Suggestion for detailing this type of wheel?

[in4mation]

What product would you use to detail these rims off a Honda Accord? I`m clueless as to what product to use that would harm the finish.



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[Mr.Cool]

Four Star Ultimate Wheel Cleaner Gel - On sale for 10 bucks at autogeek.net

DP Gel Wheel Cleaner

P21S Wheel Cleaner - Very Popular in autopia

Wolfgang Tire & Wheel Cleaner

Pinnacle Gel Wheel Cleaner



From what i know all of these products are non-acidic detergents so they are safe for all wheel types i know for sure the P21S works very well.



Also look into a wheel brush like:

EZ Detail Brush

Meguiars Gold Class Ultra-Safe Wheel Brush



I`m going to pick up the meguairs tomorrow, for 8 bucks you cant beat it.



Hope this helped.:cool:

[TrueDetailer]

All you need is a decent all purpose cleaner for both the wheels and the tires. I use a degreaser i get from a local supplier, i cut it like 5 to 1, works good.



And if you want to, clay them down and throw some wax on. That will help with future cleaning.

[DTailN]

I use DP Wheel Gel Cleaner, DP Wheel Glaze, and an Edge Wheel ShMITT.

[Smashraj84]

Definitely wax or seal them. After that you can just get a wet MF and wipe them down in betwen washes to get them shiny again.

[imported_themightytimmah]

IIRC, Honda clearcoats all their rims so they`re pretty resistant to most of the chemicals out there.



You can get away with pretty much any wheel cleaner out there, but you`ll be much happier if you polish and wax them along with your paint, then they`ll clean up with soap and an old wash mitt.

[BenjiBoy650]

IIRC, Honda clearcoats all their rims so they`re pretty resistant to most of the chemicals out there.

They do clearcoat them but in my experience they`re pretty weak and suck badly. I would try to use friendlier chemicals first before pulling out the really harsh ones. Usually I wash my 99 Accord (different wheel, same polished finish) with just car wash soap and water, but it`s not really strong enough to get stubborn brake dust off. I tried using Westley`s white wall cleaner on it and the clearcoat is all messed up now :goodjob Young and stupid...well at least now I know better :wall

[firegate]

Eagle One All Wheel/Tire Cleaner works great and is available OTC.

[imported_DieselMDX]

Poorboys Wheel sealent!

[sneek]

I use Meguiar`s Hot Rims if the brake dust is really bad, but most of the time just soap and water. Just wax them every so often after using a wheel cleaner.



Yes the Gen7 has cleared wheels, but IIRC the lug nuts are not clear coated so you should give them a polish once and a while.

[Nuke33]

The Meg brush really helps too