I took my wheels off today and cleaned the inside of the wheels. I used Meguiars wheel cleaner and a brush. I have a MY00 and I don't think it has been done before. There were the old balancing weight "stickers" and 8 years of neglect. It came out okay but it is still not what I would like to see.

My question is, is there a product that will clean the wheel "well" and still not damage it?

mlc

 

check out our wheel cleaning thread...
https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=420668

my suggestion would be to do as in that thread- the brush is the key and a good non acid cleaner.

if a second attempt doesnt work, acid is the only choice left. the trick about acids is to never let them get even close to dry. they must always be wet. as long as you keep the wheels wet, and acid based cleaner wont damage the wheels. if they dry with acid on them, they will etch.

 

dude before acid wash, try Eagle 1 NevR Dull. just read the directions, it usually takes that junk off pretty dam good. +1

 

good point- i said that there should be a second attempt with a non-acid based wheel cleaner (p21s is my fav), and i should have emphasized that acid is the last attempt... it can damage the clear coat if it gets on the outside of the wheel and dries at all. but when all else fails, its where i go (again, with all of the cautions)

btw, eagle 1 makes a good acid based cleaner if you have to get there (once again i will emphasize that it is a very rare situation where non-acid based cleaners wont do the trick with enough work)

 

Same here I used some Eagle One wheel cleaner and it turned out rather well. Just followed the directions and let it sit then agitated the with a brush and rinse.

 

NevRdull is like a polish. its a long strip of cloth soaked with something and you basically wax on wax off the stuff then let it dry a little bit and take it off with a terry cloth

 

I have used Meguiar's Wheel Brightener (not sure if it is an acid or not), and it works really good - and FAST!

 

when it starts to dry, wet it more with cleanin solution or with water?

 

The subject some 20 inch BBS RS-GT's

Here are the products used:
3M adhesive remover
Plastic razor blade (to remove the adhesive from the weights)
3 buckets: one filled with soap and the other to rinse the wheels (it's about 25 degrees out tonight) and one to sit on []
P21S Wheel Cleaner Gel Formula

Boars Hair Brush

Sponges

P21S Polishing Soap (go light on the clear coat parts this is an abrasive)

Menzerna 85rd
Menzerna FMJ

Old Microfiber Towels (for buffing and drying the wheels)

Microfiber applicator pad


Procedure:

1. Here is what I did first sprayed them all down with P21S Wheel Cleaner Gel formula. I let them all soak in it while I was working on the first wheel.

2. Got the soap bucket and the boar's hair brush started the brush the dirt and grime off the wheel.

3. After that was done I used the 3m adhesive remover to get rid of the bug/tar/leftover brake dust/grime and adhesive from the weights.

4. Rinsed off the wheels with a sponge.

5. Dried them good.

6. Used the P21S Polishing Soap on the clean wheel to polish them up lips, inner
wheel, face of the wheel. (go light on the clear coated parts)

7. Rinsed them down again with a sponge.

8. Dried the wheel good.

9. Polished the lips with some polish that is good for clear coat (Menzerna 85rd)

10. Used the Menzerna FMJ to seal up the inner wheels, face of the wheel, and
lips.

11. Repeat on the rest of the wheels.

Before:









During:





Polishing:







After:








Elasped time: 2 hours 30 minutes (including set up and clean up time)

Enjoy!

 

now thats a great report/ product review-
congrats phil !!