Cleaning rims dipped and non dipped

[DMC63]

Ever wanted to clean your wheels without touching them? Especially getting rid of brake dust?
Sounds too good to be true right?

Check this out...I'm not affiliated with the company. I just wanted to give members who've never heard of this the heads up.

You can buy it on amazon.co.uk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzHf-xTO40Y

 

[Marius]

Crap. Case closed.

 

[Marius]

Crap. Case closed.

 

[mr wilks]

Scary stuff that's two threads in one week i find myself agreeing with the Great Mariuso

 

[markeg]

As it's £30 a pop, and the amount the guy uses in the video I would expect you could clean 8 wheels with it, I'm out......

 

[DMC63]

Crap. Case closed.

Is that based on you using it? Or is that just 'crap' because you say so?

I've not used it on non dipped wheels but I tried everything to get rid of the orange brake dust covering my dipped wheels. I used many different spray on solutions that required scrubbing too. They didn't work. The orange tinge was always there. I used this stuff and it got rid of it straight away. No orange tinge anymore. Just pure black rims. Therefore I say it works great on dipped wheels. Simple. Tried and tested. The guy in the vid goes a bit mad with the amount he uses. I used much less. I used about a quarter of what he used on 4 really filthy wheels.

If you're comment is based on use of the product maybe you can explain what type of wheels you used it on and the results you got.

 

[DMC63]

Scary stuff that's two threads in one week i find myself agreeing with the Great Mariuso

I take you agreeing with Mariuso is also based on using the product?

 

[DMC63]

Any user reviews I'm sure would be helpful here. As I've not used this product on non dipped wheels.

 

[mr wilks]

Scary stuff that's two threads in one week i find myself agreeing with the Great Mariuso

I take you agreeing with Mariuso is also based on using the product?

No sorry no specific product input :? i always find a sponge , some warm water & my own enthusiasm has been enough to clean & care for my wheels

 

[DMC63]

Scary stuff that's two threads in one week i find myself agreeing with the Great Mariuso

I take you agreeing with Mariuso is also based on using the product?

No sorry no specific product input :? i always find a sponge , some warm water & my own enthusiasm has been enough to clean & care for my wheels

I see, so you're not saying the product is crap. You just prefer a different method. Understood.
On non dipped wheels a sponge or brush does the job, the brake dust just sits on the surface. On dipped wheels the dust clings to the dip, no amount of scrubbing moves it completely and it gets worse as time passes. The last thing I wanted to do was have to re-dip the rims. This is the only product I've found that has worked, and I've wasted a few quid on other products that didn't work.

 

[mr wilks]

I take you agreeing with Mariuso is also based on using the product?

No sorry no specific product input :? i always find a sponge , some warm water & my own enthusiasm has been enough to clean & care for my wheels

I see, so you're not saying the product is crap. You just prefer a different method. Understood.
On non dipped wheels a sponge or brush does the job, the brake dust just sits on the surface. On dipped wheels the dust clings to the dip, no amount of scrubbing moves it completely and it gets worse as time passes. The last thing I wanted to do was have to re-dip the rims. This is the only product I've found that has worked, and I've wasted a few quid on other products that didn't work.

Being serious i would always be wary of any product that removes brake dust without effort on the users part , ask yourself would you be happy to apply it to your paintwork ?

 

[Rufus59]

I use this stuff myself, looks fairly similar kind of thing but to be honest I do still scrub them it just helps reduce the scrubbing required

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Valet-Dragons-Breath-Contamination-Remover/dp/B00FYTZA34/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1490996303&sr=8-2&keywords=dragons+breath

but any other iron fallout/contamination remover would probably function the same.

 

[DMC63]

Being serious i would always be wary of any product that removes brake dust without effort on the users part , ask yourself would you be happy to apply it to your paintwork ?
Mr Wilks[/quote]

Now, at £29 a pop I wouldn't use this on my paintwork. Maguires car shampoo is better value. Hehe.
It's pH neutral so there's no worry of stripping paint. I've used dragons breath and still had to scrub too, though it did shift a lot of the dust the rims still had a bit of a tinge.

Remember guys, I'm coming from the angle of having 'dipped' rims. Dip is a rubber coating and brake dust sticks to it like the proverbial to a blanket.

Why I like this product and don't mind paying the high cost is because;
A. It does the job of getting all the brake dust and crap off of my 'dipped' rim. The only product I've found so far that does this.
B. I don't have to mess about with brushes, mitts and dirty water only to have the orange tinge still there after all my hard efforts. That really pisses me off!
C. I simply squirt it on the rims (not as much as the guy in the video) Jet wash it off and the jobs done.
D. This saves me at least 10mins, scrubbing and washing per wheel, 40mins knocked off my car washing time.

It's a no brainer for me.

I understand the main bone of contention here is the cost. I guess from my use of this product that it costs me about 50p-70p per wheel. Again I understand this may be an unacceptable cost for others.

I'm open to recommendations of any other products that are cheaper and can shift the brake dust off of dipped wheels without all the scrubbing and faffing about.

 

[Silverzedtom]

Id be careful with the pressure washer. The last thing you'd want to do is blow all the grease out of the calipers

That said I've never tried to clean a dipped wheel. I hate cleaning wheels at the best of times. Dipped wheel cleaning sounds like hard work.

 

[markeg]

Now, at £29 a pop I wouldn't use this on my paintwork. Maguires car shampoo is better value. Hehe.

My concern on the cost is that Amazon (and eBay) charge £29.99, although its only $16 in the US. If it was £16 I would be tempted to give it a go, but not at nearly £30...over double the US cost. I'll stick with the Dragons Breath which is half the cost and does the job on my (non-dipped) wheels - have you tried it on dipped wheels?

 

[DMC63]

Now, at £29 a pop I wouldn't use this on my paintwork. Maguires car shampoo is better value. Hehe.

My concern on the cost is that Amazon (and eBay) charge £29.99, although its only $16 in the US. If it was £16 I would be tempted to give it a go, but not at nearly £30...over double the US cost. I'll stick with the Dragons Breath which is half the cost and does the job on my (non-dipped) wheels - have you tried it on dipped wheels?

Yep, the Uk cost is a clear mark up for someone somewhere along the line. I've tried dragons breath on the dipped wheels with a scrubbing but it didn't shift all the orange tinge, tho' it did do a good job. Tbh, I hate scrubbing my rims. I'm going to give the rims a clean and overcoat the black dip and then use a glossifier dip. This should aid future cleaning and dragons breath may work better on the satin/gloss finish. I'll give it another go when the BDP runs out.