Dirty Wheels? Bubble Gum Farts to the rescue...

[sxk122]

The ST is a brake dust factory. I have been washing the wheels seemingly every couple days for the last year and a half trying to keep them clean. Some of the ST forum guys were swearing by the Adam's Wheel cleaner, but at $18 plus shipping for a 16 oz. bottle I was a bit skeptical. I 'treated' myself to a bottle right after Christmas. Before today, the last time I washed my car was Jan. 12 *twitch* between work, freezes, and being sick I hadn't been able to. My wheels looked matte black. Sprayed this stuff on them, let it sit, agitated it a bit with a microfiber rag, and rinsed..... wheels were spotless and I'm a believer. There is one downside (other than the price) It smells like a bubble gum fart once it starts working..... even my wife agrees.

I used probably about 1/5 of the bottle on the 4 wheels. When this bottle runs out I think I'll bend over and order the $80 gallon sized container.......




http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-884-a...l-cleaner.aspx

[CosmosMpower]

How much did you have to agitate? I'm still looking for a wheel cleaner that you can spray on, let it sit and rinse all the dust off, no luck so far.

[Jiggerachi]

Anything decent you can get local? I've noticed the brakes on the Mini dust like freaking crazy, they look like crap after 2 days so i'm going to have to finally break down and buy some cleaner.

[Sharpie]

What's a bubblegum fart smell like?

[miataspeedracer]

Timely topic! I have some NASTY brake dust on the NC that will not come off with with standard cleaners. While that Adam's stuff sounds tempting, I have a feeling it won't do the trick either. I'm thinking I will need fine steel wool and copious amounts of brake cleaner to get the job done--unless someone has a better elixir for the really stubborn brake dust.

[black roadster]

CorrosionX Rust Remover

[Nails]

I've had some luck with Goof Off but be careful with it.

[TexasStig]

Simple Green is pretty cheap and works well for other metal parts, but I've never tried it on wheels. You might think it smells like Xmas tree farts, though.

[sxk122]

I normally use simple green. this is so much better, simple green looks like dove soap....
I did try one wheel with no agitation. I was able to get the face of the wheel 90%+ clean with just a spray of the adams, about a 2 minute wait and a blast from the hose. However, I like the inside of the wheels to be clean too, and there wasn't a way to get a strong enough stream in there to knock the goop loose. Miataspeedracer, swing by my house sometime and we can shoot some on a wheel and see if it works. Its an enzyme, so I don't think the brake particulate being baked on will stop it....

[S2K_MoZo]

How about a group buy for a gallon? I used up half bottle of simple green with a car wash brush and a lot of elbow grease to just wipe off like 30% of crap off the wheels

[sxk122]

I'm in. used it again this past week. This stuff spoils me.... lol

[CosmosMpower]

Sonax wheel cleaner...