Cleaning BBS 'basketweaves'

[rabbit2]

Does anyone know of the best way to clean BBS 'basketweave' wheels?

They sure attract muck. I went for a drive today for 80 km south of Canberra, Australia and wheels I cleaned recently need cleaning again.

At 26 degrees C there was no snow of course and the hood of my cab was down.

My previous cab had 'bottletops' which were far easier to keep clean and I think also looked fine although many on this board seem to dislike them.

[Cloggy Saint]

Water, a cleaning agent, and a suitable brush. It's not rocket science mate!

[beemerbird]

I've heard that one toothbrush and several hours are required

[lukescott]

Then polish them and use wheel sealant. Build it up over a few applications and the dirt will wash off the next time.

[Martinaston]

spray on Active 8 (a mild acid) and jet wash off.

[lowey]

The best stuff I've found over the years is "wonder wheels" and is available from Halfrauds.

[Kos]

spray on Active 8 (a mild acid) and jet wash off.

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The best stuff I've found over the years is "wonder wheels" and is available from Halfrauds.

probably the worst things you can use UNLESS they are realy bad. and even then i'd be carefull

a general all purpose cleaner will do ( the meguires one is fine) and can be mixed as you like be it 1:1, 4:1, 10:1.

personaly i mix it up at 4:1 with water, and its spot on to clean my wheels once a week.

brush wise, a soft bristled one that gets in and out of all the gaps will do.

you'll find a few on the shelf in halfords

[AlpineAde]

For mildly dirty wheels I've found that BMW's own wheel cleaner to be quite good. Otherwise ~ and I've just started using this ~ AutoGlym's wheel cleaner, a soft brush (as Kos suggests) and a good jet of water does wonders. I've never really had completely filthy 'weaves though, so I'm not in a position to suggest something for that scenario.

[powelly]

The best stuff I've found over the years is "wonder wheels" and is available from Halfrauds.

It's good for cleaning brick work, that's where this stuff has it's roots. Depending on how bad the wheels are I would use either your car wash/shampoo solution or Valet Pro Bilberry wheel cleaner, the only time I ever use an acid based cleaner is on wheels with heavy baked on brake dust and only in extreme cases, use a selection of brushes, I use these brushes.

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[bobbin1982]

ARGH i bought wonder wheels from tesco the other day...
I have used it onece but not again

[powelly]

Don't worry too much, as long as there is no broken paint on the wheel you should be ok, just don't use it all the time.

[toby]

The best thing I've found is a soft brush that clips into the hose - water and brushing at the same time. So much quicker than using a normal brush!

[PG325]

The best stuff I've found over the years is "wonder wheels" and is available from Halfrauds.

I always used WW in the past but after joining a detailing website forum switched to Bilberry on others recommendations. WW is acid based and not good on the paint.

Bilberry dilutes anything down to 1:10, spray it on, give it a quick brush (if needed) and spray off, great stuff and non acid, wouldn't go back now. My 5 Litres has lasted nearly 2 years and only cost approx £23.

One point - Bilberry is very good on regularly cleaned wheels, it won't disolve baked on dust without several applications and then it might need a bit of rubbing.

[gareth]

i took the easy option and painted them satin black - the same colour as brake dust!

[dano0]

i cleaned my sisters mini wheels with cif and a nylon srunchy the type the mrs uses in the shower this was after tfr and wonder wheels did not shift the brake dust .im not by any means recomeding this. after i washed the wheels with wash and wax and they looked mint and apparently are now 99% germ free
and my wife is still looking for that scrunchy

[BMJG]

I used tesco cheap and nasty oven spray cleaner on some wheels that had very hard baked on crap,good hard scrub and washed off well did a great job. Would not do this to wheels only needing quick clean these wheels looked like had never been cleaned ever before

[maddogg]

Autoglym do an 'acid free' wheel cleaner suitable for all finishes which is what I use with a soft brush. I clean my wheels at least twice a week which is a real pain in the ar$e but good to keep on top of it...

[Bluto]

Bilberry is a stong alkline, so still need to be careful with it.

I am using Diablo at the moment.

Vikan wheel face brush, envy brushes and viken long reach for the inners.