Washing Wheels
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Washing Wheels
What is out there to help with the wheels, i had some spray i used to use on a set of racing hart i have on my G35 and with my pressure washer that thing would clean everypart of the wheel, inside and out. because of the spce between the rotor and the wheel you can see the build up pretty good. you an get your hand in some areas but not near the calipers - what is everyone else doing about this?
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All you really need to effectively wash wheels is a bucket, dish washing detergent, a good wheel brush, and a pressure hose. Fill the bucket with a liberal amount of detergent and warm water. First blast the wheel with a stream of water, then coat every nook with generous layers of lather. Let it sit for a few minutes, then thoroughly rinse the wheel. Repeat for all four. Re-lather as necessary depending on how dirty the wheel is.
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meguiar's makes something called "hot wheels" or something like that. it's made for both painted, polished, and chrome wheels. i've used that stuff for years- it works really well. just don't use it on a hot wheel. spray it on and hose it off.
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I'll second that if they are really dirty. Or you can use Eagle One All Wheel and Tire Cleaner. Never let it stay on the wheels for more than 60 seconds. I usually take my wheels off about every third wash and clean each entire wheel, tire, fender well and caliper. Then I use Wheel Wax on both sides of each wheel. After that, you should just be able to spray them off once a week and clean them with car wash soap that does not remove wax.
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I have good luck with the "Hot Wheels" also.
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What is out there to help with the wheels, i had some spray i used to use on a set of racing hart i have on my G35 and with my pressure washer that thing would clean everypart of the wheel, inside and out. because of the spce between the rotor and the wheel you can see the build up pretty good. you an get your hand in some areas but not near the calipers - what is everyone else doing about this?
Porsche sells a kit for about $60.00 but all you need is this brush and wheel cleaner, and a regular wheel brush.
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