This may be helpfull to some and not others, but hey, i thought id do it anyway.

 

Im normally a "wonder wheels" faithfull but i thought id try something new on my wheels. I'm pretty fond of the whole Meguair's range so i thought id give their "Hot Rims All Wheel Cleaner" a crack.

 

Firstly, i know my wheels dont appear that dirty. But all the brake dust and grime you can see on the wheel is well and truely ground in and not something that would come off with a wipe with a sponge (trust me i tried :headvswal )

 

Right, i started off with just giving the wheel a good rinse with the hose to get rid of any of the loose debris that was sitting on the surface of the wheel

 

 

...and a close up showing the ground in kack

 

 

 

Then i sprayed on the wheel cleaner, which comes out as a foam..

 

 

I let this soak for about 30 - 45 seconds (Bottle recommends 15 - 30 but i decided to spark up a fag :x: )

 

I then used a wheels brush to agitate the cleaner. This foamed up even more, just like wonder wheels does when you use the brush.

 

I then gave it a good rinse.. and the results after 1 use of the stuff..

 

 

^^^^ Also notice the brake caliper, it has cleaned them up as well^^^

 

 

As you can see on this one, the brake dust has corroded the wheels quiet badly on the painted part of the wheels causing pitting, but TBH you have to look closely to really notice

 

 

You can also see that it has left some of the corroding behind on the "polished" part of the rim, but overall it has made a good dent in removing alot of the corrosion.

 

My verdict, to be honest, I find it alot less work using this rather than wonder wheels, and i think the whole process is quicker, especially as the cleaner already comes out as a foam and requires less aggitation than wonder wheels.

 

The next step of sorting these wheels out will be to attack them with 1200 grade Wet and Dry. Once ive done that, ill do a side by side comparison of Autosol and Meguairs NXT Gen metal wax.

 

Hope this has provided some people food for thought when they choose there next wheel cleaning product.

 

Cheers

 

Nick

Nice one Nick :) Looks like a decent product! I've copied this thread to the review forum also ;)

 

Cheers,

 

Andy

that looks pretty damn good, think ill be getting myself some of that...

Nice one Nick :) Looks like a decent product! I've copied this thread to the review forum also ;)

 

Cheers,

 

Andy

 

Cheers mate

Do you know if it is safe to use on split rims as some cleaners react with the jointing compound and can cause a breakdown of the joints?

I would say yes it is, because it is a foam rather than a liquid, and stays as a foam as you agitate it.

 

I have double checked the back of the bottle, and it says ALL painted, powder coated, polished, unpolished and aluminium wheels, unlike Wonder Wheels, which i believe says is not safe to use on split rims.

 

HTH

Nice review, well done fella.

Looks like a good product, nice one :D

Impresive

i use this stuff and its the nuts !

Great review! Thanks for making the effort :)

Well worth waxing the wheels afterwards, it'll slow down the corrosion and make them slightly easier to clean next time.