Sonax Full Effect vs Adam's Deep Wheel Cleaner

[dsmith2013]

I got my hands on some severely neglected Audi wheels and figured this would be a perfect time for a direct comparison of Adam's Deep Wheel Cleaner and Sonax Full Effect. I let each dwell for an equal amount of time and then agitated it with a boar's hair brush.



Sonax Full Effect

Adam's Deep Wheel Cleaner

In my opinion, the performance was identical. There were some embedded particles on the wheels that neither cleaner removed. I was pressed for time and was only able to allow each of the cleaners to dwell for a little over two minutes. I think a longer dwell time might have put a larger dent in it, but I dont think anything short of claying would remove it. However, I would give a slight edge to Adam's because it smells better, but other than that the price point is almost identical at $0.6246 per ounce vs Sonax FE which is $0.5914 per ounce.

 

[Guitarist302008]

nice review... i'll never buy another adam's product again however.

 

[David Fermani]

Nice review! Do they both smell similar?

 

[Dan]

Good test, I would have love to seen how the all mighty Wheel Brightener stacked up to those two.

 

[dsmith2013]

Nice review! Do they both smell similar?

The Adam's smells like cherry, and it doesn't have that "sulfur" (only way I can think to describe it) smell until you actually agitate it, and when you do, it's still not very strong.

 

[RobD]

Question...aren't these kind of wheel cleaners bad for the brake calipers/pads? I believe IronX recommends removing the wheel before applying their product. Is IronX stronger than the others?