Your favorite hard to clean wheels?

"LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com" (limitedtimeonly) 09/01/2017 at 12:44 • Filed to: Wheels

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Sitting at VW, looking at cars in the showroom. I like some of the wheels, but they have got to be very, very difficult to clean well. What is your favorite wheel that you wouldn’t want to keep clean?

This is on a Golf Alltrack SEL.

Milky > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 09/01/2017 at 12:49

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Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 09/01/2017 at 12:53

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Mercedes Streeter > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 09/01/2017 at 12:54

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These stupid things:

They’re painted a gloss black and very easily scratch. Why would they fit wheels with a fragile paint job onto a car that snows brake dust is beyond me.

ETA: Black, not white.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 09/01/2017 at 12:55

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not a huge favorite of mine, but they have to be the hardest wheels on earth to clean. Wire wheels:

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 09/01/2017 at 12:56

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Bottle brush, thou art my bestest friend.

sony1492 > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 09/01/2017 at 12:56

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Basket-weaves

CaptDale - is secretly British > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 09/01/2017 at 12:57

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LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 09/01/2017 at 12:57

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Holy cow.

404 - User No Longer Available > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 09/01/2017 at 12:57

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Nibby > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 09/01/2017 at 12:57

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fuck, how did you know I was just doing this

the Jeep wheels were annoying

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 09/01/2017 at 12:58

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Daton wires.

Sweet Trav > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 09/01/2017 at 12:59

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What you cant really see is that there is space behind the spokes that you have to get in and clean. These wheels are a PITA to clean.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 09/01/2017 at 13:00

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The sawblades on my 93 C4 actually weren’t bad to keep clean at all. My fingers fit easily into the opening.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 09/01/2017 at 13:01

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They look like a pain in the ass to me. But you’re the one with the experience.

Try and tell me I’m wrong on the Firebird though :)

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 09/01/2017 at 13:02

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I dearly loved the BBS wheels on my E39, but they were a serious pain in the ass to keep clean. I also had similar set of BBS wheels on my MX-6 back in the day, and they were also similarly terrible to keep clean.

Enginerrrrrrrrr > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 09/01/2017 at 13:02

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Turbofan wheels.

Good luck getting in there...

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 09/01/2017 at 13:04

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I’m guessing you’re not wrong on the Firebird. Then again, I daily drove an MX6 and an E39 with BBS wheels, so the sawblades seemed like nothing compared to keeping those clean.

TheJWT > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 09/01/2017 at 13:05

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Smallbear said it first but I’ll take any excuse to post my car

TheJWT > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 09/01/2017 at 13:05

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You’re not wrong...

LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > Enginerrrrrrrrr 09/01/2017 at 13:07

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I have never seen these before.

Enginerrrrrrrrr > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 09/01/2017 at 13:10

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Mainly on race cars in the 80's, but luckily yo ucan start to get them in aftermarket too :D
Kenny from the Block has used em in one of his gymkhana videos.

https://www.gearandgrit.com/turbofan-wheel-sexy-way-keep-brakes-cool/

Sovande > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 09/01/2017 at 13:19

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Volvo Propus. BBS two piece wheels. They look good enough that I don’t care.

Easiest? Volvo Canopus.

vicali > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 09/01/2017 at 13:21

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81 olds had thos - they squeak, snap, and are brutaly to clean.. I used to put them through the dishwasher..

jmgadget > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 09/01/2017 at 13:32

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These were not my favorite to keep clean:

merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 09/01/2017 at 14:08

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Gunmetal plastidip coating and you’re done. Even when they’re dirty, you can’t tell ;)

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 09/01/2017 at 14:10

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Anything with track pads. It’s basically pointless to try to clean them because they’ll be coated again after the first braking event anyway.

dannyzabolotny > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 09/01/2017 at 14:11

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Alpina Softlines. They don’t *look* complicated, but the amount of spokes makes cleaning them take a lot longer than it should. And there’s 4 of them on a car. Ouch.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 09/01/2017 at 14:15

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Yep, only way to really do it that I’ve seen is to get a double sided toothbrush shaped brush.

Why people own these I have no idea lol

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 09/01/2017 at 14:30

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Jaguar Pepperpots.

xyzabc > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 09/01/2017 at 14:43

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I’ve seen that “design” before...

EL_ULY > Sovande 09/01/2017 at 14:48

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Canopus take FOREVER!!! to clean

Sovande > EL_ULY 09/01/2017 at 15:32

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I used a wheel cleaner spray and it took about a minute per wheel. Spray on, rub a finger in the holes (with love), and spray off with water. Done! I also just wanted to post pics of the difference wheels can make on the overall look of a car. The difference between Propus vs “uglies” is pretty stark.

EL_ULY > Sovande 09/01/2017 at 15:37

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Fingering it, literally, is the only way :]

Porsche was my first word > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 09/01/2017 at 15:48

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not a huge favorite of mine, but they have to be the hardest wheels on earth to clean. Wire wheels:

There must be some kind of fetish involved. 150 Spokes here.

Die-Trying > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 09/01/2017 at 15:57

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kustom painted daytons........

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Porsche was my first word 09/01/2017 at 15:58

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hell no

wafflesnfalafel > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 09/01/2017 at 19:29

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My folks had an MGBGT with the wire wheels decades ago - my father still will occasionally complain about having to clean those...

My vote would be BBS, (first gen M5, etc.) Awesome looking, pain is the buttox to clean.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > wafflesnfalafel 09/05/2017 at 10:33

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hahahaha

BLCKSTRM > Enginerrrrrrrrr 09/05/2017 at 15:26

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I already use a toothbrush on my wheels - these would be easy enough to clean, though a bit time consuming.