Cleaning Around the Wheel Bolts - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

06-17-2006, 02:43 PM

Is there any good advice or tips on how to clean the wheel bolt area of the wheels without actually taking out the bolts?

Ronzi · 06-17-2006, 07:36 PM

I don't know how good a tip it is, but a q-tip and wax with cleaner in it does work.

08-23-2006, 08:33 AM

I am working this week to get my car ready for my final Concours (in Geneva, IL) this year. And maybe last ever...it’s a lot of work!

I cleaned the wheel bolt area last night with doubled-up Q-Tips and Simple Green. Work great! Very easy. Took about an extra 2-3 minutes per wheel. There was a lot of dirt in there, and it looked awful, especially when the wheels and barrel area are spanking clean.

I don't want to use the Simple Green (or any other wheel cleaner) on a regular basis, on the wheels, because they strip off the wax. I just clean the wheels and barrel with hot soapy water (Zaino Z7 Car Wash).

I kept thinking I would have to remove the wheel bolts, one by one, to do a proper cleaning.

Tonight, I am going to try the Rejex I ordered last week.

Ronzi · 08-23-2006, 09:08 AM

Good luck in your concours.

Strangely enough, new cars are often at something of a disadvantage if the event gives bonus points for age (of the car). The PCA region here gives 1/2 pt per year, to a max of 10 pts. I think the 10 pt max is recent, as I seem to remember a class-winning 911 a couple of yrs back scored 257 pts on a "perfect" score of 240.

Concours-winning cars are usually not determined by who used P21S vs who used Turtle Wax, but by who made the fewest mistakes in preparation, i.e., forgetting to clean the accelerator pedal, grass clipping on the wheel rim, or the ubiquitous "lint in the door pocket", etc.