Be Careful/Lesson Learned (Wheel Cleaner)

[galaxy]

Welp, this sucks.  Lesson learned I guess. Always do a test spot with wheel cleaner.  And these are powder coated too, so shoulda been pretty tough. Wheel cleaner on a washed, cold wheel. No sunlight. Let to dwell less than 5 minutes. Left this blotchy mess across the entire wheel. Have tried all the basics to repair.  Looks like correcting/finishing polish on a machine is the only thing that’ll touch it. And this is on a wheel that has two layers of ceramic wheel coating on it at that!!!  This really sucks, but it is what it is. Like I said...PSA...do a test spot.  

[chops1sc]

I personally feel like 5 minutes is too long. I might wait 1-2 minutes then I start agitation. I know hind sight is 20/20 but hopefully you can get them straight!

[imatt27]

I always use eco wheel. I just feel safer with it on my nice wheels. 

If you buy one of those power balls and some metal polish you may be able to get those out. 

[red94chev]

Have you tried washing with the Wheel Cleaner again?  Sometimes it will reactivate the residue and allow it to come off.

 

I let the stuff dwell for maybe 30 seconds, even a couple minutes seems way too long to me.

[RayS]

I use Eco Wheel Cleaner on everything except the Range Rover and I always remind myself and everyone else that I hate the wheels on it.  At some point, they'll get replaced either by a different vehicle or just the rims themselves.  For the Range Rover, the rimes get so nasty that I usually have to go over them twice.  Once I see the gunk start to run a bit, then I start cleaning them off.

[galaxy]

It’s fixed guys. GTG. Finishing polish and a white pad on the swirl killer mini. Very little effort and once over fixed it. But, that’s what it took. I tried finishing polish and revive by had to no avail.  Eco wheel cleaner is a placebo product IMHO. A solution looking for a problem.  I wanted the iron decon capability while they were off was the only reason I reached for the wheel cleaner.  Not bagging the product. It’s been good to me. Was the first use on these wheel.  Not what I wanted to do today, but a blessing in disguise. Wheels look great. In fact, they actually look amazing. 

 

I thought about even starting a separate thread on this next statement, but this was also an opportunity to try out ceramic spray for the first time. All I have to say is hhoooo-Lleeeee COW. Stuff is amazing.  Best way I can think of to describe it is way more pop. Just seems glossier than regular ceramic coating. This pic does not serve justice at all. 

 

 

[bosco1]

Look amazing brother..

[Golf for Life]

ALWAYS use the least aggressive product first, and never in direct sun and always cool wheel.