I have an 02 QC 4WD with the standard aluminum rims. What is the best cleaner anyone has used to clean the wheels without elbow muscle? I am not opposed to a car wash brush but don't want to get on my hands and knees to clean. Mostly just road dirt.

 

A fourteen year old that wants to make $10--almost every town has at least one.

The local car wash.

Or, finally, go to the local auto parts chain store or Walmart, they have lots & lots of cleaning products for cars.


I generally just do 'em myself, Dawn detergent, a bucket, and an old t-shirt are my weapons of choice. (I'm old and cheap, tho.)

 

I use dawn. Five gallon bucket with lots of dawn to your preference, and go to town. Find a good sponge with a course scrubbing side. Get a couple different ones from walmart, and find the one that works best for you. It might be a bit of work, but pour some dawn and rub it into your rims and let it sit. If you really want to bombard it, first use a brand tire cleaner like armor-all.

 

I've found that Simple Green works great on brake dust. But don't leave it on very long because it can be mildly corrosive to aluminum.

For regular dirt, I just use a sponge and the same car wash soap I use on the rest of the truck. Takes less than 30 seconds per wheel. BTW, I don't like crawling around on my hands and knees either, so I use one of those rolling mechanic's seats.

 

I would recommend Simple Green too but I had no idea it was corrosive to aluminum.

I find that stuff works wonders on just about anything - especially cleaning the siding of your house hahaha.

 

I used Ajax and a scrub brush.

 

I use this stuff and its awesome! You still have to rub down the wheels but dont have to spend 10min on each wheel.

Needless to say I get it on sale! lol
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Before kinda hard to tell but it def made a big difference!
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After
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50/50 simple green and water in a squirt bottle.