Cleaning coated wheels.

**PA DETAILER** · 04-15-2016, 11:58 AM

As we all know, coated wheels just require soap & water to do the job. Well i have one of the AF pressure sprayers not in use.

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My idea is to fill this with a good soap/water mix. Then spray the wheels down prior to cleaning with the mothers wheel brush. I am going to give this a go this weekend and will report how it works out. My usuall way was a seperate bucket with a soap/water mix for the wheels.

**Accumulator** · 04-15-2016, 12:03 PM

I`ve always used a separate spray bottle for the wheels/wells/undercarriage, and that pressurized one should work great.

Wonder if you`ll like it better than the wash bucket approach, I`ll be interested to hear what you decide.

**yg1829** · 04-15-2016, 01:32 PM

I also always use a spray bottle for wheels. I use rinseless wash 98% of the time so I spray the wheels and tires and have a few designated microfibers that I wash and dry with. My wheels aren`t coated but they are protected and maintained well enough that it`s a non issue.

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**TroyScherer** · 04-15-2016, 02:20 PM

I do this on a semi-regular basis.

But I use UWWP, ONR, becasue they are made for water-less / rinse-less washing so they seem to work better for me.

**Accumulator** · 04-15-2016, 02:23 PM

Somewhat off-topic, but does anybody else find that cleaning wheels with ONR makes it *harder* to clean them the next time? It was such an issue for me that I quit doing it (no such problems with IUDJ.. so far).

**yg1829** · 04-15-2016, 03:50 PM

Originally Posted by Accumulator

Somewhat off-topic, but does anybody else find that cleaning wheels with ONR makes it *harder* to clean them the next time? It was such an issue for me that I quit doing it (no such problems with IUDJ.. so far).

I`ve never noticed actually. Now I will have to observe. I usually bounce between D114, ONR, and UWW+

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**SGM2008** · 04-16-2016, 06:11 AM

Originally Posted by PA DETAILER

As we all know, coated wheels just require soap & water to do the job.

What coating do you currently have on your wheels?

**PA DETAILER** · 04-16-2016, 06:20 AM

Originally Posted by sgm2008

what coating do you currently have on your wheels?

DP wheel coating. The more i thought about this at work, i may scrap the idea. Because nothing is going to produce foam like soap in a bucket! And i use a speed master jr. brush for the barrels. Both brushes soaking in the bucket. I was just trying to think outside the box.

**SGM2008** · 04-16-2016, 06:39 AM

Thanks!

I was looking at the Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Wheel Coating and the McKee`s 37 Wheel Coating which I think is the newer version of what you`re using.

**PA DETAILER** · 04-16-2016, 06:54 AM

Originally Posted by SGM2008

Thanks!

I was looking at the Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Wheel Coating and the McKee`s 37 Wheel Coating which I think is the newer version of what you`re using.

Indeed it is. Much love for this wheel coating!

**JSFM35X** · 04-16-2016, 08:05 AM

Where are you going to rinse your brushes when you get rhem loaded with dirt?

Originally Posted by PA DETAILER

As we all know, coated wheels just require soap & water to do the job. Well i have one of the AF pressure sprayers not in use.

autopia-chemical-resistant-pressure-sprayer-18.png

My idea is to fill this with a good soap/water mix. Then spray the wheels down prior to cleaning with the mothers wheel brush. I am going to give this a go this weekend and will report how it works out. My usuall way was a seperate bucket with a soap/water mix for the wheels.

**512detail** · 04-16-2016, 09:45 AM

what about just getting a foam sprayer for a regular bottle and using it there?

maybe 2 or so towels so you don`t have to use anything that may be resoiled

i have hydro2 lite on my wheels on my srt and i use spray and rinse 1:1 and it rinses clean and i just spray a mist and wipedown with prima Hydro
works for me - and the wheels stay looking great

**512detail** · 04-16-2016, 09:48 AM

when i had my trucks wheels PBL coated all I ever used was a wet rag from my RW bucket folded into quarters (but frontier wheels are quite simple to clean)

**Accumulator** · 04-16-2016, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by JSFM35X

Where are you going to rinse your brushes when you get rhem loaded with dirt?

I kinda ASSUMED he would use a rinse bucket....

Originally Posted by 512detail

what about just getting a foam sprayer for a regular bottle and using it there?

I must be the only guy here who finds the foaming sprayers utterly worthless.

**512detail** · 04-16-2016, 04:12 PM

Originally Posted by Accumulator

I must be the only guy here who finds the foaming sprayers utterly worthless.

i find my big blaster foam trigger to be okay but much rather would use my Kwazar foamer (even though it doesn`t hold foam much and I basically have to pump it around the whole car but it still is easier to use than dragging a hose IMO)