New HRE wheels need a cleaning brush!!!

[imported_PlatinumEdition]

the hardest part in cleaning the wheels is going to be behind the spokes will will take a very long time, because there are so many on these wheels and there is not enough room to work with

 

[NickelPlated.45]

Those are nice wheels Platinum. Pics on the car?



I'm not worried about getting behind the spokes every wash. Once in a while i'll put my car on stands, take the wheels of and give them a thorough cleaning.

 

[baseballlover1]

WOW! are those nice wheels or what! I could see those on an F430 or a 360 ferrari! Maybe even a porsche 911 (new body style with a HUGE rear end). Other then that... ide say if it your car and you are maticulous, then takem all off and then clay them then put like 4 or 5 coats of zaino (idk how it would work with the heat, but i think you will be fine). then just use a small brush (and q tips) to get all the dirt out.

 

[imported_PlatinumEdition]

Those are nice wheels Platinum. Pics on the car?



I'm not worried about getting behind the spokes every wash. Once in a while i'll put my car on stands, take the wheels of and give them a thorough cleaning.

I will take pictures after I was the car today, not finished modifying dads car yet still need to get some more things done to get it just right, the wheels are on a 2002 Mercedes Benz S500

 

[imported_PlatinumEdition]

heres some pictures of the wheels.....

 

[holland_patrick]

Eh, that doesn't work for me. No matter what I use on 'em (e.g., multiple layers of 845, 476S, KSG, UPP, BF) I have to use shampoo mix and some kind of mechanical agitation. Sometimes just rubbing with my rubber-gloved hands will do it, but I have to do something. Especially have to reach behind the spokes to get those inset areas- see the staining on the back of the spokes on holland_patrick's wheels where the previous owner let things get too bad to clean up 100% (holland_patrick- *please* don't take that as a slam, your wheels look great and I've suffered with the same problem on some of our wheels when I failed to keep them spotless from the git-go).

naw even on my own they are hard to keep clean it's almost like they are not cleared or something they really have a different texture

 

[Accumulator]

the hardest part in cleaning the wheels is going to be behind the spokes will will take a very long time, because there are so many on these wheels and there is not enough room to work with

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I'm not worried about getting behind the spokes every wash. Once in a while i'll put my car on stands, take the wheels of and give them a thorough cleaning.

I find it best if I *do* clean all those tough spots at every wash. Seems like once stuff really stays nasty for a while I can't get it truly clean.



I have a similar problem with the BBS RGRs on the M3. MF gloves seem to work OK but man is it a time-consuming PIA.

naw even on my own they are hard to keep clean it's almost like they are not cleared or something they really have a different texture

Yeah the back sides of almost all my wheels have a crappy single stage that's easy to cut through; I've worn a lot of them down to bare aluminum in spots. Not much you can do except keep 'em as slickly sealed as possible and clean the [stuff] off before it compromises the sealant and eats into the paint/aluminum...that sorta gets back to my trying my best at every wash so things never get too bad. Heh heh, I get the feeling that I'm kinda extreme about this but the Jag's original wheels are hanging on the wall back-sides out and they're a constant reminder of what happens when I don't keep on top of this (they look about the same as those Subie wheels).

 

[MSOsr]

I clean my 445s with a finger sponge and clean water. Polish the lip with Mother's and finish with Wheel Wax.

 

[imported_PlatinumEdition]

guys its still a pita to get behind the spokes to clean the backsides, bought a long reach brush and doesnt reach and clean that well, anyone else have other suggestions?