[Rap]

I have enkei nto 3+m wheels. My front ones have a black residue which I am unable to get off. I have tried griots heavy duty wheel polish, griots wheel cleaner, adams all purpose cleaner, goo be gone, bug@tar remover, acetone, lacquer thinner, MEK, and have heated it with a heat gun. The only thing that works is scraping it off carefully with a screw driver. This of course leaves scratches and damages the wheel. Anyone have any suggestions?

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[Waylander]

Iron-x

Bilt hamber auto wheel

Iron out

Hot wheels, super wheels


Any of the wheel cleaner that goes red after a while


It's embeeded brake dust you need to dissolve it

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[flash]

that's one of the reasons why i don't like those wheels.  i'm way too lazy to clean them.

 

P21 is the best wheel cleaner i have seen.

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[ds968]

Use a high pressure " power washer " ( if you don't want to buy one they can be rented ) - heavy detergent grease and rust remover mix solution on the first wash, milder detergent solution on the second wash, and rinse solution on the third round . Clean using P21, the stuff is really good. The above method worked wonders on my friends' Jaguar on wheels as the ones pictured below that had a ton of grime on them. If it cleaned those, it can clean any Enkeis you can throw at it IMO..

   

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[Rap]

Flash I seem to remember a certain Denali that has great looking wheels which are a PIA to clean. I've ordered P21s and await its arrival. Should have started this earlier but!

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[94SilverCab]

1) Call Darryl immediately, do not scratch your wheels (Probably too late)

2) I don't usually believe in Magic Goo, but I have begun using Armorall wheel protector after a thorough cleaning and it helps keep the build up down.

Jay

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[flash]

yeah - those wheels were a pain.  i couldn't use the P21 on them though, because they were painted.  i paid somebody to clean them.

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[Rap]

How did they clean them and with what? They are somewhat dirty!!!

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[flash]

no clue.  that car always went to the car wash.  i don't think i ever washed it more than once or twice myself, and i didn't clean the wheels when i did.

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[JTP]

yeah - those wheels were a pain.  i couldn't use the P21 on them though, because they were painted.  i paid somebody to clean them.

Isn't P21 supposed to be safe on painted wheels? Is there a P21 versus P21S? Google shows only P21S which is safe for painted wheels.

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[flash]

S is correct.  i have had it mess up paint, whether it is supposed to be safe or not.  i know people who swear by it on their painted wheels though, so who knows?

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[JTP]

Thanks, that's good to know it may harm some paints. Will test on a small section first.

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[Rap]

Jay thank you

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[Waylander]

Why use abrasive cleaners?


This dissolves everything


Before




After




Sealed with planet polish wheel seal and shine, cleaned with bilt hamber auto wheel


The red is all the iron particles dissolving

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[ds968]

does it also get blood stains out of the wheels easily ?  :wacko:   hey, sometimes i run over  " this and that ".. :ninja:  

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[Rap]

DS do you really wash your own tires?

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[ds968]

Nah, I have people for that .. :-) But I still don't know what that solution is on the wheels in Waylander's photos ; some kind of berry jam or sauce ?

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[Waylander]

I do wash my own tyres bit short of Mexicans over here

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