What is the best thing to clean aluminum rims with?
They'll probably have a base model V6 for around 20K and a V8 closer to 30K.
What kind of aluminum wheels? Are they bare aluminum, clear-coated aluminum, are they polished or unfinished aluminum? Many aluminum wheels have a clear coat over themUse a polishing compound on them, and you can scratch the clear coat and make them look worseUse a spray cleaner designed for bare aluminum, and it can eat off the clear coat leaving them looking worseFor clear coated wheels, use the same thing you would for cleaning off your paint, soap and water, and when necessary, tar remover (mineral spirits) or a grease removerSame applies for painted aluminum wheels, many aluminum wheels have paint on the insides of the spokes or holes, like a sparkle silver (metallic silver) or graphite grey color, this is a sure sign they're clear-coatedIf you have bare aluminum polished wheels, then a good aluminum polish works awesomeI also used to use Eagle1 for my polished wheels I had (the ones I have now are clear-coated) For bare aluminum unfinished wheels, the best thing to get is a spray aluminum wheels cleaner that says not to use it on painted surfacesIt will clean the aluminum the best, but can dull a polished wheels surfaces If you have clear-coated wheels that the clear-coat is starting to look bad or peel or crack on, then you'll have to get some paint stripper and remove all of the clear coatYou can then either re-clear them, or keep them clean and polish as needed.
