Wheel Cleaner Review: ValetPro Bilberry Wheel Cleaner

Manufacturer: ValetPro
Product: Bilberry Wheel Cleaner
Size: 5 Liters
Test car: Lancer EvoX with Enkei RPF1
Last time car was washed: approximately 1 month
Cost: 23.95GBP + 4GBP (Shipping was capped at 20GBP flat and I ordered 5 items) = Approximately $43.20USD.
Amount of diluted product used on 3 wheels (Saving the last wheel for full strength testing tomorrow): 2 oz
Time spent on wheels: approximately 15 minutes per wheel
Agitation was used (Mini EZ detailing brush and envy brushes), and they were all rinsed off with regular water hose (No attachment of any kind)

*The product was diluted 1:3 (one part product and 3 parts water)

Front passenger wheel before:




Wheels sprayed with cleaner:




After first rinse with agitation:


You could see a little bit of dirt left behind:




After the second rinse with agitation:


Driver side rear passenger wheel before:


After first rinse with agitation:


After second rinse with agitation:


The product, when diluted 1:3, does not cling to the wheel as well as other gel cleaners (Sonax or P21s), so agitation needs to begin after the wheels are sprayed down. For the price and its cleaner power, it is very good value for the money. here's the calculation: 5 liters = 169 oz, dilute it 1:3 would give you 507 oz worth of wheel cleaner, that equates to 3.96 gallons of wheel cleaner.

 

Thanks for the review Mike, seems like a good cleaner. Once my 2 cleaners run out I am going to try something new, maybe that stuff and Sonax.

-Kody-

 

Thanks for the review Mike!

 

Thanks guys!
Kody: I would use this cleaner as a light duty cleaner seeing how expensive most cleaners are. Probably go with Sonax/P21s/or IronX as first step, then leave the lighter stuff to Bilberry

 

If you use Bilberry straight as you do with Sonax or P21S, it's very competitive. I really like it as well.

 

Sweet, good to know, thanks Ken!

 

man..... stop letting me know about these new wheel cleaners.....

 

how would you stack it against AG wheel cleaner?

 

Where is the product purchased from? Can it be shipped to the US?

 

lol, but it'll save you money in the long run!

I didn't try it full strength so I can't say for sure, at 1:3 dilution it is a little weak for my taste (and it wasn't very thick so it didn't cling to the wheels as well as other cleaners)

Sending you a pm right now

 

Oh, forgot to mention in the review, it smells very much like blueberry. Very very pleasant smell

 

I'd say its as good as any of the wheel cleaners currently available. I brought a bunch in about two years ago.

A lot of the online stores in the UK carry it. Try Valet Pro.

 

Sonax 5L refill is like $80 (assuming u get the 2 pack, if not then $100 for 5L). So if u use both products straight as ken mentioned, then it's about $40-$50 difference on the 5L

Not bad at all

Thx for review mike

 

great review keep them coming.

 

Bilberry is a decent wheel cleaner to use on painted wheels. I prefer using it with foaming sprayers, it clings better that way.

 

Rear passenger wheel before (using Bilberry straight)



Wheel after 1st rinse:



As seen here, it is still a little dirty, but much better than diluted at 1:3. I'm guessing a pressure washer rinse would have made a difference, but I wanted to see how well it works without it (Not everyone has a PW you know, lol)

After the 2nd rinse:

 

Oh do you guys mean this:

 

and yes, that is MY bottle !!!!!