a metal polish or harsh "chrome and wheel cleaner" we all used 30 years ago. A brush with long soft bristles will be helpful.
For those passing by: PVD wheels are also a kind of powder coat or paint kind of finish. THEY ARE NOT CHROME. They too get ordinary car wash soap and a soft brush. I have found mine really easy to keep clean with just a soapy rag.
For those passing by: PVD wheels are also a kind of powder coat or paint kind of finish. THEY ARE NOT CHROME. They too get ordinary car wash soap and a soft brush. I have found mine really easy to keep clean with just a soapy rag.
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So far I've destroyed 2 wheel brushes.
The OEM pads have very sticky brake dust, a microfiber rag ain't cutting it unless you're spending an hour per wheel. I have yet to find a good wheel brush.
The OEM pads have very sticky brake dust, a microfiber rag ain't cutting it unless you're spending an hour per wheel. I have yet to find a good wheel brush.
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I hose them off to get them wet, spray them down with The Chemical Guys Diablo Wheel Cleaner, let them sit for about a minute, then go at them with a soft wheel brush (soft being the operative word, it's still paint so don't use a stiff tire brush or you'll scratch the hell out of them), then finish with a wheel gerbil to get between the 'spokes' and hose off.
When I rotate the wheels, I go to town and get the insides.
When I rotate the wheels, I go to town and get the insides.