What's the worst non-wire factory wheel to clean?

"crowmolly" (crowmolly) 09/16/2016 at 17:28 • Filed to: None

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Thinking about snowflake wheel cleaning got me thinking. A lot of wheels are easy to clean, but there’s a bunch that are flat out brutal.

What’s the worst non-wire wheel you can think of?

My vote is the 80's Pontiac/GN crosslaces:

MonkeePuzzle > crowmolly 09/16/2016 at 17:31

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audi allroad, they have this stupid split design that is impossible to clean out

RallyWrench > crowmolly 09/16/2016 at 17:33

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Any number of factory BMW BBS wheels, particularly the older, smaller ones because the space between spokes is smaller, and the recesses aroud the center are a pain in the ass. Ugh.

Liam Farrell > crowmolly 09/16/2016 at 17:33

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Pretty sure these take the cake (not in black though)

TheHondaBro > crowmolly 09/16/2016 at 17:35

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The second picture is confusing the shit out of me.

Takuro Spirit > crowmolly 09/16/2016 at 17:37

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I was gonna say, anything lacy...

Bandit - destroyed his car > crowmolly 09/16/2016 at 17:39

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Here’s for your amusement: http://oppositelock.kinja.com/before-and-aft… Taping off the bare aluminum faces was the biggest pain in the ass.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > crowmolly 09/16/2016 at 17:42

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I’ve all but given up on mine.

facw > MonkeePuzzle 09/16/2016 at 17:42

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Seems like the hard to reach spots wouldn’t really need to be cleaned though, since they won’t show brake dust much?

facw > Bandit - destroyed his car 09/16/2016 at 17:43

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You just aren’t lazy enough. Paint it all gold, then sand the front face back down to aluminum?

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > crowmolly 09/16/2016 at 17:50

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Any ST wheel. They aren’t difficult to clean, but impossible to keep clean. First application of brake or powered turn, solid coat of dust.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > crowmolly 09/16/2016 at 18:08

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Drill attachments, done

Comes over to help work on your car and only drinks beer > crowmolly 09/16/2016 at 18:17

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My personal hell was 2005 Focus

Narrow spots are tight enough that you have to clean each one individually, wide spots are wide enough that you can see the rim behind it, so you have to clean back there too if you want it to look presentable. Thankfully, I stopped caring a few years ago when it went to beater status.

LongbowMkII > crowmolly 09/16/2016 at 18:46

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Boom.

TheJWT > crowmolly 09/16/2016 at 19:30

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Can confirm.

Frenchlicker > facw 09/16/2016 at 20:24

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I'm assuming corrosion may be a thing there then.

BayAreaMiataBoi > crowmolly 09/17/2016 at 00:04

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All wheels that show brake dust.
My solution: Konig Heliums in matte black. (Sorry, Kinja won't let me upload a picture. . .)

Monkey B > crowmolly 09/17/2016 at 11:23

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anything on any BMW with OEM brakes....the fronts get visibly dirty in 2 days.

Nauraushaun > crowmolly 09/18/2016 at 19:40

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My friend has an Evo 6 TME I’ve helped him clean a bunch of times. white wheels + too many spokes = :(

Could be worse, I guess.

camaroboy68ss > crowmolly 10/12/2016 at 17:02

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A few of the wheels used on various gens of Camaro’s were terrible to clean.

1) 1991-1992 Z28 (specifically the ones used on a white car)

One they never stayed bright white and stained easy

2) 1997 Camaro Z28 (or SS) 30th Anniversary Wheels

While not a complex wheel design the pain was the white wheel. When I owned my 97 Z28 i was washing the wheel at least once a week.

3) 2000-02 Camaro SS wheels

Since buying my 2000 SS convertible with these wheels I have already decided i hate cleaning these. I am already looking for a set of C5 or C6 wheels for it.