Whats the best way to clean wheels and tires? Purple power or oven cleaner?

[@ME-kc8hn]

Dude, your video popped up for me. I went past a dollar store and bought that oven cleaner. My wheels had brake dust and more. I’ve tried many automotive products……none worked, the brownish glaze would not go away on my chrome wheels. Sprayed on the oven cleaner. It began to work immediately. Rinsed and they shine again…….kudos

[@Zuckerborg]

thats stinky! 😀😀Ew! 😀😀

[@danielwood2950]

The one thing I would add to your fine work is to use a pressure washer when rinsing the wheels off. They work amazingly well when removing really stubborn stains.

[@pinkcarrera123]

Dawn power wash works great. I sprayed it on wet rims left it for a few minutes and it wiped right off. No scrubbing required.

[@gonyg5316]

Here’s one for all you guys from way down under in Oz. Victoria specifically, you know, the most locked down state in the world. Anyway I’ve been using Ajax spray and wipe on my alloys for years. Cleans really well, gets rid of brake dust and the best part is that it doesn’t destroy the clear coat if your wheels are coated. Also only $3 bucks Australian, so even if you where to use one bottle per wheel your still only $12 bucks down. It really is that good. Give it a crack you’ve got nothing to loose. Cheers from down under.

[@MeowBangBang92]

Did anyone else read this in an Australian accent? Imma keep my eyes peeled for that ajax know

[@gonyg5316]

@@MeowBangBang92 has to be the spray and wipe for nice clear coated rims. Normal Ajax is way too corse and caustic and I only use that on raw alloy like the rims he showed in the vid. Y’all have fun now ya hear. Ha ha

[@87Rado]

FYI regarding the Brillo pads. You can also use "0000" steel wool, you can get at any auto parts store. It's the finest grade you can buy, it won't scratch chrome, and works fantastic on glass. I use it on my windshields after cleaning them, and it removes anything the cleaner misses.

[@henrya1052]

Great tip...thanks.

[@Allenmassageguy]

I liked this information

[@douglasgraham2101]

Years ago before oven cleaner I took 3 coats of paint off an old John Deere tractor one coat per application of Red Devil lye mixed with cooked Fautless starch as a holding agent. It took the paint off to the bare metal. Had it in old cast iron pot. Used thick rubber gloves. Pit it on and let sit few minutes then hose it off. Repeated for each coat. Then washed with baking soda to nuteralize.

[@jabbaweezy]

You're the first asian person I've ever seen with a genuine southern accent.

[@stangfan93]

You ought to check out Jackie Chain. A korean rapper from Atlanta

[@golfhm427]

Lmfao! Dem Der Asian speak country

[@gregt722]

It would be interesting to find a European or westerner who grew up in China, Japan or Korea with an Asian accent. We’re so accustomed to immigration, eventually we’ll see emigration from the US to China for a better life.

[@sihotech]

​@@gregt722 kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4XLeYCpfNh2gq8 Westerners in this video all speak perfect Mandarin. They're not that uncommon in Asia. A few has Beijing and other regional accents.

[@reallyhappenings5597]

@@gregt722 No American will be moving to China 😄 You must not know Americans -- very few would even consider it.

[@tractioncontroldelete]

Thank you. Oven cleaner from dollar tree is all I’ll ever use from now on.

[@Truckman1980]

Ended up with a sweet looking set of rims there man!

[@NickMetzgerGA]

Thanks, I appreciate you watching!

[@checkforfleas9452]

Listen. Purple power is great. I love the stuff. But it leaves a residue. It’s Bc of the acids it has in it. Oven cleaner is best for rims. Purple power is best for motors. It is what it is. It’s a degreaser. Works great on gasoline and motor oils.

[@sputnik4216]

Nice job .. and them are the nicest model of alum wheels I've ever seen .. most are overdone designs, yours are just clean cut and NICE.

[@billypeters445]

I know from years of experience, if you leave Purple Power on aluminum for to long it'll stain. I messed up a shiny Edelbrock carberator a few years ago with white spots all over it.

[@gr8fightr]

Serious question, did you put it on full strength or was it diluted? I just bought some and haven’t used it yet.

[@Joe_JesusWins_Lewis]

Iron and aluminum do not play well together, so the brillo pad, could easily impregnate your aluminum wheels (if they're aluminum) with bits of steel, causing a type of corrosion that will badly pit the aluminum.

[@keepingitrealwithrooglemur3372]

Sticky tape residue and vinyl stickers come off super easy with WD40 👍

[@dontderockmeriz4546]

You can use the purple power for the tires too. I use superclean (another degreaser) diluted 4 to 1 & it works wonders for the wheel & tire.

[@melodywilliams6197]

Superclean is better and stronger than Purple power.

[@Jez2008UK]

For some strange reason, I absolutely loved your accent. Greetings from the UK!

[@teezy_s]

Never thought about using cleaner on wheel barrels before ... i thank you

[@NickMetzgerGA]

Thanks for watching!

[@nueyeminor9891]

Nice video. As I read comments on various channels it seems like a meet and greet. Everyone wants to be recognized.😀

[@chrisknowles5358]

And by what Jabbaweezy said... You dun and got yourself a new perscriber! Keep up the good work bro.

[@mrmatt7210]

Alluminum rims are clearcoated to protect the rims and enhance the shine. Over time, using products which are not clear coat safe will cause the clearcoat to fail. In turn the clear coat will turn yellowish and the alluminum underneath will become dull. At this point the only option to restore the rims would be to fully strip the remaining clearcoat and repolish the rims which is a rather time consuming process. This can be prevented by using the correct product for cleaning your rims.

[@aztekcayt7945]

So basically this isn’t a product you should use on this correct ??? Well for black rims

[@loden888]

Oven cleaner is very strong stuff. Only time will tell if the clear coat degrades. ChrisFixx uses rubbing compound to take out the stubborn stains on the clear coat.

[@millerkiller6496]

That’s why I’m skeptical to try it.

[@jm1551701]

I have tried everything on my Alum. rims and nothing worked, the rims with tires had been sitting for many years in a field and very hard to clean, so now I will try the Oven cleaner, I am not worried about removing any clear coat I think that's been gone for years, so I will give it a shot. thanks for this video.

[@eo1243]

Howd it go??

[@SupermanEst-ju4ii]

Only the Heavy Duty non lemon scented (if you can find it now) stuff works. They've been removing all "harmful" chemicals in everything from paint strippers that Worked‼️

[@pawsnazzy01]

The biggest thing I can say is don't wait so long between cleaning them, and any time you buy a new set of wheels or a new car with nice wheels is to wipe the back side of the rims with Dielectric Grease and the hubs, and you won't discolor & slow down and protect against rust and corrosion

[@imonaroll9502]

I used to add 1 soft layer of motor oil to my wheels to keep them from rusting.

[@JackofAllTrades1]

I used oven cleaner to help degrease an an engine block…. Wrapped the block in a thick trash bag and sprayed it and closed it up… did that a few times to trap the fumes then took a brush to it. It worked well.

[@daniellebordeau606]

That's wicked awesome can't believe how clean they came out...how did u get the smaller inner circle rings clean? Even when u showed urself clean ing w each product those small inner rings looked rusted ..now they look like almost brand new rims wtf that's amazing..plz keep these types of videos /tips n tricks coming ..I would have never guessed oven cleaner 👏👏👏

[@Gaby83]

Thanks man, I used oven cleaner, absolutely amazing, thank you !

[@killa948]

It’s all in the crocs brother. I use em too when I detail.

[@NickMetzgerGA]

Can’t beat crocs!!! Thanks for watching man

[@chrisl1894]

...but Crocs and socks? Dude!

[@suzannerhodes9844]

@@chrisl1894 yes unless you want those chemicals on your skin

[@chrisknowles5358]

@@suzannerhodes9844 EXACTLY! Give him some time to find a decent chem rep. As those crocs allow different chemicals to flow right in...or even better - into your sock in a croc, it shouldn't take any time at all to start realizing what's acidic and what's alkalinic, just by the way your skin begins to erode from the bone. Good times had by all! 👌🏻

[@eddiej.2354]

I have to get a pair too see what all the hype is about with crocks. I've seen em in camo and I like the look. Thinking about it a lot of hospital workers ware em so they must be comfortable I hope.

[@sylentxtinction2097]

Purple Power: known to the state of California to cause cancer Oven cleaner: known to KZbinrs to cause blindness... from shiny wheels. Cool video!

[@4mericanp4triot93]

Those sos pads with soap work awesome on whitewalls also!!!

[@richb2229]

Neither Purple Power nor oven cleaner is for cleaning wheels. Purple power is a degreaser and oven cleaner is caustic. Wheel cleaner like Dark furry or an acid cleaner like Wire Wheel cleaner are specifically made to clean wheels. Since wheels are coated the Brillo pads are a bad way to clean wheels and will put micro scratches in chrome

[@Ares-jx4ep]

PP is NOT just a degreaser and if you think it is I got a fun little challenge for you. Go grab your favorite cast aluminum part and drop it into an undiluted bath of PP overnight. Degreasers don't eat aluminum, PP damned sure does. I use it on my semi tractor's aluminum before polishing because it dissolves the surface oxidation, no simple degreaser does that. PP also dissolves oxidized rubber, that's why it turns brown if you spray it on your tires. Regardless of what a product is marketed for if it works to easily and cheaply improve a set of wheels or anything else then thats what it's for. Wanna see an off the wall use of a product? "The Works" toilet bowl cleaner left overnight in a rusty oil pan. Next morning nice shiny steel. Nobody is telling you to use PP or oven cleaner on an already nice set of wheels. BTW, all aluminum wheels are not coated. Even those that started out that way have usually lost most of the coating long before you get to the point of using a brillo pad.

[@blauer2551]

You say oven cleaner is caustic but recommend an acid cleaner?

[@bleeneo101]

DO NOT USE A BRILLO PAD ON A CAR ANYWHERE!

[@dirtyaznstyle4156]

@@Ares-jx4ep PP and super clean are definitely caustic, sodium hydroxide is an ingredient of super clean and is also a component of bleach both at about the same concentrations. Which is why they do the same thing to metals. I like using prep n etch for oxidation, and degreaser or straight bleach(cheaper) for stripping electroplated badges on cars.

[@Ares-jx4ep]

@@dirtyaznstyle4156 I knew most of that but I never thought of using bleach for stripping. Great idea!

[@mjb12141963]

Turtle Wax has Bug & Tar remover that work real good on just about every part on your car that have asphalt tar and cleans the tar from your smoking pipe and bug guts from anywhere. They also have Turtle Wax Chrome Polish that works great removing light to moderate rust on chrome. I grew up by the Pacific and my bike got rusty everywhere there was chrome, especially the wheels. It made my bike look almost new every time I shined it up. I used purple power to mop floors at a retail store where I used to work, and it did nothing to get rid of public foot traffic dirt. A squirt of cheap dish soap in a mop buck did better. They also used a cleaner to clean the parking spots just outside so the oil and grease left by the customer's vehicle would not track inside. That stuff got expensive, so they tried purple power outside instead. It only smeared the oil farther into the lot.

[@uria711]

Wow thats insane! Never thought to use oven cleaner. Makes total sense though

[@Jerzeyguy]

Oven cleaner should go on dry surface for best results.

[@sethook-ro4xh]

Sometimes it will bubble and leave stains but lots variables that can give you good results and the next guy horrible results.

[@skitzochik]

yep

[@blakehendrix641]

Nice comparison, thanks! Did the cleaner / brake dust repellent help much?

[@corkkyle]

Thank you. The oven cleaner worked amazingly well. I'm headed to the store to buy some Easy Off. 👍✌️

[@bernardmauge8613]

nice tip with the oven cleaner much cheaper than the acids for aluminum. I will try it.

[@warrenfox707]

You did a nice job and that dog he did a great job LOL

[@floridaman1776]

I just use meguiars ultimate wheel cleaner. Make sure wheel is dry spray it on wait 3 minutes 90% rinses right off with out even scrubbing and it's safe on all surfaces. Also use it as iton remover on paint

[@CCROSS5882]

I think its good to use the oven cleaner then use the simple green after to neutralize the oven cleaner.. Nice wheels

[@schlomoshekelstein908]

they're both lye based cleaners that use the same exact active ingredient, just at different concentrations... explain your shitty thought process

[@chiphill4856]

Super Clean works 10x better than Purple Power. Best I've found for cleaning most automotive items. On aluminum, looks like the oven cleaners gets the win. Thanks!

[@Mr.Moose5000]

Nah. 90s solution was waaaay better.. Now ps ans sc are about the same power. Just different prices..

[@ItsMe-eg9kp]

Thanks dude. I never would have thought of that. Looks good 👍

[@denisemezynski8014]

How kind to stop an give your fam some water......I see too many channels shooosh their pets away not wanting them even around. Im goin to try oven cleaner , Thanx !

[@robertwalsh5461]

If you’ve ever used oven cleaner before… it needs to sit on the gunk for about an hour and it will just wipe off with a paper towel or a very light brushing to get into the nooks.

[@Gabriellariz]

Damn!!!!!!!! you did an awesome job.

[@leftlane8355]

With the oven cleaner let it set until the “foamy” appearance is gone with the lye in the cleaner it would even help break down the surface rust on the mounting point of the rim.

[@NickMetzgerGA]

I’ll try it out next time! Thanks for watching

[@elrobo3568]

I owned a shop and a tech used oven cleaner on a transmission case and not the hot bath rotary cleaner we had to clean it. To make a long story short he tested the tranny on the test stand and it was leaking through the aluminum case. The oven cleaner took off the aluminum skin that seals the case when it is made. It is very caustic and it cost him the cost of the case and his time. And almost his job.

[@rainmanjr8044]

God damn I was going to use the oven cleaner on my Dodge aluminum truck rims not now geez

[@cobyburrow9339]

Pro Pannel works the best that I have used.

[@andrewr6861]

Sonax full effect plus, try it and get back to me. Best wheel cleaner ever.

[@OneAngryPixel]

Thumbs up for the crocs! 👍

[@davidbarnsley8486]

Soapy steel wool is the best for any rusty chrome I use it all the time 👍👍

[@TheShamwari]

On my 1987 Toyota Carina the plastic bub caps are made in two parts, I took one apart to get into all the stoopid crevices. It took me an hour to get it fairly clean but not in the crevices. The old fashioned brake pads were basically as estos and they made no black "gunk". I will try oven cleaner - being certain to wear protective gloves !0

[@wildestcowboy2668]

Toyota is a joke but it's your business.

[@markk3652]

Mother’s mag and aluminum polish for the show side of the wheels. Get a foam ball on a cordless drill, they’ll look like chrome when you’re done.

[@nickjhonson9053]

Hey the oven cleaner is underestimated, try it out on your engine bay works wonders

[@jacaughron55]

Use goo gone for the sticky crap left behind

[@smokeduv]

While it works great for all the dirt and stuff, I'd try to avoid oven cleaner for using wheels because it contains sodium hydroxide and sodium hydroxides reacts with aluminum, which is fairly reactive and can get very hot if you let it react some more and can seriously damage the aluminum. But if it has some clear coat it might work great if the aluminum is not exposed

[@derekhobbs1102]

Most decent degreasers contain sodium hydroxide, just need to be aware of it.

[@james10739]

I don't think most degreasers have much I don't know how alkaline they are but it's not that much at least the ones I have used

[@elvasmith5262]

If my rims are as clean as yours after the 1st applying of cleaner, would it be ok to use oven cleaner if I didnt leave on long would it get the splotchy looking stuff off. Ive gotten the rust off , its just not shinny even after using polish

[@0074craig]

@@elvasmith5262 My Rims are Aluminum and not an once of issues using Oven Cleaner

[@louisstowers511]

For an oven cleaner it works pretty nice

[@vvalasek]

What about the middle part of the tire / both work great

[@ScramblePete]

oven cleaner works amazing, thanks

[@garymucher4082]

I realize this is an older video. However, if you use a little heat gun to help remove the sticky residue from the stick-on wheel weights, it will help you to remove them... Just a thought...

[@jonathanhudson4623]

It was of a course steel wool SOS pad you should look in the painting section if Walmart or a hardware store for 0000 steel wool which is extremely fine, and 000 steel wool is a little courser. I know walmart as singly 0, 00, 000 and 0000. I'm a gunsmith and use 0000 steel wool to polish blueing that has service rust on gun barrels and such. Using is a type of rust so anything made to remove rust will remove blueing also, so light oil and 0000 steel wool will polish up blueing really well with out damaging the smooth blued finish under the flash rust. Its pronounced like 4 aught steel wool, kind of like a 30 aught six (30.06) cartridge. So you have double, triple, and four aught steel wools to polish chrome and Stainless steel and aluminum with.

[@88rushrocks]

I’ve been using oven cleaner for a long time and underneath the vehicle and motor area wile detail vehicles and motorcycle

[@firemanforever3000]

I use oven cleaner to clean air handlers in my HVAC units. Spray it on. Rinse it off and you’re done.

[@glumdogtrillionaire]

I can’t wait until people start using oven cleaner on their coated wheels, fun times ahead!

[@ktmterry373]

Coatings on aluminum wheels is useless anyway. There ready for the trash within 3 years. Chrome plated aluminum is even worse. It’s not always a loss because you can remove the coatings and polish them out as well.

[@krispykrocks2840]

@@ktmterry373 how to get off coating on aluminum wheel i want to sand n paint? thankyou.

[@ktmterry373]

Aluminum oxidizes no matter what is on it, anodized probably the best to slow it down. Every coated wheel I have ever had whether chime plated or painted and typical road rash will compromise it then it’s all over.

[@stacyhunter2710]

Thanks! Totally helped me out! Used oven cleaner did great

[@xgtmg]

There are better products out there for rims. But they cost way more than oven cleaner. Like that you were able to get an acceptable result without spending a bunch of money. I use aluminum brightener (phosphoric acid) on my wheels. You have to move quick though because if you leave it on too long it makes the wheels white. Just flash them with the acid and rinse them off.

[@jajangmyeon516]

I love your dogs name ❤️

[@raphaelrichrollin8878]

that's kool 👍 dog is 🐕🐶 is in the video

[@sputnik4216]

Maybe not with your heavy tires and their size but with common vehicle wheels that dirt affects the balance. Good to clean em up.

[@vicv9503]

they are basically based on the same chemical, sodium hydroxide (lye), oven cleaners are more concentrated, i guess the purple power has more surfactants.

[@richarde735]

Oven Cleaner is good… Purple Power and other sprays like it don’t do jack. You scrubbed hard on the Purple Power wheel. For the Tires, AJAX and scrub brush and they’re all cleaned up. You can polish the aluminum to a mirrored finish with buffing wheels and abrasive clay bars.

[@eagleeye9549]

I used to use toilet bowl cleaner back in the 80s.

[@rebelredRC]

You can also use steel wool at the FINEST grit number to polish chrome

[@0074craig]

Oven Cleaner is my 1st choice to clean my tires and rims Hands Down ,,,No more spending 20 bucks on wheel cleaner that dont work ! $1.99 Dollar store Oven cleaner is POTANT ! Cheers

[@georgegeorgepht]

Oven cleaner works great to remove spray paint off cars. Just spray the oven cleaner on the paint and let it sit a few minutes. Then rub the paint and watch the magic happen. It’s safe for the clear coat. Amazing how it works.

[@billdonohue2389]

Purple Power Aluminum Brightener spray on wait 30 seconds, hose off. No scrubbing no buffing.

[@mikekevelder1193]

So can I use wheel cleaner on my oven?

[@eddiej.2354]

Lmao 🤣 yep it will shine the crome on the grates jk I wouldn't try it

[@deasttn]

No, try turtle wax :-)

[@Tomcat71]

ZEP Purple degreaser you can get from Lowes. 50/50 with water and it beats that brand of Purple cleaner hands down .

[@greatwall8158]

The Works toilet cleaner also breaks brake dust down pretty well.

[@scottbeverly188]

I bought some used rims that had very thick, caked-on brake dust and the oven cleaner worked ok with a lot of scrubbing and then re-apply. It took about 4 cycles of oven cleaner and scrubbing to get one wheel clean. I then used a paint stripper from Lowes on the next wheel and couldn't believe how much better it worked. I still had to scrub the wheel with a brass brush, but it cleaned up easier with only one application. You just have to be careful and not let the paint stripper get into your clear coat or paint on the wheels.

[@houndsmanone4563]

Nice job Nick. Hey Nick, i was deployed with a Pete Metzger in 1992 & 1993 at Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune. Any relation?

[@KT-ed8hj]

I know youre outside but might be a good idea to wear a mask so you don't inhale all the chemicals and fumes. Maybe think about wearing glasses to protect the eyes too.

[@johnswanson3741]

Snowflake society, listen to your teacher now

[@vendingdudes]

@@johnswanson3741 you wouldn't say that if you ever got some serious shit in your eyes before

[@gk9417]

I was wondering how it would work on the tires 👍✌️🇨🇦

[@james10739]

The oven cleaner is basically lye so depending on what it is it should do the job i might have some reservations usiin on aluminum but whatever and i like the LAs totally awesome for basically everything you can dilute it like 4 to 1 and still works great im sure purple power works but im juat cheap

[@RedWhiteAndBlueVideo]

SOS pads contain soap, of which he showed. Brillo pads are not one in the same and I think are a lot more abrasive.

[@BriceL_6.0]

I recommend getting ceramic brake pads they don’t have as much dust as metallic pads

[@cowgoesbaa]

They don't stop you as quick either.

[@DustinGould]

the brown brake dust is the end of the brake pad --- i had 2 different vehicles do this and its literally running the brake to the backing plate

[@kjoboz]

WOW They look amazing!!!

[@michael3080]

what does the oven cleaner do to rubber it is acid base

[@gregtrent5068]

Wheels look nice

[@ronniecox109]

I use the oven cleaner and purple stuff to clean transmissions we cases . Looks like we go to the same dollar store.

[@jonathna11]

I got a thick layer or brake dust rust on the outer of my rim and i dont want to have to sand down my rim and ruin the finish

[@mattfavor2940]

Castro’s degreaser in a purple spray bottl is much better than it’s weaker counter part purple power. It’s some serious stuff

[@robertoargueta8598]

Thank you .

[@timmitcham656]

Is there a particular reason you wet the surfaces b4 applying the cleaning products? My way of thinking (unless instructions state otherwise) is to apply while the "whatever" is dry so that I don't dilute or water down the cleaning product. Good video. Thank you.

[@NickMetzgerGA]

Well my reasoning was I’ve never done or seen someone wash a car without using water or spraying the car down first. I typically try to get all the dirt or brake dust off first with water then apply the product. The concept kinda goes for both washing cars or wheels. That’s just my way of thinking anyway.

[@gjeka02]

Try Napa Aluminum Brightener works great.

[@PuraLeche6942]

I'm getting oven cleaner fosure

[@NickMetzgerGA]

Thanks for watching!

[@arioch_sin2638]

This oven cleaner is ok to use, the cheap stuff, but do NOT use easy off oven cleaner. It is stronger than the brand you are using. Easy off will react to and burn bare alluminum staining it, it will also remove any anodizing as well, it will probably remove clear coat as well. I know this is for testing purposes. But dont need anyone blaming you for removing clear coat, anodizing or staining the polished aluminum wheels.

[@mistakrazeunomas6943]

Sticky stuff is old magnet/s adhesive tape or what have you

[@NPAMike]

This is fine if you have cheap rims. But if you got nicer rims i suggest you actually buy a product actually meant for rims as this could damage your rims longterm.

[@josemartinez4680]

True, if you can afford expensive wheels you have the coins to pay a professional

[@VitoPanza]

can oven cleaner be used on aluminum wheels or just chrome wheels

[@raymondlynch3377]

I like the purple power better Then the oven cleaner but use an SOS with the purple power you be good