Cleaning White Rims!

[J - Rad]

As the title suggests I have a set of white Volk TE37's on my R32 Skyline that I bought 2nd hand that were VERY filthy from brake dust. I've high pressure washed and scrubed with warm soapy water but I cannot get them completly clean. I want them spotless, not marks at all.

What products/methods do you use to keep your white rims sparkling clean? Some people have told me to use degreaser.. But I'm abit iffy on using it incase it eats my paint. Also someone else has reccomended me Meguiars All Wheel Cleaner but I'm abit iffy on that aswell.

Please help!

Regards Jarrad

[NA_Goodness]

I used degreaser on mine, worked like a charm! Soak them in it, then high pressure it off... PERFECT!!

My other tip is never, never, never, never, never, never, never, NEVER get white rims!

[n15m0]

Car polish worked for me..I had a set of white LM GT4s before...have since sold them coz of this reason

[subie]

CT18

spray it on, leave it like min or two then, hose it off. done!

any wheel cleaner without ACID is ok mate make sure NO ACID!

[(OO)SKYLINE(OO)]

As the title suggests I have a set of white Volk TE37's on my R32 Skyline that I bought 2nd hand that were VERY filthy from brake dust. I've high pressure washed and scrubed with warm soapy water but I cannot get them completly clean. I want them spotless, not marks at all.

What products/methods do you use to keep your white rims sparkling clean? Some people have told me to use degreaser.. But I'm abit iffy on using it incase it eats my paint. Also someone else has reccomended me Meguiars All Wheel Cleaner but I'm abit iffy on that aswell.

Please help!

Regards Jarrad

+1 for rims, I have the same, hehe!!

I just use car wash and water and get scrubbing hard!

[adam-__-]

I don't have white wheels, but I just use those wheel polishes they sell at supercheap auto and it does the job. Nothing has happened to the wheel's condition (apart from being cleaner) from it so I guess that's a good sign.

[phenline]

yer just use the eagle one / Meguiars hot rims sprays they work well if you use the instructions. They are very easy to use as well

[leeboi33]

hey i have white nismo 'jim head' i think theyre called rims and i use the car wash then car polish works real good i dont care that they get dirty i love my rims.

[J - Rad]

I used degreaser on mine, worked like a charm! Soak them in it, then high pressure it off... PERFECT!!

My other tip is never, never, never, never, never, never, never, NEVER get white rims!

So take a can of it to happy wash next time I go,spray it on, wash it off and be forever happy that my white rims are actually white?

Sounds to good to be true

[NA_Goodness]

Well, not for ever... But it gets them clean! I hit them with some car polish afterwards in the hope that it'll help keep them clean later on. I havent washed them since, but I'll let you know.

[DECIM8]

Degresaser is the best way to get them spotless.. The Acid Free rim spray works well to.

For future use however use your car wax on the rims, use a paint cleaner before you apply it.. and your grime and yukky stuff with come off with a spray. But you must reapply every now and then.

[madbung]

Micro fibre cloth and a light cutting compound about twice a year plus normal washing ect..

As white as new.

[Nav2k]

use a claybar.

[ztuned]

best tip is to sell them lol. seriously got sick of my white rims i sold them

now with my bronze rims, dirt just blends in

but seriously it's hard to get it perfect. u really need to scrub them with degreaser

Edited May 25, 2008 by ztuned

[UNR33L]

i wonder if 'Jiff' will work

that stuff loves white benches

[B. J.]

Micro fibre cloth and a light cutting compound about twice a year plus normal washing ect..

As white as new.

BINGO... the rims on my GTS1 were grotty as hell, (11spoke!) bastards took an hour each but they came up mint.

[*flick*]

white rims = a total pain! I love my rims but i have to clean them every few days. Meguiars products are great, used them a fair few times.. best product was some cheap waterless carwash stuff i got from the servo - brings em up perfect!

[NA_Goodness]

Jiff doesnt work that great. Good on your hands (I'm a mechanic, great for cleaning yourself after work) but I tried it on my wheels and it didnt work that great . I used degreaser then hosed it off, and used a cloth to get the rest. Then put some polish on it. Washed it the other day, and they dirt just wiped off perfectly with a cloth.

[br3ndan]

hmmm im going to have to try degreaser! + high pressure them off..

Mine are getting dam dirty!