Wheel cleaner?

[Rogue Hawk]

I think I am getting brake dust on my wheels because they get dirty very fast. I tried several aluminum wheel cleaners and none work without a lot of elbow grease and sweat. Anyone know of something that works without tremendous effort?

[Chupaca]

I get both brake dust and belt dust but as dust it just wipes away or blows away. If you get it wet it can be pesky. I wipe if off before I clean the wheels...:thumbup:

[SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN]

I use min40 gets everything off with minimal wiping, squirt on hose off

[taxmyzer]

I use min40 gets everything off with minimal wiping, squirt on hose off

Al, what's min40?

[MikeinGA]

I jack mine up and use a soft brush and wash and wax. To clean the rear tire and rim I put it 1st gear to spin the rim and tire . Then I use the brush to do the spokes and hose it off. I do the same the front and turn the wheel by hand. I clean the tread also. When it dries I polish the rims and put on the tire treatment, I also do the tread. That's IMHO.


Mike

[xBobbyx]

Windex

[JayBros]

The plain Tuttle Wax car wash soap I use on the Spyder does a great job. I just do the wheels last with the wash mitt. Yeah, it's a bit of a PITA rolling the trike back and forth and turning the front wheels to get both inside and outside of rims and about 1/3 of the rear wheel and sprocket at a time but the soap does a good job.

[garb55]

I'm retired :yes:
I pay the kid next door to do it :roflblack:

[SpyderAnn01]

Black wheels for me, they are the color of brake dust.

[jcthorne]

Once you get them real clean, give them a coating of Armour All Wheel Protectant. They rinse clean next time without any harsh cleaners.

[MouthPiece]

Once you get them real clean, give them a coating of Armour All Wheel Protectant. They rinse clean next time without any harsh cleaners.

Agreed.

​Chris

[Rogue Hawk]

Thanks for the advice.

I had a BMW 328 that had a big problem with brake dust. I got some brake dust Shields to fix it. I don't know if anything like that exists for spyders.

http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/partsearch/brake_dust_shields_and_components.html?apwcid=B109 1566924W410ffd4c7ef58&apwkwd=brake+dust+shields&c_aid=5082149338&002=1607158&004=2100039503&005=24929709180&006=5082149338&009=e&011=brake%20dust%20shields

[Luvs2Ride]

You have a lot of good answers... we use Meguiars Aluminum Wheel Cleaner... easy to use... squirt it on... let set then hose it off (really well). Makes my wheels look brand new.

[can-am sam]

I use Simple Green for cleaning wheels.