Cleaning wheels wells

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imported_BadSL65AMG

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My car is spotless as we speak, the only thing that is bugging the hell out of me is the dirt and crap in the wheel wells. Whats a good way to clean them out and keep them clean? I believe it's all plastic surrounding the wheels. Anything to clean the tar/road paint/dirt, and then keep it from sticking.
 
i presoak with p21s citrus degreaser or meg's apc and scrub with a brush. Scrub till the dirt/tar comes off, if it's real stubborn try some stoner's tarminator. I dry and follow with some armor all tire foam on plastics. allow to sit for a few minutes, wipe excess with a towel. Cleans up 100x easier the next wash and will look much better.
 
Use any All Purpose Cleaner in the wheels, then after rinsing and drying, use a tire dressing.







Personally, with OTC stuff, go with Eagle 1 A2Z as per instructions, then dress with Armor All. You will be impressed (I was :)).
 
I clean up mine with Autoglym Engine and Machine cleaner and Autoglym Tar and Adhesive remover, not yet found a dressing that does not attract anything to stick to it, so leave off dressing them unless at a show.
 
I pre-soak with Simple Green. Scrub with a toilet brush. Rinse. Then spray with cheap TireFoam. Wipe dry.



Many tire dressings are greasy and sticky to the touch, but the Armorall TireFoam from WalMart ($2.44 per can) works great and dries fairly dry.



Wheels will look like brand new.



HINT: I do this first, before I clean the car, because the tire foam tends to overspray just a little.
 
Richt said:
...[I've] not yet found a dressing that does not attract anything to stick to it, so leave off dressing them...
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Yeah, same here. Once you get them really clean, if you clean them at every wash they'll usually look good even with no dressings. FWIW, I use products basically intended for paint (e.g., KSG, BF) on the wheelwells of the S8, even the plastic parts. Seems to work fine. But the ones I *only* clean look good too, at least for daily drivers.



I keep a floorjack on each side of the wash bay to raise the vehicles up a little to gain better access. The regular cleanings really do go fast and easy.
 
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