Sonax 230200-755 Wheel Cleaner

• Acid-free and pH balanced formula
• Environmentally conscious with no harsh acids
• Sprays on as a foam, turns red as the sintered iron is being removed
• Safe for aluminum, chrome, painted and clear coated wheels
• Made in Germany

So I've been reading all over that this stuff is supposed to be the best to clean the brake dust off of wheels and, at $15 a bottle, it's fairly cheap compared to some of the other stuff out there. Because my BMW 3 series has such a ridiculous amount of brake dust generated by the stock pads and also because it's winter in Minnesota here, I thought I'd give it a shot. I am not going to compare it to the run of the mill wheel cleaners as you get at Target or Walmart, but to more of the higher end cleaners that pro detailers would use. At this price point, $15 is a pretty good deal. And besides, if you need more there is a 5L bottle for sale too... :)

With that said, it really works great. You spray it on and it goes on neon green to show you where all you have sprayed it. Once you spray it on and it gets a chance to do it's work it starts to turn blood red to show you that it is cleaning up all the iron particles on your wheels. It looks like you just ran over a small animal. Now is where it gets interesting, you have two options. If you haven't cleaned your wheels in a while (or ever), getting a small wheel cleaning brush is a good idea to agitate the cleaner in all the little nooks and crannies of your wheels. It really helps to get all the grime out of there. If you cleaned your wheels just last week, then don't even bother. Once you've brushed out the wheels (if necessary), just hose it off and watch all the brake dust get washed away. It really is amazing and I was stunned as to how much it removed, even from the inside of the wheel where no one pays attention to.

With that said, I gave this product 4 stars. I took away the last star for two reasons. First, the product arrived with a broken spray head which leaked some of the nasty smelling liquid on my hands, not easy to get off. And second, it smells so bad. Really, words cannot describe how bad it smells.

Other than the two small flaws, it works amazing and I would highly recommend it!

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Decided to give the Sonax cleaner a try since the weekly soap and water wasn't getting the job done. Did a bunch of checking around and this product seemed to stand out from the rest. The front wheels on the BMW are notorious for being loaded with brake dust after a week. Wet the wheels, spray it on, wait for it to change colors and used a wheel brush to lightly agitate the nooks and crannies and Sonax took off 95% of the dust and grime. It does seem to go fast since you want to use it on all your buddies' rims to show them how easily it cleans.