rzatch
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I would like to thank Forrest and Jim because without their generosity these reviews wouldn’t be possible and you guys would be missing out on or overlooking some very good products. Mothers products are primarily know to be an over the counter type of product. You can buy them at almost any big box or auto parts stores but don’t let the OTC end of it fool you. These are some quality products at very reasonable prices.
Product Description from Mothers web site.
Mothers® Aluminum Wheel Cleaner is formulated to safely and easily clean uncoated polished aluminum and anodized wheels. Gentle, yet effective, Aluminum Wheel Cleaner doesn’t just stop at aluminum. It also works great on painted, clearcoated, color coated, steel, modular, chrome, custom or factory coated wheels and hubcaps. Its unique spray on, hose off design safely penetrates, dissolves and suspends all types of brake dust, grease, dirt, and grime, making rinsing a snap.
https://store.mothers.com/product_info.php?products_id=228&cPath=7 online price at the time of the review is $7.69 for 24 oz.
Item Number: 06024
I had the opportunity to detail a BMW 535 X Drive that had the typical BMW wheels with caked on brake dust. In order to test just how well the Mothers Aluminum Wheel Cleaner works I decided to use it against the go to wheel cleaner of most everyone on here, Meguiars Wheel Brightener diluted to a 3:1 concentration.
This was typical of all 4 wheels and made for a good test wheel for the comparison.
The directions call for the cleaner to be sprayed on a cool surface and left on for 1-2 minutes before rinsing. For stubborn dirt and brake dust agitation may be needed.
As you can see it did a pretty good job with just a spray and rinse but a second coat was needed. The cleaner has an acidic smell to it but not overly offensive.
The thing I noticed right off was the clinging and suds ability of the Mothers cleaner in comparison to the Meguiars Wheel Brightener. I felt like the working time was longer verses the WB that seems to just run off.
Mothers
Meguiars
With just a little bit of agitation the wheel was clean including the barrel.
Product claims are unique spray on, hose off design. While that may be true for maintained wheels but for the more severe cases spray on and rinse off isn’t going to do it. The Meguiars WB also needed two applications and agitation so I don’t consider that to be a con of the product. Between the two cleaners the Mothers was easier to work and stayed on the wheel until rinsed off I never felt like I needed to add more product like I did with the WB even though both wheel had a generous amount of product sprayed on them.
I feel the product lived up to its claims and also in my opinion cleaned better than the Meguiars WB which is saying quit a lot because Meguiars WB is a very good cleaner.
Thanks for reading.
Product Description from Mothers web site.
Mothers® Aluminum Wheel Cleaner is formulated to safely and easily clean uncoated polished aluminum and anodized wheels. Gentle, yet effective, Aluminum Wheel Cleaner doesn’t just stop at aluminum. It also works great on painted, clearcoated, color coated, steel, modular, chrome, custom or factory coated wheels and hubcaps. Its unique spray on, hose off design safely penetrates, dissolves and suspends all types of brake dust, grease, dirt, and grime, making rinsing a snap.
https://store.mothers.com/product_info.php?products_id=228&cPath=7 online price at the time of the review is $7.69 for 24 oz.
Item Number: 06024
I had the opportunity to detail a BMW 535 X Drive that had the typical BMW wheels with caked on brake dust. In order to test just how well the Mothers Aluminum Wheel Cleaner works I decided to use it against the go to wheel cleaner of most everyone on here, Meguiars Wheel Brightener diluted to a 3:1 concentration.
This was typical of all 4 wheels and made for a good test wheel for the comparison.
The directions call for the cleaner to be sprayed on a cool surface and left on for 1-2 minutes before rinsing. For stubborn dirt and brake dust agitation may be needed.
As you can see it did a pretty good job with just a spray and rinse but a second coat was needed. The cleaner has an acidic smell to it but not overly offensive.
The thing I noticed right off was the clinging and suds ability of the Mothers cleaner in comparison to the Meguiars Wheel Brightener. I felt like the working time was longer verses the WB that seems to just run off.
Mothers
Meguiars
With just a little bit of agitation the wheel was clean including the barrel.
Product claims are unique spray on, hose off design. While that may be true for maintained wheels but for the more severe cases spray on and rinse off isn’t going to do it. The Meguiars WB also needed two applications and agitation so I don’t consider that to be a con of the product. Between the two cleaners the Mothers was easier to work and stayed on the wheel until rinsed off I never felt like I needed to add more product like I did with the WB even though both wheel had a generous amount of product sprayed on them.
I feel the product lived up to its claims and also in my opinion cleaned better than the Meguiars WB which is saying quit a lot because Meguiars WB is a very good cleaner.
Thanks for reading.
