wheel cleaning

[jakeru]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

Very true you should work your way up the bite chart before going to the acidic option.
Which is what I presume the OP has done.
And definitely remove the wheels.
Those are excellent results you posted.

Thanks! I refined my thorough wheel cleaning technique on two other cars before I started tackling the 18" turbo-looks. (Lots of time into it.)

Biggest mistake/lesson I learned: be very careful when handling a removed wheel to not let it fall on its face, (which can damage the wheel)! The wider Porsche wheels are more stable than most.

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

Yes, that might be the only detailing product I've seen that says Danger! on the front of the label.
Many bad things would happen if they sold over the counter at your local Pep Boys.
Darwin at work..

Wheel cleaners with hydrofluoric actually are available over the counter. I got mine (Eagle One Mag Wheel cleaner) from the local O'Reiley auto parts store. (I presume it's basically equivalent to the meguiars product.) Reason I originally my hydrofluoric cleaner was not to clean wheels, but to remove aluminum oxides for preparing dirty aluminum parts for TIG welding.