Powder Coated wheel cleaner

[SY2565]

What do you all suggest for cleaning gloss black wheels? Should I just use Hot Rims All Wheel Cleaner or 10:1 APC? Or is there something else?

[The Guz]

Re: Powder Coated wheel cleaner

Are these factory wheels?

[SY2565]

Re: Powder Coated wheel cleaner

Factory wheels but they did not come powder coated from the factory. I just had them powder coated.

[Nick Winn]

Re: Powder Coated wheel cleaner

We typically recommend our G14324 Hot Rims Aluminum Wheel Cleaner for use on a powercoated wheel.

[SY2565]

Re: Powder Coated wheel cleaner

Does Hot Rims Aluminum Wheel Cleaner clean the tires as well?

[The Guz]

Re: Powder Coated wheel cleaner

Does Hot Rims Aluminum Wheel Cleaner clean the tires as well?

Unfortunately it does not.

[SY2565]

Re: Powder Coated wheel cleaner

So what product will clean tires but not harm my wheels when it drips off?

[The Guz]

Re: Powder Coated wheel cleaner

My recommendation would be to wet the wheels and then spray your tires with Hot Rims All Wheel Cleaner or Meguiar's APC (D101). APC will be weaker. The water on the wheels should dilute anything that makes contact with it.

[PPLd]

Re: Powder Coated wheel cleaner

So what product will clean tires but not harm my wheels when it drips off?

I had done a 4 way wheel cleaners "shoot-out"review on another forum before.
I left my car wheels unwashed for 2 years as a torture test for them.
Meguiar's Hot Rims Aluminum Wheel Cleaner was one of the product being tested.
As you can see, the wheel cleaner helped to break down the dirt on my tires without agitation.
It got my wheel clean without problems, and it is pH7 measured!