Got dem 20's yo, and now I need to keep 'em clean-

What do you use to clean and shine chrome wheels?

I'm a complete noob with wheel cleaning stuff... basically the only cleaner ive used in the past 4-5 years is a bottle of DuPont teflon wheel cleaner.

12/18/2008 9:41:13 AM

water

and a rag

12/18/2008 9:55:51 AM

any brands to look out for?

12/18/2008 9:58:11 AM

well

and old t shirt


are my preferred brands

12/18/2008 10:04:25 AM

goddamnit your dad should have pulled out and let you run down your mom's leg

[Edited on December 18, 2008 at 10:05 AM. Reason : AND]

12/18/2008 10:05:34 AM

Eagle One used to be my fav wheel cleaner, in the black bottle, but Advance quit carrying it... there is a certian "taste" to good chrome cleaner. I dont mean like put the shit in your mouth (but its bound to get there anyhow at some point) but the way it stings in your eye, and the way it burns in a cut on your hands... tough to explain.

I spray the cleaner liberally on the cool wheel (never do it if the wheels are warm to the touch) and then take a soft car wash brush, rinse the brush out well with clean water shake out the excess, then spray some cleaner into the bristles of the brush. Then vigoriously scrub the wheel, trying to hit every angle with the tips of the brush rather than jamming the brush all over the place. Think if the wheel was a tooth and your job was to brush teeth all day. The chrome cleaners job is be the toothpaste, it foams up and lifts the dirt off the chrome. Then rinse well with clean water and dry any excess water from the wheel before it leaves a water spot. Going for a quick spin between rinsing and drying may help, or breaking out the leaf blower. When you are all done, consider some polish to help protect the chrome surface. At the very least some Nevr-dull style wadding polish should be used, but something like a brand name chrome/metal polish usually will leave behind a better layer of protection. Blue magic sells some that causes water to bead up like wax. Also there is a product called Wheel Wax that I believe is safe for chrome and works extremely well, has a lot of carnuba and wont melt like regular car wax will on a hot wheel.

12/18/2008 10:09:09 AM

^why, thank you, thank you very much.


could you post a picture of said brush?

[Edited on December 18, 2008 at 10:17 AM. Reason : -]

12/18/2008 10:13:31 AM

like this, shorter handle.

[Edited on December 18, 2008 at 11:01 AM. Reason : blue bristles, sold at advance, vato zone, pep boys, etc]

12/18/2008 11:01:06 AM

ah shit

I've got that type in a long handled version

12/18/2008 11:14:50 AM

mothers chrome polish or eagle 1 nevr dull

12/18/2008 11:17:37 AM

you can use the long handle, its just awkward

12/18/2008 1:32:03 PM

oh yeah, i was just saying i had a usable one at home, and didnt even remember. Ive noticed that the wheel cleaner ive used in years past has fucked with the tips of the bristles... seems like it's aided in the fray/erosion of them

12/18/2008 1:45:28 PM

You could go ask at the Harley shop, bet they could tell you.

12/19/2008 1:50:09 PM

i'm all for old, badass custom harley's

but fuck this new image that company has created....i wouldnt go near a dealership


not a bad idea, though

12/19/2008 2:28:02 PM

I had to go into a Harley shop to pick up a throttle rocker, the wall of chrome bling almost blinded me.

12/19/2008 2:59:50 PM

ha

fuck chrome parts

12/19/2008 3:10:23 PM

pix of rims! do now

12/19/2008 3:57:37 PM

[Edited on December 19, 2008 at 4:16 PM. Reason : -]

12/19/2008 4:15:35 PM

CHROME = cheap looking = use windex because it too is cheap and makes them shine.

12/19/2008 4:44:27 PM

Just washed the car about an hour ago!

12/19/2008 6:09:33 PM