wheel cleaning!

Sportstick · 08-08-2015, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by 1ChrisRuck

Just cleaned the car and wheels in preparation for Cars and Coffee Houston. Here are the wheels after using Griots wheel cleaner

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You missed a spot!

Whoops....was dust on my screen......wow, those wheels look great!

1ChrisRuck · 08-08-2015, 04:05 PM

Good one

Here's are results of Griots wheel cleaner and Griots tire shine(tires are that shiny because it was just applied)
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Originally Posted by Sportstick

You missed a spot!

Whoops....was dust on my screen......wow, those wheels look great!

Xiaoxi · 08-08-2015, 04:06 PM

I use Sonax:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00..._detailpages00

The biggest pain is that groove in the rim. I use a small woolie wand to get in there.

tux2005 · 08-08-2015, 05:05 PM

I'm on a 228i without the M-Sport so my wheels are different than many here but my winter replica rims do also have that annoying ridge behind the spokes. I've got a set of 3 Wheel Woolies that I love, I also use them on E36 and E39 wheels and they do a great job and can usually get into clean the barrels really nicely. With the smallest wheel woolie I can get in behind the ridge on my winter wheels.

If there's a lot of grime then I use Sonax Full Effect, it's great stuff but as someone else mentioned, using a sealant means that simple car wash soap is able to do a great job too. In the spring, before pulling off my winter wheels, I did a thorough clean of my summer rims and then sealed them with Detailers Pride Wheel Coating. Now I just spray the wheels with my foam cannon, brush with the wheel woolies and rinse off and they're spotless. If they're not very dirty then even just foaming and rinsing is enough.

Ramathorn · 08-08-2015, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by CreativeFuel

Sonax Wheel Cleaner Full Effect and a Speed Master Wheel Brush

+1 on the brush and the Sonax!

Also, to make it really easy, you can use a glass coating like 22PLE or CQuartz to further protect the wheel from brake dust.

MrBimmerM235i · 08-09-2015, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by CreativeFuel

Sonax Wheel Cleaner Full Effect and a Speed Master Wheel Brush

This!

BEM-S4 · 08-10-2015, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by pikcachu

+1 Sonax

+2 and the new formula works much better than the old one

i8ur911 · 08-11-2015, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by pikcachu

+1 Sonax

+3 for Sonax!

Amazing wheel cleaner

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tux2005 First Lieutenant 234 Rep 350 Posts Drives: 2017 M2 Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Toronto, Canada iTrader: (0)	I'm on a 228i without the M-Sport so my wheels are different than many here but my winter replica rims do also have that annoying ridge behind the spokes. I've got a set of 3 Wheel Woolies that I love, I also use them on E36 and E39 wheels and they do a great job and can usually get into clean the barrels really nicely. With the smallest wheel woolie I can get in behind the ridge on my winter wheels. If there's a lot of grime then I use Sonax Full Effect, it's great stuff but as someone else mentioned, using a sealant means that simple car wash soap is able to do a great job too. In the spring, before pulling off my winter wheels, I did a thorough clean of my summer rims and then sealed them with Detailers Pride Wheel Coating. Now I just spray the wheels with my foam cannon, brush with the wheel woolies and rinse off and they're spotless. If they're not very dirty then even just foaming and rinsing is enough.
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