I just CANNOT get my wheels clean, specifically my front ones. The rear ones are great but the front ones, I just can't get the dirt/tar/black stuff off. Any advice?

My other problem is that whenever I clean my windows, lint from my microfiber towels gets all over. First, how do I get rid of the lint from the towel? By washing? or something else? Second, how do i get rid of the lint that is now on my windshield? Will it come off with the next cleaning (I use Invisible Glass window cleaner).

Thanks a lot for ur help.

 

Try claying the window. Seems to be effective in removing embedded contaminants within windows, especially road film. Oh, and have you tried claying the wheels?

Then, wash the MF cloth in warm water, and dry/hang. After drying, shake the dust and lint off into the air to get most off your MF cloth. Then, hopefully happy wiping.

 

Tar should be removed with a solvent type cleaner and any bonded contaminants or over spray removed with Detailer's Clay. Once the brake dust has been removed with a 100% acid-free wheel cleaner (P21S Wheel Cleaner) apply a citrus based cleaner (P21S Total Auto Wash) to the surface, agitate with a boar’s hair wheel brush and rinse off, dry thoroughly and then apply a polymer sealant for protection, this will also make future cleaning easier. A polymer is recommended (Klasse All-In-One or Zoopseal) as it has a higher melting temperature (350oF) compared to Carnauba wax (180oF) a wheel surface will reach a temperature in excess of 120oF due to rotor friction and in excess of 195oF when parked in the sun.

If the towel becomes too dirty, it will begin to “streak”, it is then time to wash the towel. Pre-soak in a liquid detergent / water and then squeeze out wax/polish with your hands and rinse thoroughly. Micro-Restore is the only detergent properly formulated for maintaining and restoring micro fibre, it’s a concentrated detergent designed to clean, pamper and extend the life of micro fibre cloths. With all of the polishes, waxes, oils and chemicals that we apply and remove with our micro fibre cloths / towels, regular household detergent doesn’t even come close to cleaning or restoring them.

Micro-Restore effectively removes dirt without using the bleaches and softeners commonly found in laundry detergents (even when they say they don't there are small traces). Over time bleach breaks down micro fibres, and fabric softeners clog the microscopic fibres that make it so effective, rendering the micro fibre product less effective with each washing.

Use hot (120oF<) water and add 1-2 ounces to a standard size (8 gallon) load, for larger loads or heavily soiled laundry, add 3-6 ounces. As a pre-spotter: dilute 1 part concentrates with 3 parts water, apply to stain and launder as usual.

Do not use fabric softener (most contain silicone that the towel will adsorb and it will weaken the towels static charge and clog the fibres thereby reducing their effectiveness) towel will also treat the fabric softener as if it was dirt by trying to store the tiny particles of the softener in the towel fibres. This will clog up the micro fibres and render the towel ineffective.

Add a teaspoon per towel distilled white vinegar in place of a softener, the vinegar doesn't coat the fibres but instead works to eliminate detergent residue and the acid counteracts any alkaline minerals in the water supply. Vinegar (Acetic acid, pH=2) works well in the rinse cycle to make your towels softer. Detergent is an alkaline (pH=12, the opposite of acidic on the pH scale).
JonM

 

Thanks a lot for the info.

I still really have no idea on the wheels. I'll post a pic up really soon. I just need a few recommendations on 1 good cleaner and 1 good type of brush. and maybe a technique.

What is claying btw?

 

Detailers Clay:
First used by Japanese auto manufacturers the technology was passed on to the US market in the late ‘90’s. Detailing clay bars, are actually a malleable plastic ((Polyisobutylene) that allows the bar to be kneaded.
Clay is not a replacement for decontamination, polish or a compound; it is a mildly abrasive surface preparation, with an average particle size of 1- micron of Kaolin abrasives that polish and exfoliate contaminants by shearing and / or encapsulation, to abrade embedded pollutants and debris from the paint film surface leaving behind an ultra-smooth surface that will make your paint protection adhere better and improve its durability.
JonM

IMO- for a detailer its the best thing since polymer sealants