RIM Cleaning - Please Help
 

How Often Do You CLEAN Your Z - Rims?:confused:

How Do You Do It? AND What Do You Use?:confused:

Your Advise Is Appreciated - My Z Looks GREAT / Rims NOT So Much:tiphat:

I use regular car wash soap with a wash mitt. I find that using regular car wash soap with clear coated wheels to be about the best. You can get a multitude of different brushes if you like. I just do it by hand.

Soap and water...sometimes with a wash cloth while taking a shower.


Wait.... you mean Z wheels!! Ohhhh.......

Soap and water... sometimes I'll use a MF towel.

:iagree: if you stay on top of it every week :tup:

-Clifford :tiphat:

detailing section has this info.

Ugh... I hate working

THANKS For Your Ideas...:tiphat:

Mine Is A Garage Queen - Never Gets / Stays Dirty...:rolleyes:
BUT The Wheels Can Use A Shine After Every Ride...:eek:

After "SEARCH" - Looks Like Soap & Water Is The Way To Go!...:tup:

no it's not for garage queens.

gotta put in the effort..

This Should Be A "STICKY" Quote!...:bowrofl:

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For questions about detailing and paint maintenance/repair, search for Junkman2008's comments and videos. If this site's search feature doesn't work well for you, try adding "site:the370z.com" to your search string at any of the major search engines.

He said "search." Yay :icon17: Google search is the best ... like this, put it in the Google search bar

site:the370z.com RIM Cleaning

Crap ... I see SouthARK got to it first ...

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Yea mine gets driven everyday of the week. :driving:

The best wheel cleaner I've ever discovered is WD-40. Use soap and water afterwards or the residue will draw dust.

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I can see putting some WD-40 (or similar, oil-based product) on a rag to clean stubborn dirt, but don't think spraying it around brakes and tires is a good idea. YMMV

i use rc car motor spray to remove tar and stains. no need to wash, just wax afterwards.

but on my hobbycars, i rarely need to use harsh chemicals. just QD and done. oh wait, op was supposed to search. :mad:

hate giving away free answers! :mad:



i also wipe off the overspray on my rotors and clean the calipers while im at it.. :p

IBTL :icon18:





Goggle is your friend. :ugh2:

or cooltoy.

he's our search engine... :ugh:

to be the nice guy... if you wont' spray it on your hood, don't spray it on your alluminum rims.

i'm in a never ending battle with my car...

i thought he was your mechanic ;)

Spray it on a paper towel and then wipe the rim. I've been doing it for years with no issues whatsoever.

AutO'Rileys has wheel brushes for less than $10. That's what I use to get the barrels cleans.

Soap+water, dry, then wax with TW Ice = Done

Dude! You're mind's in the gutter, glad I'm not the only one....

Adams deep wheel cleaner, brushes for surface and calipers, wheel woolie for behind spokes and their turbo stick to get all the crap that builds up on the drums you normally can't reach. Regular car wash soap should work too *if* you keep up on it. Finish with detailing spray or wax to make next time easier.
Ps. I have Works Gnosis 20" wheels so slightly diff needs from a design and reach perspective.

THANK YOU - ALL (For Your Good Ideas)...:tiphat:

How Often - Do You Clean Rims???

1- Every Ride
2- Every Week
3- Every Once In A While...:ugh2:

The easy answer is this: Your wheels are painted- just like the rest of your car. If you wouldn't use it on your hood, don't use it on your wheels.

So the soap and water answers (as well as others) are correct. Have embedded brake dust? Clay or B&T remover.

1 or every other ride. i do a finger test. if i can remove dust, then it will be QD'ed.

Sonex works great. Apply while scrubbing with a brush then rinse off with water. I use shop towels to dry the wheels after. I wanna get a leaf blower heard that's the best way to dry off after washing.

I've always used a leaf blower to dry my vehicles. Cheap, works wonderfully, and really cuts down on water sports. Win, win.

One thing that I have always used is an air compressor with an adaptor that easily fits between the spokes that I can get at the brake calibers to blast out brake dust that has built up. I then use detail spray on a micro fiber towel to follow up. Just make sure you don't forget to get the inter barrels of the wheels as clean as the outside of the rims, other wise the wheels are not clean. :tup: