PaulG

This stuff is the cat's MEOW.

I used it to clean my wheels which had major brake dust and road grim. Well my son did the cleaning....

My goodness they came out better than clean. This Simple Green is beyond awesome. So much for high priced cleaners this is my goto bottle.

Just thought I would pass that on to those who like their wheels clean. I have not found a better cleaner and it even smells good.

Thanks again,

Paul G.

SharkSkin

Sounds like you're talking about the houshold Simple Green -- great stuff. They have a "car" product as well, but it doesn't smell good enough for me to want to hose it past the neighbor's house and into the storm drain.

PaulG

yep sorry it is not Simple Green "for wheels" it is just plain old Simple Green.

IcemanG17

I also use simple green for just about everything.....great stuff

Mrmerlin

as a side note simple green was banned by the Airforce because it causes corrosion on aluminum and the acid in the stuff will eat off other coatings like cadmium plating, My friend always used the stuff on his BMW motorcycle and the drain plugs are all very rusty due to contact with simple green my bike the same as his has non rusted drain plugs, i dont use it . The cleaner will eventually get into your brake calipers , careful. If your cleaning the wheels off the car that might be another matter it is a good cleaner but i would follow up with a wash of regular car soap

IcemanG17

Stan
I thought simple green changed their formula a while back to correct the corrosion problem?

Gary Knox

Interestingly enough, Fikse recommends a 50/50 dilution of Simple Green and water as the cleaning substance for their 3 piece wheels with forged aluminum spiders and raw aluminum rims (oh yes - stainles steel bolts, I think). I've been using it for the 3 years I've had these wheels and no problems. Works well unless the carbon brake dust from track driving is allowed to get wet/warm, in which case it almost bonds to the aluminum!!

Gary Knox
West Chester, PA

Rob Edwards

Stan-

That's interesting about the acid, because the pH of simple green's gel wheel cleaner listed on the MSDS is 9.35, which is somewhat alkaline. (I'm still trying to find a cleaner that I'm not afraid to use on my anodized CS wheels, but so far am sticking with car wash soap and water.....)

http://www.simplegreen.com/pdfs/06_m...ries_wheel.pdf

Mrmerlin

I found this info from an aviation magazine and I always wondered why the drain plugs on my friends bike were all rusted they were cad plated , mine still look like new . As far as the magazine article it was noted that the simple green cleaner would get in between aluminum panels and assemblies and then when it got wet corrosion would start. So i have no further info just passing along what i read, and of course backed up by my friends use of the stuff on his MC

Dave Sz.

I've been using household Simple green in a 20/80 mix on my wife's BMW wheels and my 928's powdercoated flat style wheels for a couple of years with good results. Definetely better than any wheel specific cleaner I've tried.

928drvr86.5

YES! I use it to clean my Fikse Fm10's as recommended by Fikse and it works great.

Marcquito

Simple Green? Where do they sell this stuff? Grocery stores? Automotive places? Wal*Mart?

Sorry, I've never seen it.

Angel84-928

Careful not to use it without wetting the surface first. I used it on my Blazer's wheels straight because I thought it might help remove the brake dust easier and it damaged the clear coat. More is not always better.

Ed Hughes

I've used much Simple Green on my 911 engine and tranny with no corrosion issues.

Marquito: It's available at all of those places, I'd think. I usually get it by the gallon at Lowe's and then dilute 50/50 in a spray bottle.

Marcquito

Thanks! I'm going to get some and try it for funzies. I plan on cleaning my wheels with it, and if you have seen the pics of my car that I posted before- my wheels are flat-bare-aluminum. I'll dilute it so it doesn't *eat them away*. I've been using this mag cleaner and it has been a pain to use along with burning my nose.