Best wheel cleaner?

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Best wheel cleaner?

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Looking for a good wheel cleaner to get off baked on brake dust, Ive used Black Magic but it doesn't really take off the brake dust, just gives the wheels a good shine. Opinions?
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I use simple green. works well for me. if its been on the wheels for a while though, your going to have to use some kind of brush and good ol' elbow grease.
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Thank you Haro!
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I tried Meguiar’s and was very disappointed in it. - BC
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I'm not sure how thats possible. I have used it on every chrome Bonneville wheel I have cleaned up (in excess of 50 rims) and it has produced amazing results everytime.
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ive always been pretty happy with turtle wax chrome polish..but the little bottle is to small and the big bottle is to big

i think i might have to give haros stuff a try..my chrome mags are horribly dirty and need to be polished bad! :banghead:
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For what ever reason, I have almost always had better (best) results with Turtle Wax products (it sez Turtle Wax, not ICE or what ever their different products there are). Meguiars isn't bad and the NX2(?) wax is impressive, but not sure it's $17 impressive. I will say the longer it's on the car, the better it is. - BC
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For the chromies, I like Mother's Pro-Series Chrome Wheel Cleaner and then some chrome wheel cleaner.
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