Meguiar's Hot Rims Wheel & Tire Cleaner, 24 Oz

This gets 5 stars from me. I was absolutely amazed at how well this stuff cleans. Just a little about me. I have never cared how my cars have looked. Im almost 50 and every car I have owned got washed about twice a year and the inside got cleaned about once a year if they were lucky. I recently bought a used nissan leaf that was in awesome shape. Something about this car has triggered something in me to really try and keep it looking great so I bought all kinds of cleaners for both inside and out to try and help me keep it that way. Maybe its the new to me thing and in a few months time I wont care again but for right now, its actually kind of fun. Anyways Here is me putting meguiars up against sonax wheel cleaner. where to start. I put this up against meguiras hot wheel and rim cleaner and I must say I was a little shocked. Here was my setup. 2001 dodge caravan. The rims have never been scrubbed and the wheels have never been scrubbed either. Sure they have went through automatic carwashes, my wife usually did it about once a week but never have these rims been scrubbed at all by hand. Surprisingly they were not nearly as bad as some youtube videos I saw so I guess car washes once a week still helped out a bunch. Anyways following directions for both, the sonax sat on the rims for 4 minutes and the meguiras about 30 seconds. I really expected more from a $20 bottle of wheel cleaner, I saw lots of youtube videos and I just felt this was going to stomp meguiras. Keep in mind I had no plans on putting this up against anything. Turned out I forgot I put the $5 add on bottle of meguiras in an earlier order to meet my minimum then the next day I bought this. Anyways the sonax did ok. It took a fair amount off, It did turn nice and red which makes you think its working its butt off. After the rinse though, it was still very dirty. The meguiras rim, you could see in just 30 seconds it sliding right off. Rinse and inspect and it got a lot more of the rim cleaned than the sonax rim. So for the other 2 wheels I did the exact same test but this time I used a small round detailing brush to get into the lug nut holes and went ahead and used it to go over the entire rims, mind you this was a fairly soft brush so there was no real scrubing action here. The sonax wheel did better this time but still left some areas on the rim. I suspected as much as it was not a scrubbing brush I was using. The meguiras rim just amazed me. Same brush, almost no pressure at all and after the rinse that rim looked amazing. There were still a couple spots but it got the majority of it off with so little effort. So my conclusion, Sonax did ok. Not $20 ok but it did work. The $5 bottle of meguiras though, it blew it away. In a no touch situation it was better than sonax but not night day difference. In touching the rims to clean though, sonax again did ok but that $5 bottle did it in a fraction of the time. The downside with meguiras is you will go through more of it quicker. I did 4 rims and tires and I had between half and 1/4th left. So if sonax can clean about 15 cars with one bottle then maybe it is more price efficient but it also took longer and more cleaning effort. --------------------- I dont care if I go through a bottle a car, the less time I spend bent over trying to clean a wheel and rim will make up for the extra cost. I did not mention that after my test was done, I went over all 4 wheels with meguiars tire shine. I have to admit, the wheels on that van look absolutely fantastic but the rest of the van looks like crap lol. It hasnt seen a wax job in years. The paint is fading, water does not slide off at all. I bought a bottle of nu finish so I cant wait to see if it can do anything for it, It really needs a complete paint correction but it would cost way to much to have it professionally done and I dont have that kind of money to waste on an old van.

Pros: Removes stubborn brake dust quickly Excellent cleaning power Works on heavily neglected wheels Easy to use Noticeable results after a single application Restores a much cleaner appearance Cons: Strong chemical cleaner, gloves recommended I was honestly blown away by how well this worked. My wheels had years of baked-on brake dust and road grime that other products struggled to remove. No matter how much scrubbing I did, there always seemed to be a layer of black residue left behind. After using this product, the difference was immediately noticeable. The cleaner cut through a tremendous amount of embedded brake dust and left the wheels looking dramatically better. Looking at the before and after results, it removed most of the contamination that had built up over time. The product was easy to apply and worked quickly. While some light staining remains in a few hard-to-reach areas, the overall improvement was far beyond what I expected from a single cleaning. One thing I would recommend is wearing gloves. This is a strong cleaner and you'll want to avoid prolonged skin contact while using it. Overall, this is one of the most effective wheel and brake dust cleaners I have used. I'll definitely continue buying it as needed because the results speak for themselves.

I purchased a bottle of this from my local parts store to clean some wheels. I was impressed how well it worked in that situation. It left my wheels looking cleaner than they have in years. It left no residue or streaks on my wheels. When I needed to purchase more I found that buying it from Amazon in bulk was a big savings over buying it from the local parts store.

This product de-greases & removes brake dust and dirt completely. The wheels on my 2001 Maxima came out like brand new. I tried it on my 2011 Acura after that it removed every small particle of brake dust and dirt from my Acura wheels. I used the Meguair's Microber cloth to clean it. I have posted a picture of the cleaned wheel with this product. This product has something in it, that keeps the wheel shining for weeks and doesnt let the brake dust settle down. I had to get back on the weeks only after 4 long weeks of driving. With a little more than $8 this product does what it is supposed to. Use a soft abrasive brush if your wheels have lot of brake dust settled on the wheels. One con with this product is you have to do it in shade, otherwise it dries and you have to use it twice to finish the cleaning. I reduced one star only for that reason. The product is great and does what it is supposed to. I heard some reviews that it leaves marks the wheels. That is untrue. I tried it on my Maxima for that reason and saw no issues. Buy this product hands down!

Learned about this stuff from Project Farm. Works great and doesn't damage painted wheels. Also works great for cleaning other rubber products like the mats under my grill and smoker. I also used it to clean the Ariens mat for my snowblower. It took the rust stains right off with a little scrubbing. This is now the only wheel and tire cleaner I use.

Great product! it cleans with very little scrubbing so that is great. The wheels shine and it is not harsh on the wheels.

At 80 years old, I’ve been using Meguiar products since the day they came on the market. While I’ve tried other rim, wheel, and tire cleaners, but I keep coming back to Meguiar’s as the most efficient and affective cleaner.

Very good product . My go to product for cleaning my allows wheel . Never had any problem with powder coat or chrome finishes . It does require a little bit of brushing to cut brake dust, but leaves a clean finish and never does anything harmful to wheel finished.

Its Meguiar, of couyits good

Great product but... left half bottle after 2x application on 4 wheels rims ..

This wheel cleaner works really well! It removes dirt and brake dust easily and leaves the wheels looking clean and fresh. The spray is easy to apply and rinse off.

This stuff is really the dogs whatsits. Spray it on leave for a couple of mins and jet wash or hose off. Bling Bling it literally dissolves the brake dust and leaves wheel rims gleaming. No need for abrasive scrubbing and gets into all the nooks and crannies of the wheel rim that you would normally ignore.

Unido al cepillo de la misma marca, dejan las ruedas como nuevas. En las ruedas solo lo uso por la cara que se ve, pero el resultado también es muy satisfactorio.