How do I clean/condition matte black wheels?

MasterWang · 08-02-2015, 12:03 AM

What is the best way to clean and condition matte black wheels? I have a descent amount of brown stains (dirt+brake dust?) and don't want to use regular wheel cleaners since they could damage the finish.

SpecC · 08-02-2015, 01:30 AM

For maintenance, a regular car wash soap diluted at something stronger than suggested probably will do fine. You're probably going to do better with better tools. Check out something called wheel woolies. I'm a big fan of them partially because they don't make look like a cheetah afterwards.

You'll want a dedicated wheel cleaner too. A good one won't damage the finish. Here's a couple I've heard good things about.

https://www.detailersdomain.com/coll...ner-plus-500ml

https://www.detailersdomain.com/coll...cleanser-12-oz - whoa a matte cleaner!

These wheel cleaners will only be used when your wheels are CAKED and something just isn't coming off nicely.

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SpecC Completely obsessed with detailing 299 Rep 15,442 Posts Drives: E90 SG 330i, white Scion tC Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: San Francisco and Davis iTrader: (4)	For maintenance, a regular car wash soap diluted at something stronger than suggested probably will do fine. You're probably going to do better with better tools. Check out something called wheel woolies. I'm a big fan of them partially because they don't make look like a cheetah afterwards. You'll want a dedicated wheel cleaner too. A good one won't damage the finish. Here's a couple I've heard good things about. https://www.detailersdomain.com/coll...ner-plus-500ml https://www.detailersdomain.com/coll...cleanser-12-oz - whoa a matte cleaner! These wheel cleaners will only be used when your wheels are CAKED and something just isn't coming off nicely.
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