Consider pairing Acidic Wheel Cleaner with our Heavy Duty wheel and parts brush for those most stubborn ingrained areas of brake dust and grime. How to use Spray your body panel generously and leave it to sit for a couple of minutes so that it can penetrate deep down and dissolve the mineral deposits. Then, wipe it away with a clean microfiber towel. Budget: Prices vary widely, although you don’t need to spend a lot for good results. You simply need to find the best products. That work has gladly been done for you by us.

While the smell is certainly pronounced, we didn’t find it that unpleasant, and some reviewers even liked it. However, it does not smell like something you want to inhale, so be sure to wear a mask when using any chemicals, including Adam’s Polishes. Much as some of us car-cleaning nerds may consider that sort of job to be valuable ‘me time’, we still expect a good wheel cleaner to take the manual labour out of the job where possible. Polishing your car is a great way to fade small scratches and imperfections. Find out how with our handy guide. Use wheel cleaner to remove heavy brake dust from rims. Some of the best wheel cleaners for those in need of a heavy brake dust remover are Turtle Wax T-18 all wheel and tire cleaner and Meguiar’s G180132 ultimate all wheel cleaner. Is wheel cleaner toxic? The trouble is that even simple alloy wheel designs – never mind spoked wheels – can be fiddly to rid of brake dust and grime. That’s why we’re looking for a great alloy wheel cleaner that will dissolve tough dirt easily so that you don’t have to spend the afternoon using a toothbrush to agitate filth out of your car’s wheels.We tested the wheel cleaners head-to-head on the same tire, applying each product to half of the wheel for a direct comparison. After each test, it was easy to compare cleaner performance side-by-side. We compared the foaming Turtle Wax T-18 wheel cleaner head-to-head with Meguiar’s and Adam’s Polishes wheel cleaners. In both tests, Turtle Wax T-18 removed noticeably more caked-in dirt from the wheel than the competitors. Clean Wheels is acid based yet safe to use on the majority of alloy wheels. We’ve agitated it with our Hi-Tech Wheel Brush, ideal for access to the tight areas on the annoying-to-clean-but-nice-to-look-at alloys. Wheels are often the dirtiest part of your car and are constantly subject to both dirt and mud from the world and dust and grime from your brakes. The stuff that comes off your brakes is mostly iron unless you have fancy carbon-ceramic brakes (these are only on serious performance cars, and even then, it’s often a four-figure optional extra). Iron gains a static charge when heated and clings to the wheels in a more determined fashion than regular dirt.

The very fact that acid is central to their chemical makeup means that AWCs are not suitable for all detailing eventualities, and this is particularly true if you happen to own a set of high-end aftermarket wheels. Wheels with an anodised or chromed coating, or those with a diamond cut are not suitable for AWC treatments. These finishes do not like acid, potentially leading to a compromised finish on the wheel. Not all alloy wheels are safe to use with Acid Wheel Cleaners, with those with an anodised or chromed coating, or those with a diamond cut being key examples. Those running wheels with an anodised, chromed or diamond cut finish should instead look to our Custom Wheel Cleaner solution, a product developed specifically for use on expensive aftermarket wheels, or those with thinner, more chemically sensitive coatings. Its carefully developed, acid free, alkaline formulation means that it will have no problem removing the iron deposits caused by repeated braking, yet won’t cause damage to the alloy itself. UK-based Bilt Hamber has quietly established itself as a car care powerhouse over the past few years, frequently providing class-leading products. Auto-Wheel is one of those, being the best all-round cleaner of the lot here, albeit with some close competition from others in our top three. The safe, pH-neutral brew is peachy to use: just spray it on, wait until it turns red, then rinse it off and dry. We didn’t have to scrub or agitate anything;itreally does all the hard work for you.And for the volume you get in this bottle, it’s not bad value either.A) Not in the slightest. While it’s certainly true that improper use of poor quality AWCs has the potential to cause damage, they have also been proven to be ultra-effective at ridding wheels of all forms of dirt and grime. Our own Clean Wheels spray is pre-mixed to optimum strength, easy to use, and is suitable for use on most wheels. it was no longer meeting these necessary regulations. So we set about changing to a more advanced and modern version which we can now use because, whilst pricing of ingredients is a lot higher to us, useage is less. That has a couple of impacts for the user: Firstly they are putting less surfactant down the drain and it is thus much less of a load on the water treatment facilities. Secondly, the new product is more easily biodegradable. These combine to give Devils Juice a greener profile.