I have these wheels on my mondeo
Ford Focus ST, 2009, Genuine 18' Alloy Wheels. Mondeo on eBay (end time 11-Mar-11 19:37:07 GMT)
and they are a bugger to keep clean,
Ive tried loads of wheel cleaners, but the best one so far for cost v effectivness is from Tesco's
What is the best cleaner?
regards
Steve
Bilberry is supposed to be really good -
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wheels-and-tyres/cat_7.html
I always use washing up liquid. Works better than any spray on stuff iv ever used from halfrauds. I also polish mine every few months.
i find autoglym custom wheel cleaner with a wheel brush is very good, havnt tryed many others though
i just use this on my old focus 
mind you I only clean the car once a year for its MOT
[Edited on 9/3/2011 by mcerd1]
I've tried anything from cheap washing up liquid - Wonder Wheels - AutoGlym car shampoo and most recently the bike cleaner Muc Off.
Muck Off is maybe marginally the best so far an easy to use. I intend to try some motorbike cleaner SDoc 1000 i think it's called that seems to
work well on the bike.
None get all the ground in brake dust off as some pro valet cleaners do but I always wonder what they do to the surface of the lacquer!
In the past I have resigned myself to getting the wheels refurbed once in a while when I am fitting new tyres. There is a very good company for this
near me and they are reasonable on price. www.wheelrefurbishing.co.uk
Wonder-Wheels for me!
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Originally posted by scootz
Wonder-Wheels for me!
Another for Wonder Wheels
the cheapest on offer at Wilkos at the time.
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Originally posted by mcerd1
i just use this on my old focus
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So i stand in front of the wheel lower the trousers and hey presto the wheels are clean
mcerd1 - 9/3/11 at 05:59 PMquote:
Originally posted by martyn1137
I've tried anything from cheap washing up liquid - Wonder Wheels - AutoGlym car shampoo and most recently the bike cleaner Muc Off.
None get all the ground in brake dust off as some pro valet cleaners do but I always wonder what they do to the surface of the lacquer!
muc off used to get a really bad name for damaging wheels (and bikes)
don't know if they've changed it or not, but the harshest cleaner my brother will use on his downhill bike now is fairy liquid (he races every other weekend) alot of other folk have had problems with the life of bearings and oil/dust seals when using the fancy cleaning fluids
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Doctor Derek Doctors - 9/3/11 at 06:51 PMElbow grease and a bit of effort.
A1 - 9/3/11 at 07:22 PMautoglym wheel cleaner, youre only meant to have it on for 60 secs though...
ChrisW - 9/3/11 at 07:59 PMWonder Wheels in a paraffin gun on the compressor, diluted 50:50 with water.
I squirt a load on, leave it while I wash the rest of the car, then jet wash it off and go over the wheels with a sponge. Always come up spotless.
Just don't breathe the vapour... it's nasty stuff!
Chris
flak monkey - 9/3/11 at 08:11 PMMeguiars do a professional/trade one, the name of the specific product escapes me at the moment though. Bloody good stuff. The bottle is marked 'for professional use only' but you can buy it from some of the online car detailing places in gallon containers. Lasts ages as its diluted 50:50 with water in use.
Bluemoon - 9/3/11 at 08:13 PMUsed wonder wheels great stuff BUT it is corrosive its a powerfull acid based cleaner so I can't recomend it is it should eat away at the wheels.... Once use maybe then stick with somthing detergent based plus some wheel wax to make cleaning easyer...
sonic - 9/3/11 at 08:46 PMI have used Wonder wheels now for 5 years on every type of wheel, bikes and cars and never seen any form of corrosion.
Even used it to clean chrome tail pipes on exhausts with no problems.
If you use it and take it off as per the instructions on the bottle there is know problems.
mark chandler - 9/3/11 at 09:44 PMTraffic film remover, more commonly known as TFR for me.
Get it from decent motor factors and dilute, last for years.
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ChrisW - 9/3/11 at 10:23 PMquote:
Originally posted by sonic
I have used Wonder wheels now for 5 years on every type of wheel, bikes and cars and never seen any form of corrosion.
Even used it to clean chrome tail pipes on exhausts with no problems.
If you use it and take it off as per the instructions on the bottle there is know problems.
I'm the same, never had a problem. However it does eat away at the concrete floor in the garage if you spill some. Foams right up!
Chris
mad4x4 - 10/3/11 at 12:57 PMtry wyatt's wheel cleaner from Asda - Orange bottle abotu 3 quid - seems to work for me and I do a lot of heavy braking.
stevebubs - 19/3/11 at 06:26 PMFor regular use, I find the Turtlewax green bottle fine....