seth thanks for the order we should be able to ship it out but the Sonax wheel cleaner is on BO till late April early May

 

No worries. The dirty wheels can wait a bit longer.

 

okay thanks

 

Thanks for the post. I am impressed with the results. I will be placing an order!

 

Do you wear gloves while using this product? Will it burn your skin?

 

great please do

I did not use gloves on this one but its not a bad idea.

 

I recently purchased this and used it for the first time. It really works as advertised. Very easy to use and gets the wheels clean. An A+ product.

Regards,
Frank A.

 

Hey Phil,
what's ETA on new stock? Can't wait to give it a try!

 

should be early may.

 

Just got my shipping confirmation! Yowza! I have some extremely brake-dusted MB wheels that will put this stuff to the test.

 

out of curiosity - what is the difference and perhaps the pros of using this product, versus a garden variety (meguires, turtle wax, etc.) product?

From the pictures, it seems as though the cleaning power is the same...?! And if it's not the same, only marginally weaker...

 

I just got the bottles yesterday (thanks Detailer's Domain) so I can't speak to this specific product yet, but I'll use P21s as a reference instead. (By most accounts, this stuff is better than P21s.) It doesn't sound possible, but that stuff is BOTH more gentle on the rims as well as stronger at chemically killing brake dust without having to break your back on scrubbing. In my personal experience, the "normal" names in wheel cleaners are either very good at killing brake dust OR gentle and safe. The super strong stuff is usually pretty caustic, and you need to pay attention to what kind of wheel you are using it on, monitor each wheel for how long it's been on there before it causes damage, and still require quite a bit of brushing to get proper results. I've seen the cheap stuff destroy rims if it's hotter outside than you may expect, and it dries on the rims. The higher end products are generally safe on any wheel, are idiot proof in their use, cut down on the amount of manual scrubbing needed, and leave a very nice shine to the finished wheel that is often missing from a wheel that is cleaned with the main-market stuff. The cheaper stuff can give you a clean while, but there normally isn't any shine to it unless you apply some wax afterward. Having said all that, you are clearly paying more for these advantages.

 

I’ll try to keep this simple and not sound like a PhD chemical dissertation

The cleaning power of sulphuric acid and with a (safe) pH of 7.0 by using a neutralised acid salt

Neutralization is the reaction between an acid and a base (alkaline) producing a salt and neutralized base. Common examples include acetic acid and sulphuric acid, when mixed with water cause an exothermic chemical reaction, loosening the sintered ferrous metal particulates, which have been converted entirely to rust and disintegrates forming a miscible emulsion that can be rinsed away.

 

Does Sonax remove any wax or polish that's on the rim? Could this also be used to clean exhaust tips?

 

all wheel cleaners will remove some wax.

even washing your wheels with car soap will remove a little bit of wax.