Best Wheel Cleaner for Diamond Cut

[Jimmymature]

Hi all, I've come to the end of my supply of Valet Pro's Billberry Wheel cleaner and I have to say I wasnt impressed!

What would you guys recommend as an alternative, obviosuly I need a non-acid based wheel cleaner that is gentle on my wheels.

What's Purple Rain like as an alternative?


Cheers,


Jim

[Dan J]

Are they lacquered?

IronX is better imo

[scarr89]

Are they lacquered?

IronX is better imo

Not specifically a wheel cleaner though. Purely for iron build up. I just use G101, spray it all over a wet wheel, give it a good scrub with a wheel cleaning brush and a mitt then rinse off. Works a treat for me 

I think the thing you want to worried about it getting the protection on your wheel correct in the first place. A well protected wheel will need minimal effort cleaning. Do you have any sort of protection on them? If so DJ SN wheel cleaner is meant to be a winner

[Guy]

i wouldn't use G101 for diamond cut

have you thought about using AS SmartWheels?

[Jimmymature]

i wouldn't use G101 for diamond cut

have you thought about using AS SmartWheels?

Thanks Guy, is this ok to use on the MK6 diamond cut wheels?



Cheers,


Jim

[Dan J]

Are they lacquered?

IronX is better imo

Not specifically a wheel cleaner though. Purely for iron build up. I just use G101, spray it all over a wet wheel, give it a good scrub with a wheel cleaning brush and a mitt then rinse off. Works a treat for me 

I think the thing you want to worried about it getting the protection on your wheel correct in the first place. A well protected wheel will need minimal effort cleaning. Do you have any sort of protection on them? If so DJ SN wheel cleaner is meant to be a winner

Correct but I was refuring to ironX being a better product to go for over purple rain, it's ph neutral also. And too a point the majority of crap on a rim will be fallout from the brakes.

G101 can stain wheels,

And Scarr states the better your wheels are protected the easier they will be to clean and keep clean.
I use fk1000p to protect wheels.

Have they been lacquered or are they bare?

[Jimmymature]

I guess they are lacquered, they are the factory diamond cut wheels.

I use JetSeal 109 and Rimwax on them normally to keep them protected.


Jim

[Dan J]

Well it looks like they are well protected, if you clean your wheels on a regular basis and keep up with it then a ph neutral shampoo mixed in a sprayer should be more than good enough to keep them clean, just keep on top of it and top up with your rim wax as needed and you should be fine. Washing them Weekly or twice a week depending on your mileage obviously will keep ontop of it.

[Jimmymature]

Is Smart Wheels ok to use on my wheels?



Thanks for all the advice gents.


Jim

[Dan J]

Yep smart wheels is acid free so no worrys with your wheels just stick to the dilution guides and you'll be fine.