Car Wheel Cleaner: Acid trip or no acid trip?

[@csiautodetail]

Finally you came back with this type of videos , great , been honest I was getting tired of the badge videos.

[@autofetishdetail]

Bad news for you...I will still be doing the debadging vids. The ROI on those is too good for me. I still have to keep the lights on around here....

[@Salmon_Rush_Die]

One of the things I'm noticing since your return, Darren, is that the lack of constant whining of the people: "omg stop talking for 45 minutes to tell mehow to do x" While those comments were often funny, I don't miss them. I don't care if you talk for an hour and half about vacuuming your trunk liner -- I enjoy your content and your commentary.

[@XboxStickey]

Finally, Thank you Darren. We need more talk about health/environmental effects from detailing and how we can do a better job to protect ourselves and others. I've switched to mostly Optimum due to the main chemists being a Dr in organic chemistry. Keep up the good work!

[@touchdetailing-autodetaili9389]

Glad your making videos again Darren, but you're a changed man...wearing PPE and using non-acidic wheel cleaners, never thought I'd see that day.

[@autofetishdetail]

Right!!??

[@OuzoLouGarage]

Simple green works great on tires and wheels. Great video

[@killacornislive3202]

I was using simple green for years, watched your videos and about a gallon of Meguiars acid wheel cleaner, used it twice went back to Simple Green. But one of the two times I used it, I definitely needed it. And I'm sure one day I'll need it again and I'll be glad that I have it.

[@charlesdetailn8514]

Welcome back Darren!!!!

[@crystalsabundance]

Hey Darren. I used good old Dr Bronners soap on my wheels the other day and loved the results. I was able to use one product for my wheels AND tires. No water spots, no stained driveway, no toxins.

[@autofetishdetail]

I have used Dr Bronners organic/safe stuff before. Good for you!

[@oldatarigamer]

Never tried it for wheels, but have used its on convertible tops and other areas. Will definitely give it a try because "Shine Reigns Supreme" always where Darren is involved!

[@fast4d1]

It’s a good thing u brought up the rotor rust. From experience if you are a bit OCD you have to take the wheel off for a perfect clean. If not the first time you hit the brakes all the rust will fly off and coat your wheels. Little specs of rust all over!

[@jaybee2812]

Does it have to be the crystal simple green or the regular one will do?

[@daviddemafate6429]

As I often wash my car, I'm using acid wheel cleaner from Meguiars (because it's less expensive). The dilution for me is 1:10 instead of 1:4. It's more than enough for my car.

[@Carlos.Rivera]

That can ruin the finish of the wheel

[@daviddemafate6429]

@@Carlos.Rivera You're wrong. I'm using it for more than 10 years now. No problem at all.

[@trom120]

Darren, excellent video. I have been thinking about using Simple Green for maintaining certain parts of my car but haven't really seen a whole lot of info on it for this application. Great timing.

[@MrSirGonza]

Darren, is that your house? I mean, I imagine it is because you've featured it in previous videos (and I imagine the BMW is yours, too), but I've never been really sure. Such beautiful neighborhood and houses. Silky smooth asphalt.

[@oma424]

Hello, i used by mistake in a self wash the wheel foam on my car paint ...but i rince it a few minutes later....do You think it damaged my paint?

[@mattz000]

Ha I have that same long brown vent/dryer brush. Like you've always said, look outside the industry for tools. Is that your BMW?

[@autofetishdetail]

It is. Bitchin' right?!

[@mattz000]

@@autofetishdetail heck yea. Have loved BMW for a long time. Have a 340i m sport myself. Hope to have an M series one day.

[@justingrubbs4407]

Is your environmentally safe organic wheel cleaner cage-free and vegan friendly too? 🤣 Thanks for the video!

[@simplegreen]

We never put Simple Green in a cage, but it' not free-range. We mostly bottle it. However, it is likely vegan-friendly!

[@justingrubbs4407]

@@simplegreen hahaha! That just made my day. Love your product!

[@jroddz]

Not sure if I would use Simple Green on wheels. Simple Green is corrosive to aluminum. Yes it's painted, but what if there is a small nick in that paint? Maybe on the inside where you can't see it.

[@ByeEvoX]

Loving these videos. Appreciate the random tips and tricks. Roughly, what's your dilution on the simple green?

[@autofetishdetail]

anywhere from 4:1-10:1 based on what I am cleaning.

[@Gnetbird]

Wow! I like your robotic act.

[@lovelycali3]

love the video, keep it up 👍👍👍

[@AkiDarkWolf]

Would the acidic wheel cleaner even be safe on the powder coated brake capliper? I always thought it was painted and clear coated and drive an M2C myself (Same breaks). Just ordered a gallon of wheel brightener for my weekly cleaning. Can I use it safe or do I need to switch to something else?

[@koioo2]

we don t have simple green in the netherlands unless i ask simple green but we have a alternative.when i was 30 we had the old opel corsa cdx 1.4 had a garage what i try to do was a sponge and car soap and try to get in to the wheels.i did use wheel cleaner i never looked at acid or not acid.your a professional so you would know more than i do.i heard the chemical in a wheel cleaner in a long time could make a wheel damage the clear coat don t ask me where i read it or heard it.but if we can use a chemical which is less harsh but do the same wy not use that.but than i bought a cheap wheel cleaner.and how about put a wheel sealant or a sealant to have less brake dust.is what i try to do.

[@genysmenrunner1677]

I use acid wheel cleaner and it does a good job on rims but it fades non painted calipers

[@teuvojormanainen6543]

Ive noticed the same although those calipers will fade no matter what.

[@mandreyka]

Darin, kind of of subject but have you ever used solution finish on tires?

[@autofetishdetail]

I haven't. I am wondering why I haven't. I have used it on car interiors and it has saved the day on overly cheap and old plastic interiors when you clean them and now the material is so dried out, even a dressing wouldn't save the moment. Great idea. I will ask Chris West if he has heard of anyone doing that.

[@mandreyka]

Auto Fetish Detail Yeah I’m just a “driveway” detailer and used SF for the first time last weekend on my Yukon trim and it worked well. It says it works on rubber so I thought hmmm I hate hyper finish sling and don’t like overly shiny tires anyways

[@johnjackson-pu3xo]

Great education

[@ReggieNoble637]

Recommendation on any decent cordless leaf blowers

[@autofetishdetail]

Milwaukee if I had to chose. But I still prefer the corded for the power.

[@ReggieNoble637]

@@autofetishdetail As an apartment dweller, a nearby outlet is nonexistent

[@xycan8734]

I actually found simple green to be intolerable to use. It smells awful and bothers the hell out of me. I've also read its not as safe as its claimed to be. I actually find Super Clean really tolerable as a chemically sensitive person, and its "biodegradable"

[@autofetishdetail]

I think you need to read the label on Super Clean a little more closely. They play word games with their labeling. They use the same word games that the health/food/supplement companies do. And the smell/harsh fumes on Super Clean....burns my nose hairs and lung capillaries

[@a.k1311]

I noticed, y’r waring gloves !! Though simple green is not that agressive,...👍🏽

[@bobdylan9117]

The Rock, YOU shouldn't wear gloves

[@sikkinixxmc]

Maybe to keep his hands clean

[@a.k1311]

Bob Dylan he used to work with Meg’s wheel cleaner , thats real acid chemical ! In those days he almost never wore gloves!!

[@bobdylan9117]

oh ya, he said he is changing his ways. we are all evolving I guess.

[@g.dubyou6263]

Good video, unfortunately, unless they’ve changed the chemical makeup of Simple Green, we had to stop using it on our F-16 wheel bolts, because after every wheel tear down, we’d pre-soak the wheel bolts, just long enough to clean about a dozen at a time, maybe 5 minutes. After each bolt was cleaned, and hand dried with a shop towel, they were placed into a bucket, and a daily trip to the non destructive inspection laboratory (or X-Ray lab, for you civilians) and it was trashing out wheel bolts. No joke, spider webbed microscopic stress fractures, verified by X-Ray dye. And the easy rebut would be, “well, wash and spray it off, instantly.” Problem is, the chemical makeup is completely different than that of water, and it will penetrate down into the threads, and not sit on top, which is where corrosion and ultimately failure happens.

[@autofetishdetail]

I am going to ask Simple Green about that. Thanks for the intel....

[@g.dubyou6263]

Auto Fetish Detail please do, because I’m curious as well. If they’ve changed the formula, and it’s safe for that type of thing. I’ll use it more.

[@rtz549]

Some seriously dusty brake pads. Measure some stop tests, and put on ceramics and report back your results for both dust and stopping differences.

[@RnBGarvey]

i use an alkaline to neutralize my acid based cleaner directly prior to rinsing. therefore, it is a "win win in my world".

[@vincealince_SRT]

Arby Garvey which alkaline?

[@RnBGarvey]

@@vincealince_SRT SuperClean, SprayNine, LA's Totally Awesome, Purple Power, Meguiar's APC, etc.

[@vincealince_SRT]

Arby Garvey thank you for the info

[@nh7921]

oh my!!! can't watch..you're wearing two different gloves..lol

[@autofetishdetail]

Acid trip on the brain, right!?

[@vincealince_SRT]

Seems many detailer channels have a hint of DPCs character while demonstrating. I acid the crap out of wheels. The runoff goes right into the Salton Sea here, good riddance

[@autofetishdetail]

I can only assume I know who you are referring to when you say DPC. And that statement is ironic at Biblical levels.

[@richardseem7948]

another great video again buddy. imagine if we could work as fast as when u fast fwd..lol.it must annoying 2 hear keyboard jockied critique ur work when they never touched a car let alone a single panel.b well good friend thanks

[@bobdylan9117]

is acid cleaner bad for powder coated calipers or is that just for anodized coating on calipers?

[@Gnetbird]

Wow! I like your robotic act. 😳

[@autofetishdetail]

I think I know what you are referring to. Only bad on the uncoated/un-powder coated calipers.

[@LoudLifeDetailing]

You should try the blue Optimum No Rinse diluted as Prespray/Clay Lube for wheel cleaning. It will work as good as non acid based cleaners and is enviromental friendly. There are so many application possibilities for ONR. You should use it more often (I have seen your video using the green ONR). Check out my detail on a Porsche 997 where I use ONR as a wheel cleaner and for other stuff kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJrKmaGhZbpkhZI (the video got english subtitles)

[@dantezambrano1772]

Whatever works for you in your head Hahahah,,, that cracked me up lol.. I can tell Darren is so tire of stupidity in youtube lol.. Thanks for this Darren

[@autofetishdetail]

Thanks Dante! You so nailed it!!

[@Tundra_Guy]

Can you send me all your wheel brightener then since you stopped using it?

[@autofetishdetail]

Sure thing. I will get right on that

[@ctrlaltcreate4099]

If you want to use less spray product but keep the wheel wet, you could brush with a bucket of water/soap.

[@Sherukka]

Here in Europe we have the king that rules them all! Bilt Hamber Auto-Wheel which is a non-acid product but no-one has ever managed to beat it when it comes to its cleaning power! PS. I really hope someone in the USA would import the products of this brand because they really are that good and they don't have a million different product but only the necessary amount.

[@TheRebuilt1]

Agreed, I have tried a lot including Royal Brown and Auto Fanatics and neither compare to Hamber products.

[@fretho8410]

Only thing missing in this video is a Greta Thunberg endorsement. Otherwise a great monologue on protecting our drinking water and ocean life.

[@The81titans]

Did you use armor all on those tires

[@mysterywrecked]

I've been testing Optimum Power Clean, which I believe is a citrus degreaser, for the most baked on brake dust. It takes off that heavy yellow coating like a dream at full strength, but I use it at 3 to 1 first because it can be harsh on a painted wheel, which may be already compromised by the brake dust itself. So far great stuff all around, just take care as it is corrosive according to the label. Great video, I'll try adding this to my arsenal!

[@ronniewayne7672]

Do you use the simple green all purpose cleaner on the leather and your rims or do you use 2 different kinds of simple green cause I seen you use the crystal simple green on rims too. Just curious on if there is 1 product of simple green for all of it or is there 2 different ones ?

[@redpatrickdesepida8069]

Hey Darren, hope you’re well! I’m wondering what’s the best brake dust remover to use on black alloy wheels? I heard some products can make the black part look dull. Thanks in advance!

[@Anthony-qo5vc]

Thorough video as expected! On a different topic: are you still using Meg wheel brighter to get off water spots?

[@charlestrauscht3587]

Love the video. Hey gloves and ear protection...... love your taking care of you.

[@Jatt.Lalkar]

Wow All those equipments on the floor just to clean wheels

[@rickytapp3990]

Darren is using something else besides wheel brightener?! Lol It’s great to see you taking precautions. It’s never too late to change your ways. I have been working as a professional detailer part-time for many years aside from my full-time job, which is the fire department. Cancer is an epidemic right now and is killing more firefighters than anything else due to the inhalation hazards and toxins that are absorbed though the skin. Luckily, the fire service is now taking the precautions to help prevent cancer and it's great to see the detailing industry doing the same.

[@autofetishdetail]

Very nice! (the part about taking precautions) And I agree; never too late to make a change.

[@journeymenautodetail8205]

Awesome Video!!

[@honda_doc6826]

Thanks.

[@bryanbrock2489]

What is with the constant cutting of microseconds in the editing phase? Reminds me of the robot at the diner in Back to The Future II.

[@someoneelse7724]

Go back a few years and watch his 3 hour glass cleaning video and you'll understand why.

[@autofetishdetail]

@@someoneelse7724 Ditto that

[@someoneelse7724]

@@autofetishdetail Haha I'm only half joking.

[@arov235]

Loving the new ride 😎

[@autofetishdetail]

I wet myself every time I drive it. And the exhaust note....unnn-beee-lievable!!!

[@bobdylan9117]

I heard the car say "Look Man, I ain't falling for no banana in my tailpipe."