Wheel Cleaners

Wheel Cleaners

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About the range

Wheel Cleaners

Wheel cleaners shift the brake dust and road grime that car shampoo leaves behind. The range covers acid-free, iron fallout and acid cleaners, including CarPro WheelX, Koch-Chemie Magic Wheel Cleaner and AutoBead Alloy Wheel Cleaner.

How to choose

  • Regular washes: an acid-free cleaner such as Alchemy Supreme Wheel Cleaner. On polished, chrome or unlacquered wheels, check the label approves that finish.
  • Built-up brake dust: fallout cleaners such as Dodo Juice Ferrous Dueller react with iron particles from the brakes that stick to the finish, and usually turn purple as they work.
  • Neglected wheels: an acid cleaner such as AutoBead Acid Wheel Cleaner is for heavy, baked-on grime. Use it only on sound painted or lacquered wheels, at the dilution on the label, and rinse it off promptly.
  • Format: gels cling to spokes and barrels, and wheel and tyre cleaners such as 303 Wheel & Tire Cleaner do both jobs from one bottle.

Good to know

Work on cool wheels one at a time, agitate with a brush and rinse before the cleaner dries. A sealed wheel is much easier to clean next time: see Wheel Sealants.

How do I clean alloy wheels?

Work on cool wheels, one at a time. Rinse, spray an acid-free cleaner, or a fallout cleaner where brake dust has built up, and agitate the faces, barrels and nuts with a wheel brush. Rinse before the cleaner dries, then dry the wheel. Sealing it afterwards makes brake dust easier to wash off next time.

Related: Wheels & Tyres, Wheel Brushes, Iron & Fallout Removers, Tyre Cleaners. Popular brands here: Autobead, CarPro, Koch-Chemie, Dodo Juice.

Not sure which one you need?

Tell us about the vehicle, surface, equipment or result you are working with. Advice is available before you buy, not only after something has gone wrong.