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Hey all.

Just got my V35, and so im on a cleaning bender.

The black and chrome wheels are clean, but i want to clean them right.

Whats the best thing to use?

I have some AutoSol lying around, i know thats a great chrome cleaner, will it be ok for black wheels?

If not, whats best? The wheels are mainly black, with chrome dishes.

Thanks all.

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i just use normal soap and water.

you can use a rim cleaner just make sure its not too strong or can strip the paint / finish of the rims

i finish of with some autoglym alloy wheel seal, so it stays cleaner for that little bit longer

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post a pic of what wheels u have. You need to be able to differentiate between chrome, anodised or polished lip. There are different types of cleaners depending on what u have. Eg: you don't want to use an abrasive cleaner that may strip clear coats off chrome or anodised lips. Generally car shampoo and water works best. Plenty of wheel cleaners out there, jst make sure they are clear coat safe. If it is a polished dish, then autosol should be fine.

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yeh i went to a car wash once and i had my old anodised rims VOLK GTC and the chemical they used to clean the rims actually stripped the anodise off the rim! and it stained the rim! i had to get the whole damn thing taken apart (all 4 rims) and repolished

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