Wheel cleaner - best deal?

[Jack 172]

I am after a decent wheel cleaner at a good price so has anyone got any good links, I am after some of the below or open to suggestions to a ph neutral wheel cleaner?

wonder wheels hot wheels- looks really good but the prices have gone through the roof - up to £10 a 500m bottle?

sonax full effect wheel cleaner - looks amazing results but is it worth the £15 a bottle?

bilberry - is it worth it at all - mixed reviews

NOTE: I'm not after the cheapest one, I'm after best deal atm!

 

[Coby.]

WWHW - £4 in Morrisons

 

[Dan...]

I've just ordered 1 litre of this. Good price for amount imo

Edit:
Ive never used Bilberry before so I can't tell you how it performs until I get it however I've used this before and it is fantastic! Bleeds really well and makes cleaning wheels easy as

 

[l33th3tr33]

Wonder wheels hot wheels, the same as Coby has mentioned, but in wilkinson they do the 750ml bottle for £5 as apposed to £4 for the 500ml at morrisons. I'm not sure if they have any in stock but it's worth a try, it's very good.

EDIT - a few people do praise the Bilberry that Dan posted above and for the price, I'd be tempted to go for that.

 

[Jack 172]

Wonder wheels hot wheels, the same as Coby has mentioned, but in wilkinson they do the 750ml bottle for £5 as apposed to £4 for the 500ml at morrisons. I'm not sure if they have any in stock but it's worth a try, it's very good.

EDIT - a few people do praise the Bilberry that Dan posted above and for the price, I'd be tempted to go for that.

just went and bought 3 of them from wilko so have enough for now

i was tempted by the price of bilberry but so make mixed reviews kid of put me off

 

[l33th3tr33]

just went and bought 3 of them from wilko so have enough for now

i was tempted by the price of bilberry but so make mixed reviews kid of put me off

You won't be disappointed, it's brilliant stuff for the price. Have you used it yet? Let me know what you think of the smell, it's lovely.

 

[Jack 172]

You won't be disappointed, it's brilliant stuff for the price. Have you used it yet? Let me know what you think of the smell, it's lovely.

Haha not tried it yet won't get a chance until Saturday now, I've heard it smells like roses is it true

also any idea if it effects wheel nuts, was looking to get polarizerd ones but don't sent them to get ruined?

 

[Gally]

Autosmart smartwheels is one of the best cost wise. Great cleaner, best using a foaming head I find.

 

[l33th3tr33]

It is true, to a certain degree lol. I can't comment on the polarized nuts though I'm afraid. Take your wheels off and clean them if you're worried, plus you'll be able to clean them inside and out.

 

[Jack 172]

It is true, to a certain degree lol. I can't comment on the polarized nuts though I'm afraid. Take your wheels off and clean them if you're worried, plus you'll be able to clean them inside and out.

True can be a pain in the ass everytime though, I like to try and look after my nuts

 

[l33th3tr33]

Don't forget to clean underneath them lol

 

[Knuckles]

Has anyone mentioned wonder wheels hot wheels isn't wax safe and isn't a wheel cleaner?

i tried mine today (£5 for 750ml in wilkinson) and I think ironx is better. Wwhw needs longer dwell time and a second hit to get any performance.

 

[l33th3tr33]

Has anyone mentioned wonder wheels hot wheels isn't wax safe and isn't a wheel cleaner?

i tried mine today (£5 for 750ml in wilkinson) and I think ironx is better. Wwhw needs longer dwell time and a second hit to get any performance.

I've not tried ironx so can't comment but after hearing that I'll give it a go when I run out of this stuff.

 

[Knuckles]

I've not tried ironx so can't comment but after hearing that I'll give it a go when I run out of this stuff.

Wonder wheels doesn't smell as strong as ironx but that's really the only thing it has going for it.

ill be stripping everything off my car in the next month or two so I'll give hot wheels a proper test against ironx

 

[Jack 172]

Wonder wheels doesn't smell as strong as ironx but that's really the only thing it has going for it.

ill be stripping everything off my car in the next month or two so I'll give hot wheels a proper test against ironx

Thanks for that knuckles, I don't use any sealer atm anyway, also I heard iron x isn't good to use every clean but not to sure if that's true, what's your review on bilberry?

 

[Knuckles]

Thanks for that knuckles, I don't use any sealer atm anyway, also I heard iron x isn't good to use every clean but not to sure if that's true, what's your review on bilberry?

I wouldn't use it every clean, I've read it can make your paint porous. I use it 3/4 times a year tops.

Not used bilberry.

auto finesse verso, apc that can be used on wheels too. I find a 10:1 dilution is adequate for lightly soiled wheels

 

[Jack 172]

Thanks knuckles I'll give this stuff ago for a while and will look at some better products and sealers come summer e

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Bilberry is basically a brake-dust remover .. so, perfect for wheels obviously. Buy a litre, use it at about 5:1 and see how you get on. Spray, agitate, PW off.

Properly sealed wheels shouldn't need any more than a bit of suds or even just a pressure-wash IME.

Certainly shouldn't need to use IronX or WWHW every time unless you're running something silly like Carbon Lorraine pads

 

[Jack 172]

Bilberry is basically a brake-dust remover .. so, perfect for wheels obviously. Buy a litre, use it at about 5:1 and see how you get on. Spray, agitate, PW off.

Properly sealed wheels shouldn't need any more than a bit of suds or even just a pressure-wash IME.

Certainly shouldn't need to use IronX or WWHW every time unless you're running something silly like Carbon Lorraine pads

was just getting sick of getting the toothbrush to the turnins was taking ages, wanted WWHW or something like that to use than agitate if need be

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

was just getting sick of getting the toothbrush to the turnins was taking ages, wanted WWHW or something like that to use than agitate if need be

So, do it properly, seal them with some Gtechniq C5 and never have to get the toothbrush out again

 

[Jack 172]

So, do it properly, seal them with some Gtechniq C5 and never have to get the toothbrush out again

Looked at a few reviews looks really good, expensive though! Recommend any paint sealers ?

 

[bright]

Bilberry is basically a brake-dust remover .. so, perfect for wheels obviously. Buy a litre, use it at about 5:1 and see how you get on. Spray, agitate, PW off.

Properly sealed wheels shouldn't need any more than a bit of suds or even just a pressure-wash IME.

Certainly shouldn't need to use IronX or WWHW every time unless you're running something silly like Carbon Lorraine pads

Yeah, Carbon Lorraine's ruined my wheels. I had to use a variety of things to get the dust off eventually, and even then not all of it came off properly.

 

[JD]

There are a lot of suggestions in this thread, without (as per usual it would seem) actually asking what the OP needs in more detail. All the suggestions are worthy for a certain job. WWHW as a cleaner with added fallout remover. Echo this for Sonax FE. Bilberry is a cleaner, so is AS Smart Wheels. Iron X is dedicated fallout remover, so couldn't be compared to WWHW or SFE.

Also, WWHW is wax safe and is a wheel cleaner, Knuckles

 

[Scrooge]

A lot of wild suggestions lol

IRON X IS NOT A CLEANER!!!

Hot wheels is good as an a all rounder. You will have to leave it to dwell longer as it has twice the job to do.

 

[Jay.S]

I'm still a bilberry fan works out very cheap per wash once its diluted and still works very well.

Its good to have WWHW on hand aswell though.

 

[JD]

I'm still a bilberry fan works out very cheap per wash once its diluted and still works very well.

Its good to have WWHW on hand aswell though.

A note on this (not getting at you Jay, just worth noting). You should not need to use Bilberry everytime, even highly diluted. If you clean your wheels once, properly, and then seal them well, much like your paint work, the dirt incl bad brake pad dust, should just wash off.

Bilberry is useful for large miles on sealed wheels, or getting them cleaned up when you need some extra "bite", pre decontamination and sealing etc.

Warm soapy water, as per your waxed/sealed paint work, should be all that's required.

 

[Jay.S]

Sorry yeah goes without saying really.

When i say per wash i just mean its very cost effective each time its used, my 1L bottle lasted me ages.