What is the best thing to use to clean black rims

 

Car wash soap and water works very well on wheels.

 

Yep. dawn dish soap here.

 

What kind of finish do your wheels have? Flat black, painted and cleared, machined, etc?

- NCSU

 

I use Ford all purpose cleaner and a power washer. It works great and I have Rockstars on my truck..

 

It says they are gloss black



and I know how to clean wheels and what to use, im talking about people specifically with black rims ONLY. A friend of mine had black rims and some carwash and products made his chip, BAAADD. Just trying to avoid this.

 

just use dawn soap and you will be fine.

 

wrong thread

 

If they are gloss black, they are probably clearcoated. Dawn is rough on clearcoat. You can use any clearcoat safe wheel cleaner.

 

He has the KMC Slide in black.

 

Got a few examples for clearcoat safe wheel cleaners??

 

http://www.meguiarsdirect.com/produc...p?T1=MEG+G9524

 

If they are nasty use nothing harsher than what you would use on the rest of the vehicle. Once they are clean and waxed (NXT 2.0), just use the left over soap from washing the rest of the vehicle and use a dedicated mitt and MF drying towel just for your wheels.

You may need to change the type of brakes (Wagner Thermoquiets) you use if you are having dust problems.

If they are glossy black I would NOT use wheel cleaners very often.
Once they are clean properly and waxed they will wash easily with plain carwash soap and water.

 

Thanks for the tips!

 

Soap and water can't make paint chip. Paint chips from physical damage.