I was lucky enough to win a bottle of powerclean and promised to do a review on it. Our weather has seems to be breaking, it was 50 and windy this weekend. Better then 20s and snow! I had some time where I didnt have to rush around trying to keep my hands from freezing so i decided to take some quick photos of my process. I used powerclean diluted 3:1 per direction on the bottle. I was going to tackle my wheels and tires that havent been cleaned for about 3 weeks. Last protectant that I put on them was the the Opt tire shine, which seems to keep my tires cleaner, but that will be another review. The subject, as you can see my tires have raised white letters that make it a little more difficult to clean. I typical use Blech White or Megs APC+ @4:1 to clean the tires. Wheels had typical break dust and some grime on them Sprayed the product on wheel and tires, let it soak for about 30 sec and scrubbed with a tire brush. Looking at the white letters 1 pass didnt get them bright white, it left a little behind. After another quick spray and scrub of just the letters its nice and clean now. Full wheel view Tire dried Overall I am happy with how the product cleaned. Comparing Powerclean to Megs APC+ they seem similar to me for cleaning wheels and tires, Powerclean is more expensive. For wheels and tires I think I will continue to use Meg APC based solely on cost. This is somewhere I tend to use a lot of product so I am thrifty with what I use. I will have to try some Powerclean under the hood, on exterior bugs/left over wax, and on the interior before I make my final ruling on this product. Powercleans label says paint safe, I cant make that same claim for Megs APC+. Let me know if you have any questions that I can answer. Thanks Chris and OPT for giving me the chance to try out your products.
Thanks for review. When you sprayed it onto the tires, did it start pulling the dirt and turning brown? I like using Autoglym Custom Wheel Cleaner on the tires for that reason. It pulls dirt out instantly.
Thanks for the review. I keep several APCs around. For tires, fender wells, and engine bays I use zep citrus - might want to check it out. I've been known to use 32 oz of the stuff at 4:1 for SUVs, and I like that I can get it at my local home depot even cheaper than Megs and without shipping costs. I reserve Megs APC+ for interior and other lighter duty things at 10:1, and keep Adam's APC on hand at full strength for paint and wheels. Completely unnecessary to have so any APCs on hand, I know, but this is what happens. I think once I use up the Megs and Adams I'll replace those two products with powerclean but still keep zep citrus on hand for high volume spray-downs.
Power clean also does great at cleaning interiors. I got my gallon at the end of the season last year and I am looking forward to tackling more stubborn stains with it in the months to come.
