Product Review: DUB Wheel Cleaner
Product Description:
Effectively cleans wheels and targets brake dust and completely safe to use on all wheels and other components within the fender well. When applied, the formula transitions from a yellow-green hue to a red-purple color highlighting the cleansing action.
- Effectively cleans wheels and targets brake dust
- Safe on all wheels, brake, and suspension components
- Industrial chemistry
- Product is yellowish-green and turns red-purple to show its working
Price:
MSRP of $8.99 for a 22oz bottle
Introduction:
Sonax revolutionized the wheel cleaning industry when they first came out with their color changing formula that shows the wheel cleaner`s reaction to brake dust and iron particles. For the longest time, I`ve been waiting for Meguiar`s to come out with something like that and finally they created a product that does this in collaboration with DUB.
In this review, I will show you how the DUB cleaner works and compare its performance with the Sonax wheel cleaner.
I broke this review down into 3 sections:
1. Comparing DUB and Sonax wheel cleaners and checking their performance after rinsing only and after cleaning the wheel with soap and water.
2. Comparing DUB and Sonax wheel cleaners in a different wheel and checking their performance after rinsing only.
3. Comparing cleaning a wheel with and without using DUB wheel cleaner.
Testing:
The test subjects I used for this wheel cleaner is extremely neglected. I don`t know how long it has been since the car was washed and consequently, how much brake dust has accumulated in each wheel. I wouldn`t be surprised if it hasn`t been cleaned for at least 6 months.
The following sets of pictures were taken while using the DUB wheel cleaner.
Before Picture of the wheel to be cleaned with the DUB wheel cleaner:
Product applied to the dirty wheel:
Now I let the product dwell and took pictures with time markers as shown in the following pictures.
1 minute mark:
2 minute mark:
2 minute mark close up:
2 minute mark close up:
3 minute mark:
3 minute mark close up:
3 minute mark close up:
Whole wheel showing the color change after about 3 and a half minutes:
Wheel after it has been rinsed down:
Wheel after it has been agitated and washed with car wash soap:
The following sets of pictures were taken while using the Sonax wheel cleaner. I tried to mimic the same procedure I used with the DUB wheel cleaner side.
Before Picture of the wheel to be cleaned with the Sonax wheel cleaner:
Product applied to the dirty wheel:
Now I let the product dwell and took pictures with time markers as shown in the following pictures.
1 minute mark:
2 minute mark:
2 minute mark close up:
2 minute mark close up:
3 minute mark:
3 minute mark close up:
3 minute mark close up:
Whole wheel showing the color change after about 3 and a half minutes:
Wheel after it has been rinsed down:
Wheel after it has been agitated and washed with car wash soap:
The following pictures show the before condition of a set of wheels from a different vehicle and the after rinsing the wheel with just water.
Before wheel with DUB Wheel Cleaner:
After letting it dwell for 3 minutes:
After rinsing it with water only. No agitation:
Before wheel with Sonax Wheel Cleaner:
After letting it dwell for 3 minutes:
After rinsing it with water only. No agitation:
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