Bulk Wheel Cleaner

[Envious Eric]

I will add that you probably could "upsell" opticoating to our wash clients for the benefits it has over a conventional wax. Then from there, all you need is soap and water and everything slides right off...its really a life saver, especially on BMM wheels



Otherwise, I would get them as clean as possible the first time, then wash normally for the next few washes, with spray waxing every other wash. You may not be able to charge for the spray wax, or you might, but the time it will save you from having to deal with washing the wheels more thoroughly will pay for its self in more car washes in a single day (10 less minutes washing 6 cars leaves you with an hour extra to get another car done!)

 

[cobraa]

Well.. just charge 2$ more per client from now on and your sonax wheel cleaner is free. We're not talking about expensive Swissvax waxes here. we're talking about 1.25$/per car wheel cleaning solution. If you can't upsell 1.25$/car, something most be wrong. Price to me is not important. What I care about is the end result and the safety of the product.



Also, People are recommanding opti-coat but the OP is looking for something cheap and fast. OC isnt cheap nor fast to apply.



Maybe my statement was pretty bold but it's completely out of my mind that a well-know detailer can't upsell some sonax wheel cleaner.

 

[Accumulator]

I will add that you probably could "upsell" opticoating to our wash clients for the benefits it has over a conventional wax...

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Maybe my statement was pretty bold but it's completely out of my mind that a well-know detailer can't upsell some sonax wheel cleaner.

I guess there's a diff between being a great detailer and a good salesman! I think it might be tough to upsell some "makes the wheels easier to clean" stuff to a lot of people. Folks can be mighty cheap and they might think it's a scam that'll just make the detailing easier (as opposed to something *they* will appreciate) .... eh, :nixweiss I tell pals how stuff makes my wheels shinier and easier to clean... and they look at me like I'm nuts.



If you *can* get them to spring for it, then sure, it oughta be a win-win all the way around.

 

[Driven Auto Detail]

Not sure if it has been mentioned, but another fairly new option is Griot's Garage Heavy Duty Wheel Cleaner. I'm not sure how it works but it looks like a similar formulation and it also changes colors as it dwells. For 1/2 the cost of the Sonax, that would be my first stop before I dropped $100/gal. on some bulk wheel cleaner.