All Wheel Cleaner safe on aluminum

[GoZoner]

My cars have aluminum wheels; I own Hot Rims All Wheel Cleaner (G9524). Will the All Wheel Cleaner be safe on my aluminum wheels? (I realize that the Aluminum Wheel Cleaner would have been a better choice but I have what I have at this point.)

[Murr1525]

Re: All Wheel Cleaner safe on aluminum

All Wheel Cleaner is safe for painted aluminum wheels, not bare aluminum.

[GoZoner]

Re: All Wheel Cleaner safe on aluminum

All Wheel Cleaner is safe for painted aluminum wheels, not bare aluminum.

Hmmm, I think I've learned that through sad experience. Seems to have damaged the smooth, polished aluminum surfaces. Perhaps the name should be changed to 'Painted Wheel Cleaner' or a caution added to the label (or maybe I missed that "Safe only on painted surfaces; never use on aluminum or chrome wheels").

[Bill Davidson]

Re: All Wheel Cleaner safe on aluminum

Hmmm, I think I've learned that through sad experience. Seems to have damaged the smooth, polished aluminum surfaces. Perhaps the name should be changed to 'Painted Wheel Cleaner' or a caution added to the label (or maybe I missed that "Safe only on painted surfaces; never use on aluminum or chrome wheels").

I agree the labeling is confusing.

The directions on the back read" Highly effective on ALL WHEEL SURFACES without damaging any portion of the wheel. Safe for chrome, clear-coated, polished and unpolished aluminum and factory painted wheels."

BTW I didn't capitalize ALL WHEEL SURFACES, that's how it is printed on the bottle.

All Wheel Cleaner has a pH level of 1.5 to 2.5. It's a very acidic product.

The average person reading these directions would think that this product is safe to use on all wheels.

The product that is intended to be used on bare aluminum is Aluminum Wheel Cleaner it is pH neutral at 7.0 (big difference).

[Fly Bye]

Re: All Wheel Cleaner safe on aluminum

All Wheel Cleaner is safe for painted aluminum wheels, not bare aluminum.

I guess it ain't "all" wheel cleaner

[Murr1525]

Re: All Wheel Cleaner safe on aluminum

Have said that before....

[Michael PALERO]

Re: All Wheel Cleaner safe on aluminum

Meguiar's Hot Rimz MOST WHEEL CLEANER!

[feditaly]

Re: All Wheel Cleaner safe on aluminum

but aluminum wheel clear is acid-free or is only the less acid wheel cleaner of meguiar's?

[BlackScreaminMachine]

Re: All Wheel Cleaner safe on aluminum

Sorry man, Welp time to grab a container of Mother's Billet Aluminum Polish and get cracking.

I have Centerline Convo Pros and those things re rinsed with water so that if I hit the tire with cleaner I can rinse with out letting the harsh chemical not penetrate. I generally hit them with some left over wash wash suds, rinse, and then dry. I generally repolish over the winter season.

[feditaly]

Re: All Wheel Cleaner safe on aluminum

All Wheel Cleaner has a pH level of 1.5 to 2.5. It's a very acidic product.

The product that is intended to be used on bare aluminum is Aluminum Wheel Cleaner it is pH neutral at 7.0 (big difference).

where you find this information?
and aluminum wheel clear is acid-free or is only the less acid wheel cleaner of meguiar's? thank you!

[Bill Davidson]

Re: All Wheel Cleaner safe on aluminum

Here is a link to MSD Sheets

http://www.autodetailingsolutions.com/meguiars-msds-sheets.htm

[Michael Stoops]

Re: All Wheel Cleaner safe on aluminum

I agree the labeling is confusing.

The directions on the back read" Highly effective on ALL WHEEL SURFACES without damaging any portion of the wheel. Safe for chrome, clear-coated, polished and unpolished aluminum and factory painted wheels."

BTW I didn't capitalize ALL WHEEL SURFACES, that's how it is printed on the bottle.

All Wheel Cleaner has a pH level of 1.5 to 2.5. It's a very acidic product.

The average person reading these directions would think that this product is safe to use on all wheels.

The product that is intended to be used on bare aluminum is Aluminum Wheel Cleaner it is pH neutral at 7.0 (big difference).

Bill, do you have a very old bottle there, or did you miss something on it? I've got a bottle of All Wheel in front of me right now and the back label states in two places that it's for factory coated wheels - "Safe for all factory, clear-coated and painted wheels". Step 7 of the directions also states "Do not use on anodized, magnesium, un-coated or powder-coated wheels.". Further, the front label states "Safe on ALL factory-coated wheel types".

where you find this information?
and aluminum wheel clear is acid-free or is only the less acid wheel cleaner of meguiar's? thank you!

Our Hot Rims Aluminum Wheel Wash has a pH of 7.0 - completely neutral.


Bare, high polished aluminum is extremely delicate and can stain quite easily. It's quite common for people to purchase this type of wheel thinking they have chrome wheels, which are actually incredibly durable. So they grab our Chrome Wheel Cleaner and stain their nice, new aluminum wheels. The good news is, you can polish the aluminum back to a high shine with our Hot Rims Mag & Aluminum Polish - the bad news is, many people stain all four wheels because they don't even begin to follow the directions on the bottle. All three of the Hot Rims wheel cleaning products instruct you to work on one wheel at a time, and since polished aluminum will stain almost instantly, we know when someone has sprayed all four wheels and then went back to the first one to work on it. By then it's too late for all of them.

[Bill Davidson]

Re: All Wheel Cleaner safe on aluminum

Bill, do you have a very old bottle there, or did you miss something on it?

I think it's from 2009 (H904PW14) and it's the Canadian version G9524C. I actually also have a U.S. version G9524 in front of me (D015PW7) and I can clearly see the difference in the product labeling.

When I get some time later today, I'll post images of both bottles labelling along with their directions. It's quite evident that on the U.S./newer version the labeling is much more clear.

I apologize if I confused anyone.

[Bill Davidson]

Re: All Wheel Cleaner safe on aluminum


G9524C bottle on left, G9524 bottle on right


G9524C bottle back label


G9524 bottle back label

[music_man185]

Re: All Wheel Cleaner safe on aluminum

i'm a little confused. i have a 2007 tacoma with factory alloys. i'm pretty sure they're aluminum. which wheel cleaner should i use? all wheel or aluminum wheel cleaner? i dont know if they're bare aluminum, coated, clear coated, painted, etc....

here is a picture of them