Best wheel cleaner without agitation

First of all I am aware almost all wheel cleaners require some elbow grease. The problem im having is my car came with gloss black wheels that will scratch using even the softest microbers or brushes. I do wash my car once a week so only light brake dust builds up.

I have access to DP, Duragloss, Sonax, and Poorboys wheel cleaners.

 

All wheel cleaners will require some "elbow grease" as you well know. The only thing you can do is clean them with aggitation one good time, and follow up with many layers of wheel sealant. Every week, you should then wash them with a pressure washer and foam cannon. Applying a new coat of sealant every second wash.

However, keep in mind that your wheels wil get scratched up with road grime and rocks regardless of how careful you are with wheel cleaning. So, I would just suggest getting the cheapest one you can purchase and use it with aggitation.

 

These videos show that agitation is not required with sonax and p21s gel:

Sonax:

YouTube - Sonax Wheel Cleaner Full Effect


P21S Gel:

YouTube - P21S Gel Wheel Cleaner

 

Seal your wheels with Blackfire Metal Sealant. Two coats will last 3 months +.

 

ok, that wheel looks like mine after a week of driving, try that on a wheel that is neglected and caked with road tar and other grime, I have used sonax, P21s, Diablo, CG citrus gel, AG CWC etc........ and on a dirty wheel you will be agitating and getting down there and cleaning. LOL.

 

Kilo, both wheels were very black on those vehicles (they were actually two different cars, same make & model though). The camera dramatically brightened the video when I went up close to the dirty wheels so it didn't even show how bad the wheels were. The wheel that had P21S Gel sprayed on, that car hadn't had its barrels cleaned in almost 6 weeks. The wheels that had the Sonax sprayed on was not cleaned for 3 weeks - both are daily drivers. It was quite a nice test of how good these cleaners truly are when paired up with a pressure washer for rinsing.

 

gotta love how the camera changes it....

Which one do you prefer? I find that sonax works really well on caked on debris more then P21s, but I find that CG citrus works great and is cost effective for DD cars.

Diablo is a cost effective IMO stronger version of p21s, and i have let it dwell on wheels for up to an hour... works like a champ.

They are all good products.... really

 

I wash my car once a week with a pressure washer so thats not really an issue. I think I will go with Sonax as its a bit cheaper.

 

I was thinking of sealing them with Collinite 845 x2. My supplier doesnt carry Blackfire products.

 

Sonax FE ftw
Yeah just seal with a durable wax or sealant

 

best wheel cleaner with no agitation without a doubt is meguiars wheel brightner dilluted 4:1

 

I always have a couple of liters of both on hand. P21S is better at general road grime and cleaning tires, Sonax is better at brake dust.

I am a BIG fan of CG Sticky Gel due to value.

 

never hurts to have them all. LOL.

 

Wolf's Chemicals "Brake Duster" FTW

 

Emile, did you shoot those videos?

 

Boosted, are you using a pressure washer or hose?

 

spot on with Joey's comment they'll get chipped/sand blasted pretty quickly anyway, especially in the wet

my GTR oem wheels are already getting random chips from daily driving and i have no idea how as im always careful, likewise all my big buck aftermarket wheels i run

put a sealant on them, and use the same pre-wash/wash technique as you do the body

 

my brembos and my wheels all have those mystry chips. Not fun...... im carefull too.

 

Clean you wheels to perfection one time. Apply Opti Coat. Never need more than car wash soap or ONR to clean them again.

 

Make it available to everyone then.