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zhpnsnv
07-30-2011, 08:07 AM
Two weeks ago they looked like this:
http://tapatalk.com/mu/44268eb4-2bca-59b5.jpg

Then we had some heavy rain, so today they looked like this:
http://tapatalk.com/mu/44268eb4-2bfc-883f.jpg

Then this:
http://tapatalk.com/mu/44268eb4-2c13-cf0f.jpg

Then traditional cleaning because sonax doesn't quite cut it:
http://tapatalk.com/mu/44268eb4-2c3e-bfaf.jpg

Clean!
http://tapatalk.com/mu/44268eb4-2c55-adc4.jpg


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Oli77
07-30-2011, 08:29 AM
Sparkle = win
Hornung418
07-30-2011, 08:36 AM
Huge difference! Looks good, Marc!
Marcus-SanDiego
07-30-2011, 09:07 AM
That's how I do it, too, Marc. Spray it on. Rinse. Wash wheel traditionally. Rinse. Beautiful.
mimalmo
07-30-2011, 09:43 AM
That's how I did it, too, Marc. Spray it on. Rinse. Wash wheel traditionally. Rinse. Beautiful.

Fixed.

:)
Marcus-SanDiego
07-30-2011, 10:00 AM
I'm washing the Jeep today. Hehe.

Touche, though.
danewilson77
07-30-2011, 05:09 PM
I'm washing the Jeep today. Hehe.

Touche, though.

Lol.

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Johnmadd
07-30-2011, 07:30 PM
Nothing beats good elbow grease in the end.
zhpnsnv
07-31-2011, 06:17 AM
It would be amazing if Sonax could cut through and remove the BMW brake dust with a mere spray and wash. I'll believe a product like that exists when I see it.
Marcus-SanDiego
07-31-2011, 08:15 AM
Marc, and if that product did exist, I bet it would harm our wheels. I'd be very afraid of it! LOL.
billschusteriv
07-31-2011, 12:24 PM
IIRC, some of the vids have the DI guys using wheel brushes with Sonax. I think elbow grease is almost always necessary.



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BCS_ZHP
07-31-2011, 05:46 PM
Ran out of Sonax, so thought lets try the same color -- used Purple Power that was in the garage (previously used it to clean under the hood). $4.99 for a 40oz bottle and the result was like Sonax. Not as clingy or foamy, but after I sprayed, waited, rinsed it, the heavy stuff came off, then just moved my hand around on the wheel with the water following my hand to take whatever remained off. Not even a sponge or microfiber required. Caveat, I have ceramic pads so don't know if that's why it was so easy.
Stu
07-31-2011, 06:04 PM
Very nice. Clean 135M's look pretty awesome, right? I'm gonna get some of the gel BMW wheel cleaner for $7 that they sell. I wonder how well it works.
Go Horns!
08-01-2011, 11:14 AM
Ran out of Sonax, so thought lets try the same color -- used Purple Power that was in the garage (previously used it to clean under the hood). $4.99 for a 40oz bottle and the result was like Sonax.

You might want to be careful using the Purple Power on the wheels. It has a pH of 12.5, which means it is caustic. Caustic cleaners can easily damage the finish of alloy wheels, not to mention your skin, eyes, and throat. Sonax is pH neutral with a pH in the range of 7.0 to 7.5, which is why it is safer to apply to your wheels.
BCS_ZHP
08-01-2011, 05:54 PM
Horns,
Appreciate the warning, I could smell the acidic aroma while I was doing this but wasn't really thinking about it. However, found myself searching for Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin songs afterwards.
johnrando
08-01-2011, 06:02 PM
Hmmm, I've never had to scrub (or even "polish") my wheels with Sonax, but I tend to keep them pretty clean and wipe them down semi-regularly. It's done the trick every time without manual labor, just spray on and hose off. Now I've recently added the wheel protectant so hopefully that makes it even easier to keep clean.