most hard rims to clean...EVER

[Deda]

brushes are cool!

[davett]

Originally Posted by McLuVan

you guys make it too hard

that's all you need really

+1 and p21s wheel cleaner

Even these wheels were ez to clean with the brush and P21s

[boynbeagle7]

the standard 18 inch wheels are even harder to clean than those forged 19s

[bigjae1976]

Try these...

http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/...ber+brushes.do

http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/...etail+mitts.do

I like the mitt better and it lasts longer.

[kronzprinz]

http://www.tirerack.com/accessories/...t%27s%20Garage

[bigjae1976]

Yes, go with tire rack and save $.04!

Seriously, if do go with Griot's, keep in mind that their shipping charges are usually kind of high. Tire Rack might be cheaper on shipping.

[MDCTFTW]

I use this ....

http://www.chemicalguys.com/Microfib..._p/mic_491.htm



It's thin enough so that you can pull it through the spoke and do some up and down motion to get it clean. It's very quick and effective.

[Speedtrap]

Do you guys not have the hand car washes over the pond? It cost £5 here for an outside clean and they do the wheels really really clean

[MDCTFTW]

Originally Posted by Speedtrap

Do you guys not have the hand car washes over the pond? It cost £5 here for an outside clean and they do the wheels really really clean

They don't know how to properly wash. You probably have a ton of swirl marks.

[darkalley]

Originally Posted by MDCTFTW

I use this ....

http://www.chemicalguys.com/Microfib..._p/mic_491.htm



It's thin enough so that you can pull it through the spoke and do some up and down motion to get it clean. It's very quick and effective.

I use a cheap version of this as well. Please, please stop bitching and using brushes and go with a wash mit. It takes about 2 minutes per wheel. if you are anal and want to clean beyond the spokes then use a brush but for the average person go with a wash mit.

[Blake]

Originally Posted by ElBolo335i

Wait for a new product from Eagle One coming soon, it's called Keep Clean, keeps the wheels clean for 2 weeks, I saw it at a vendor show, i talked to one of the reps and he said they formulated it based on a BMW because all the suffering we go through cleaning our wheels from our lovely brake dust, i should have recorded a video, you guys should have seen the water, dust, and anything that tried to stick to the wheel, they poured water on it and it created a perfect drop and fell off the wheel, and the dust, what dust? Can't wait for it to come out...

more info please!

[signes]

Originally Posted by boynbeagle7

the standard 18 inch wheels are even harder to clean than those forged 19s

+1 I spend forever on them! At least they are gray so they don't show the dirt as quickly as hyper silver.

[JAJ]

I cleaned my rims today - just jack the car up a corner at a time, pull the rim off, wash the back first and then the front. I use a cloth to go between the spokes - it's easy when you can push it through and then hold it from inside and outside and slide it along.

It's quick, they get completely clean and you can wipe the dust off the brakes while you're at it.

Seriously - that's the way to wash the wheels. Everything else takes longer and does a poorer job.

[itofigari]

Originally Posted by JAJ

I cleaned my rims today - just jack the car up a corner at a time, pull the rim off, wash the back first and then the front. I use a cloth to go between the spokes - it's easy when you can push it through and then hold it from inside and outside and slide it along.

It's quick, they get completely clean and you can wipe the dust off the brakes while you're at it.

Seriously - that's the way to wash the wheels. Everything else takes longer and does a poorer job.

Well, yes, I agree, pulling the rims off is the BEST way to clean them, but my garage has a slope and I don't think I feel up the task....maybe I could do taht once a month or something to clean inside the wheel wells and near the suspension area. I went to target to day and got nice brushes that make it easier.

[ersin]

P21S GEL! The gel is not as thick as you think it would be. It is just a more concentrated P21S.

Do the brake pads in the E9x M3s coat the wheel with as much dust as the E46 M3? I had the 18" wheels on my M3. They were a real PITA to clean -- my fingers would get banged up trying to get in between the spokes and the brake dust was still there. P21S gel was the ONLY thing that ever worked for me. Spray it on, let it sit, then hose it off. Piece of cake. If it didn't get everything the first time I would just spot spray it a second time.

[ericld]

Mothers power ball?

[alpineweissM3]

Originally Posted by ElBolo335i

Wait for a new product from Eagle One coming soon, it's called Keep Clean, keeps the wheels clean for 2 weeks, I saw it at a vendor show, i talked to one of the reps and he said they formulated it based on a BMW because all the suffering we go through cleaning our wheels from our lovely brake dust, i should have recorded a video, you guys should have seen the water, dust, and anything that tried to stick to the wheel, they poured water on it and it created a perfect drop and fell off the wheel, and the dust, what dust? Can't wait for it to come out...

Sounds too good to be true.

[SS32]

Paint them black and never clean again.

[Speedtrap]

Originally Posted by MDCTFTW

They don't know how to properly wash. You probably have a ton of swirl marks.

Swirl marks on wheels? They do a good job actually with mine on the wheels

[gemini330zhp]

This is what I used for my E46 OEM 19s Great stuff http://www.detailersdomain.com/index...PROD&ProdID=30

[boynbeagle7]

I had 3 of the Zymol tool shown in the pics & it does work well but eventually the bristles all fall out no matter how good you are with caring for it. The plastic holding the bristles also tends to crack.

[consolidated]

another recommendation for P21S, great stuff, wish it were less $$