OrioleFan

What do you folks like to use to clean and shine your black wheels?

Any recommendations?

Larry/car

I would think same procedures as with silver. I usually dust my wheels with damp paper towels, finish with quick detailer. I have a base car and brake dust isn't really a problem (needs cleaning at about 500 miles or a rain storm).

Red C8 of Jax

I clean and use same wax I use on car.

carpe dm

Spray Wax from www.griotsgarage.com Great for the entire car.

Bill17601

I use windex . Quick spray and a wipe off. It leaves a very clean no product left behind. Nothing on the wheel to attract dirt and dust. I keep an aerosol can in my clean up bag. Works great on chrome. No I don't have chrome wheels. They are polished and powder coated clear.

Always Red Dave

Meguiars ultimate quick detail spray or their ultimate quick spray wax with a microfiber towel of course.

BIG Dave

I pull all four wheels every Spring, wash the wheels, especially the inner section (can't seem to reach all the way to the back when mounted on the car, especially the front wheels), then give them a good coat of Rejex. After the Rejex dries, I wipe off the residue and remount them on the car using a torque wrench set to 100 lbs. IMHO, brake dust will stick less to wheels treated with Rejex.

chefcg1

+1 On rejex

runner61627

I use the same thing on my machine faced wheels as I do on the rest of the vette - Chadwick's Triple Play. Cleans, shines and protects without abrasives.

Al D

I only have 500 miles on mine. Bought it new with 300 and almost a year old. The face looks good, but I doubt the dealer ever cleaned the inside barrel portion while it sat on his lot for months and months. I have cleaned and cleaned and cant seem to get the inside barrels to shine. pretty dull and a few rough spots. I was thinking about getting some Sonax or something strong for a one time use to get them clean. I assume it will be easier once I start keeping them clean.
Anyone else have that problem?

jdog0411

Just as an FYI...don't ever use paper towels on any automotive surface. Paper towels are made of wood fibers (stating the obvious), and as such, are abrasive.

NakedDave

Adams deep wheel cleaner and a wheel brush for the harder to reach areas. Finish with car shampoo and a wheel only wash mitt.

Windex and paper towels!? Just say no!

Glen e

You guys are working WAY too hard....going on a year and i do them about every 6 months.

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...al-wheels.html

C6 MoneyPit

I tried a bottle of the Hydro2 and it worked pretty well, but I went back to Armor All Outlast/Brake Dust Repellent-Wheel Protectant. For me it seems to work better and adds a nice shine to black wheels.

I use the Sonax wheel cleaner first, then dry the wheels with a electric leaf blower, then spray on the Outlast and let it dry. Works great!

Crossed Flags Fan

Remember, black wheels matter......

rkhegler

Agree!

funz06

Glen,

Since the Hydro can't be used with the ceramic brake pads, what do you recommend for those of us that replaced the OEM pads on our Z06 with the carbotech 1520 pads. And, in this thread you mentioned Blackfire Tire Cleaner----are there any other tire cleaning products you like, or is this one the best?

Just cleaned mine an hour ago with the Griots Rubber Cleaner (its OK, but not great), and will doing the Rejex tomorrow...............unless......

Always find your posts full of valuable knowledge---thanks for sharing.

Thanks, Jim

motomanvette

You can clean with anything but I follow-up with Turtle wax BLACK DETAIL spray. This can help cover-up the inevitable pitting that starts the moment you drive off the lot.

joemessman

One hundred percent agree. Although I use strictly microfiber. And there is probably no difference between paper and microfiber for the wheels. My wheels look just like new using Larry's procedure.

Larry/car

The feeling that paper towels scratch might have been true yesteryear. If you purchase quality paper towels they do not scratch (even use them on my aircraft's plexiglass windshield). I do moisten them with water. There are no fine scratches on my car even performing the dreaded light test.