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Mothers All Wheel version Rim Brite Eagle One All Wheel version EF Hi Intensity P21S But you rarely need the Gel version
And if you wash them regularly you can simply use regular shampoo...the safest. And be sure to wax your wheels inside and out. It makes them MUCH easier to clean.
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i use the sonus wheel cleaner, ive tried also griot's garage wheel cleaner and the eagle one all wheel cleaner
honestly, if its really bad, ill use the eagle one... othewise for my weekly wash, the sonus does the job with power to spare... the griot's garage maybe very nice to the wheel, and smells nice, but it takes a bit more effort to use
The guy who buffed my bonnet today suggested using Soft Scrub. Just might be a good idea!
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'04 MCS - BRG/W (174,000 miles!)
I wash my WHITE wheels at least once a week, and just use shampoo. But I also wax them with Nu-tone wax about once a month. Seems to last the best, and it is so easy to keep them clean.
The MINI/BMW brand wheel cleaner works ok. Just make sure you rince it off really well. Everything sticks to it if you don't. Found out that the hard way,once
I use micro-fiber gloves. I wash the wheels last and just use the soap/water I used on the car. With the gloves it's easy to get in the wheel and behind the spokes. Waxing also helps the process go quick.
Like Brad suggested, you probably won't need wheel cleaner with the S-Lites unless you let them get really, REALLY nasty! Just keep a good coat of sealant (recommended: Zaino or Klasse), NXT, or wax on them. Wash weekly with shampoo (after you wash the rest of the paint).
You might want to switch to EBC Greenstuff pads... much less dust, but there's a different forum for that mod...
Strange as it sounds, the best wheel product I've found costs only a buck or two. It's the sponge strip type dish washer. With any wheel cleaner it's great getting all over the wheel, into little tight spots and won't scratch. Better than any brush.
Early last summer at Costco I bought a huge bottle of Meguiars Car Wash (gold color) for $7. I mix this 50/50 with water in a spray bottle, spray it on, let it soak a little and then scrub with these from Griot's. Cleans up the Kosei's quick and easy.
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Strange as it sounds, the best wheel product I've found costs only a buck or two. It's the sponge strip type dish washer. With any wheel cleaner it's great getting all over the wheel, into little tight spots and won't scratch. Better than any brush.
I know what you mean. I use one of these to get the tightspots and inside my wheels.
__________________ Bloomquist Garage! '04 PW Mini Cooper S....Gone but still here in spirit! My Other Rides.
One of the first things I did when Nugget came home was to remove, wash, and apply Griot's Paint Sealer to all four wheels. It lasts a long time and makes removing crud exceptionally easy!
i've only used soap & water & light wax on mine and 33k miles later wheels still l00k/clean like new.....i also use vaseline on the inside of my wheels for brake dust ...werks NiCE!
***this i will try..... "Absorbine_SrEarly last summer at Costco I bought a huge bottle of Meguiars Car Wash (gold color) for $7. I mix this 50/50 with water in a spray bottle, spray it on, let it soak a little and then scrub with these from Griot's. Cleans up the Kosei's quick and easy."
I put NuFinish on when I first got the car. Now all I have to do is lightly dust with an old T-shirt. It looks like new. Additionally, since NuFinish makes the wheel so slick, most never attaches to the wheel.
I've tried a lot of different cleaners/brush combos since owning my Mini. What works best for me is automotive simple green and a bug sponge. You know, the kind with the mesh bag around it. I don't wax my wheels and they still come out looking like new. In fact, the Simple Green seems to loosen and lift the dust and grime better than the dedicated cleaners. And the bug sponge gets into all the nooks and crannies easily and doesn't scratch!
That stuff is like a wonder drug for wheel cleanin'! I found it at Lowe's for 5 bucks in a spray version.
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