Tried and Proven Way for Cleaning Wheels

bmwexecutive · 10-12-2006, 10:15 AM

After six months of experience here's what I've found to be the absolute #1 best way to clean my brake-dust plaqued wheels:

1. Apply a very thick layer of WheelWax once every six months.
2. Dampen a Microfiber cloth in Zaino Z6 and wipe wheels clean (to clean the back area behind the spokes, pick up two foam handmits from Autogeek.net).
3. Dry with another Microfiber cloth.

Enjoy your sparkling clean wheels.

txusa03 · 10-12-2006, 12:11 PM

hey how about some photo of your wheel, i like to see how clean it is behind the spokes...

SuperSport · 10-12-2006, 12:25 PM

Does this take off those little black dots ???

scooter · 10-12-2006, 04:43 PM

I see you are a Zaino user. Have you tried Zaino on your clearcoated wheels? It actually works great on wheels. Wheels get hot from the brakes and Zaino seems to last a lot longer than a wax.

bmwexecutive · 10-12-2006, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by SuperSport

Does this take off those little black dots ???

Sure does. That's why I love using this method.

bmwexecutive · 10-12-2006, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by txusa03

hey how about some photo of your wheel, i like to see how clean it is behind the spokes...

txusa03, I don't have a pic but just picture clean like the first day I set eyes on my car in the first inside air conditioned bay at the BMW Performance Center.

My hand was virtually black afterwards even though I had a foam mit on (there was so much brake dust it was seeping through onto my hand), but a little scrubbing with soap took it all off. Just don't try to keep your hands clean when your cleaning behind the spokes. It's impossible. And the foam mits are reusable. Just rinse them out. They're like $3/ea. too.

bmwexecutive · 10-12-2006, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by scooter

I see you are a Zaino user. Have you tried Zaino on your clearcoated wheels? It actually works great on wheels. Wheels get hot from the brakes and Zaino seems to last a lot longer than a wax.

Carnumba wax maybe, but Wheel Wax works AWESOME! This method will not work nearly as well without the Wheel Wax (www.wheelwax.com). If you have your wheels coated with wheel waxs, Zaino is incredible on them.

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scooter New Member 0 Rep 6 Posts Drives: '06 325I Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Southern California iTrader: (0)	I see you are a Zaino user. Have you tried Zaino on your clearcoated wheels? It actually works great on wheels. Wheels get hot from the brakes and Zaino seems to last a lot longer than a wax.
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