Sonax (230505) Wheel Cleaner Plus - 169.1 Fl. Oz.

Sonax is an excellent tool for cleaning your wheels of brake dust. Both application and removal are simple. Although this product is a little pricy, I would still recommend it. Additionally, I would strongly advise purchasing the 5 L if you plan to use this frequently.

My wife's car has real chrome wire wheels. Nice to look at, well made, but a complete pain in the ass to clean. I've tried just about every product available and with most you still have hours of intensive cleaning by hand to get the job done. This is the first product that I've found that cleans most of the stuff off. It's expensive but even so called detailer's products don't hold a candle to this stuff. There is still spots that need attention, but I can do her wheels in an hour rather than a day, and most of that is just waiting for the stuff to do the job. My advice is don't buy a car with real wire wheels, but if you do, use this stuff it will make your life a lot easier.

The best wheel cleaner. On properly cared for wheels, you can just spray on and then rinse off, no touch, clean wheels. For slightly or very dirty wheel, spray on "cold" wheels, let sit for 2-3 minutes, agitate with a brush or by hand, then rinse. Usually will remove all brake dust and dirt in one pass. Although expensive, it works as described. Can be diluted, but must be careful not to over dilute and reduce the effectiveness of the cleaner. It does smell BAD.

So expensive

I first bought Sonax Wheel cleaner from Auto Geek. On 3 of our vehicles I have polished 2 piece billet wheels. Our other vehicles the wheels are painted. I have bought every type of wheel cleaner from the local stores over the years and it's either etched my wheels or does a poor job cleaning them. I end up spending hours polishing out the etch and trying to get them clean. One set of wheels the 'local' cleaners discolored the black and left a 'run' look, that was an expensive clean. If you read the bottles it tells you to test in a hidden area, well that doesn't tell you everything. About 5 years ago I figured I would try Sonax Wheel cleaner from Auto Geek when I was getting supplies. I first tried it out on the painted wheels and was amazed. I even let it dry. It has never etched or discolored the polished wheels, painted wheels or harmed any of the Brembo and Baer Calipers. You can let it dry and go back and rinse it off with no harm. First thing I do is spray all 4 wheels. It is not zero free scrubbing, you still need to do a little scrubbing but it is effortless because it gets in the cracks and around the lug nuts. It cleans the rotors and calipers good. I even spray it on the exhaust tips and in the inner fender wells. It's also not harsh to breath like some wheel cleaners. It turns a purple red as it cleans. Everyone I have gave some to try has bought it. Twice a year I buy a 5 liter pail. I typically wash at least 3 of our cars once a week. Amazon does not always have the 5 liter and I want pay the price of the individual spray bottles because I use so much so I don't always buy it on Amazon. If I was desperate I would buy the single bottle though. I have probably tried 30 different types of wheels cleaners and I do not like any of them. I am sure there are other great wheel cleaners out there but I have not needed to look. If the price goes up I will, but until then, I will buy it again and again.