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Old Mar 17, 2012 | 09:28 AM
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Bout to take my wheels out for Spring.. Matte black finish. How do you guys clean your nice wheels?
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Old Mar 17, 2012 | 10:03 AM
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P21S diluted 1:1 with water
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Old Mar 17, 2012 | 10:05 AM
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i hate cleaning my d3s. so many crevices u gotta get into.
i use soap and water and a bristle brush to get into the crevices
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Old Mar 17, 2012 | 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by 5t341th
i hate cleaning my d3s. so many crevices u gotta get into.
i use soap and water and a bristle brush to get into the crevices
Right the worst part is getting the water out of the crevices lol. Someone on another forum mentioned a leaf blower :-x
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Originally Posted by UpstateLex
Right the worst part is getting the water out of the crevices lol. Someone on another forum mentioned a leaf blower :-x
Seems pretty clever
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compressed air.. with some pricey wheels like these, you ought to have a compressor at home?
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if you use a brush, I suggest a swissvax boar hair brush. will not scratch the wheels.

Also, compressed air afterwards to get the water/soap out if the crevices as others have mentioned.
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I dont have any but soap and water works well
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I use coin op machine and blast it from a safe distance
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I wish I could get the P21S cleaner local. I guess the Harley Davidson dealerships sell a similar product made by them for motorcycle wheels but they are closed today...
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Old Mar 18, 2012 | 11:06 AM
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Megauirs or like soap and water (been using gold and purple bottle color) as of late with new wash cloths and clean buckets etc... You gotta hits the lips hard tho and like as others have said get the leftover\runoff water off quick and +1 for compressed air or Dust off cans.... I haven't ever done that... Just Learned something myself lol!
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Originally Posted by deejay
compressed air.. with some pricey wheels like these, you ought to have a compressor at home?
Winner, Winner chicken dinner... I bought a cheap Campbell Hausfeld 1-gallon for small jobs.
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Old Mar 18, 2012 | 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by UpstateLex
Right the worst part is getting the water out of the crevices lol. Someone on another forum mentioned a leaf blower :-x
Originally Posted by blackgloss
Seems pretty clever
Yeah, I used to do that, but not just the wheels, but to dry the whole car, lol. I thought I was the only one crazy enough to do that. You should have seen the looks the neighbors gave me.
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soap and water then mirco fiber dry...sucks to dry 20" mesh wheels
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sonax wheel cleaner
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