Grime cleaner

I recently purchased some wheels that have thick grim build up on them. Does anyone know of a wheel cleaner that won’t damage my wheels and strong enough for tough grim?

 

A pressure washer and a scrub brush with some Dawn soap will get most stuff clean.

 

Are the wheel clear coated? Power coated? Is it just road grime? Pics would help a lot if you are able to post some

 

what kinda wheels? Some iron remover might be your best bet.

 

If it is thick grime from brake dust that has been on there for some time you may have your hands full. Especially if you have pitting of the rims.

 

Ya, we need to know what the surface of the wheel is/has on it. I can recommend some stuff but it will damage certain wheels and I'm not gonna be THAT guy.

I agree with mild dish soap and a pressure washer and some elbow grease

 

I’ve used the Griots heavy duty wheel cleaner in the past with good results. It worked great removing years of caked on brake dust and pitting on an E39 530 I used to own (previous owner neglected the wheels). The Griots stuff is approved by BBS and other wheel mfgrs.

link:
https://www.griotsgarage.com/heavy-duty-wheel-cleaner/

 

How does it remove pitting?

 

Sorry, I may not have stated that clearly. The cleaner removed the caked on brake dust and grime that was embedded into the pitting. The physical pitting itself remained but were at least much cleaner looking. The Griot's stuff just removes stubborn dust/dirt/grime.

 

And smells awesome.

 

I have used Bar Keepers Friend foam spray with good results. Just be careful with scrubbing.

 

Thank you...I was about to ask the same question

 

I hope the OP knows ur kidding....it smells like skunk pee

 

Sorry for the delay, these are the wheels.

 

After I tried an number of products, I had to use buffing rouge for the pits.