Sonax Wheel Cleaner Plus

[Mineral_M3]

Hi everyone!

I was just wondering if the Sonax Wheel Cleaner Plus is safe to spray on the OEM BMW 19" 437M Black (Picture) wheels. My concern is that the spray will mess up the gloss black finish. Does anyone have any experience with this?

Thank you,
Dilan

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The black parts are painted. The Sonax is safe for all painted wheels.

[Mineral_M3]

Originally Posted by pheerlx

The black parts are painted. The Sonax is safe for all painted wheels.

Originally Posted by pheerlx

The black parts are painted. The Sonax is safe for all painted wheels.

Thank you!! Gonna try it out this week.

[NorCal f80]

hold your breath . hahaha

[rjd598]

if the wheels are brand new don't waste your time. instead use ironx/tarx/clay bar to clean it up then seal it with a wheel specific coating or some sealant that is decently durable

[te37]

I have been using Sonax wheel cleaner on my gloss black wheels for two years now. Everything seems fine to me.

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Originally Posted by NorCal f80

hold your breath . hahaha

Yea it smells like death. I don't get up close and scrub. Just spray, let dwell and rinse off from a far distance.

[NorCal f80]

Originally Posted by rjd598

if the wheels are brand new don't waste your time.

correct me if im wrong but waste your time? dont you just spray the sonax on, wait a couple minutes, and rinse off? seems like your method is more time confusing.

[radiofrequency]

Originally Posted by rjd598

if the wheels are brand new don't waste your time. instead use ironx/tarx/clay bar to clean it up then seal it with a wheel specific coating or some sealant that is decently durable

This, I recently completed the above, and coated with Kamikaze Stance Rim Coat. I followed the procedure using the products exactly as it was discussed here: http://news.esotericcarcare.com/vide...ance-rim-coat/

I have no affiliation to Esoteric Car Care.

FYI: IMHO, there is no wheel cleaner that you can simply spray on and rinse off in order to get a good result. The Sonax products are epic, I use their Wheel Cleaner Plus. It's a great product, but I only tend to use it when I really need to, I find P21S Gel to be an effective interim wheel cleaner. You have to agitate with all of these products to get the wheel and barrel clean to my OCD standards, do yourself a favor and get the long (large) Wheel Woolies tool to agitate, it's soft on your wheels, but does a great job quickly.

[damageprone]

Originally Posted by radiofrequency

do yourself a favor and get the long (large) Wheel Woolies tool to agitate, it's soft on your wheels, but does a great job quickly.

Agreed! It is still somewhat of a challenge to get the full barrel of the wheel for our cars since the brakes do snag on them. IMO, you'd still need a detailer brush to get the lugs and air valve.

[rjd598]

Originally Posted by NorCal f80

correct me if im wrong but waste your time? dont you just spray the sonax on, wait a couple minutes, and rinse off? seems like your method is more time confusing.

you're wasting an expensive product for no reason. no offense, but do a little more research in proper decontamination because it doesn't sound like you have a good grasp on how it is performed in the detailing world.

[NorCal f80]

Originally Posted by rjd598

you're wasting an expensive product for no reason. no offense, but do a little more research in proper decontamination because it doesn't sound like you have a good grasp on how it is performed in the detailing world.

you are correct. only on my experience with this stuff. I took my wheels off the other month and sprayed this stuff on let it sit then rinsed off. all that was needed after that was a soap down. done. looked like new. I was impressed. but yes I noticed the bottle was half way gone when I was done with all 4 wheels.

[rosenbergendo]

Try NextZett Colortec. Used Sonax for years and recently switched. The NextZett has more detergent effect in it.

[Detailers Domain]

Sonax is safe on the wheels. So is Nextzett, Nanolex, and just about any color changing wheel cleaner out there.

Wheel Cleaners

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Originally Posted by DetailersDomain

Sonax is safe on the wheels. So is Nextzett, Nanolex, and just about any color changing wheel cleaner out there.

Wheel Cleaners

Is it safe for coatings? I had a coating applied to my wheels, not a wheel specific coating like Modesta though.

[damageprone]

I just used this stuff today for the first time. I went all in and bought a gallon of this stuff. This stuff was seriously spray and rinse for me. I used a pressure washer and it was done.

I used chemical guys diablo wheel cleaner and wheel wax before but still spent a lot of time still brushing with wheel woolies.

Edit: Once the wheels dried, there were some spots behind the spokes and far behind the barrel where the power washer didn't hit that still was a bit dirty. So, to fully clean, a little agitation is necessary in the hard to reach spots.

Also, I didn't find the smell to be that unbearable. Being out in the open does help.

[Bruce_SC]

Originally Posted by pheerlx

Is it safe for coatings? I had a coating applied to my wheels, not a wheel specific coating like Modesta though.

Yes, it is safe for coated wheels.

Bruce

[Detailers Domain]

Originally Posted by pheerlx

Is it safe for coatings? I had a coating applied to my wheels, not a wheel specific coating like Modesta though.

yes it will be safe on coated wheels