Zugara Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Tim at Envy sold myself and SMD some wheel cleaner yesterday. Now, this stuff really really really stinks, but it does a really really really good job of cleaning your alloys with minimal effort but super effects. I am not promoting Envy here, but IF you want very clean alloys with no effort I would suggest you purchase some of this stinky juice. https://www.envyvaleting.com/products_info.asp?id=259 You know me, if its good I will say so, and if its bad I will tell it as I see it. This stuff IS GOOD...... IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwanageDave Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 I've just finished colouring mine in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 About time you cleaned your wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 I've just finished colouring mine in. Those felt tips pens were good then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 +1 About time you cleaned your wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zugara Posted May 6, 2012 Author Share Posted May 6, 2012 Oi, you lot. I didnt have the stink juice did I.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Huge +1 on wolfs wheel cleaner. I bought some from Tim and it really is the bomb. I will shamelessly promote Envy though and say get your orders in with him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Oi, you lot. I didnt have the stink juice did I.... neither did i but even after a 140 mile trip in the rain my wheels looked better than yours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zugara Posted May 6, 2012 Author Share Posted May 6, 2012 Seeing as I am now senior management....... I didnt have time..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Personally, I am a GTechnique C5 + car shampoo kinda guy - C5 is amazing stuff and a soft wash mitt in normal car shampoo and the dirt just drops off and they come up sparkling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Seeing as I am now senior management....... I didnt have time..... Just means you have biatches to do it for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Seeing as I am now senior management....... I didnt have time..... Tut tut how on earth are you going to find time for all the rounds of golf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Envy Valeting Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Thanks for the kind words guys. The stuff does honk (and this is the V3 non smelly version supposedly!) but it is very effective. Longer its left the better. I gave Connor a sniff of the original version, and a sniff of the competitors product and he thought there was a lorry pumping out a septic tank somewhere!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Jim pinched a bit off me, apparently it is a little better than his usual aftershave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zugara Posted May 6, 2012 Author Share Posted May 6, 2012 Maybe he will use it as bear hormone spray.... Jim pinched a bit off me, apparently it is a little better than his usual aftershave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Maybe he will use it as bear hormone spray.... Jim pinched a bit off me, apparently it is a little better than his usual aftershave I think even the bears would turn their nose up at it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisS Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Thanks for the kind words guys. The stuff does honk (and this is the V3 non smelly version supposedly!) but it is very effective. Longer its left the better. I gave Connor a sniff of the original version, and a sniff of the competitors product and he thought there was a lorry pumping out a septic tank somewhere!!! I'm still using the original stuff and it stinks. Only use it when it's a bit windy so you can't smell it as much. The Nano is great for quickness because you just spray it.(but it's very expensive) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleR Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 I thought I would try out Wonder Wheels today, considering it's been voted "Best Buy" 12 years in a row or something ridiculous like that. I found that after washing the car with Meguirs Nxt Generation and giving the wheels a clean with it too, that the Wonder Wheels did absolutely nothing. I'm sure it would be great if your wheels needed a bit of a clean and the rest of the car didn't, but no point buying this stuff if you're cleaning the whole car anyway. I'm sure this other smelly stuff is much better, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 I thought I would try out Wonder Wheels today, considering it's been voted "Best Buy" 12 years in a row or something ridiculous like that. I found that after washing the car with Meguirs Nxt Generation and giving the wheels a clean with it too, that the Wonder Wheels did absolutely nothing. I'm sure it would be great if your wheels needed a bit of a clean and the rest of the car didn't, but no point buying this stuff if you're cleaning the whole car anyway. I'm sure this other smelly stuff is much better, though. Wonder wheels is highly acidic and will dull your finish and then it will eat into your wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleR Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Don't they all have to be pretty highly acidic to eat into the baked on brake dust and tar? I doubt i'll be using it again seeing as the shampoo appears to have done just as good a job anyway. I only used it once and I have the standard 18's which are in need of a professional refurb and I plan on colour changing anyway soon(ish), but thanks for the advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Alot of the better stuff from like i4detailing isn't acidic. It can be diluted too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karlp Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Been using Turtlewax wheel cleaner, very good, simply pour into pot apply to brush and agitate on wheels then wash off, I usually wash off with a old microfibre wool mitt and some water mixed with megauirs gold class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 I thought I would try out Wonder Wheels today, considering it's been voted "Best Buy" 12 years in a row or something ridiculous like that. I found that after washing the car with Meguirs Nxt Generation and giving the wheels a clean with it too, that the Wonder Wheels did absolutely nothing. I'm sure it would be great if your wheels needed a bit of a clean and the rest of the car didn't, but no point buying this stuff if you're cleaning the whole car anyway. I'm sure this other smelly stuff is much better, though. Wonder wheels is highly acidic and will dull your finish and then it will eat into your wheels. +1 on that - I used to use it years ago.... okay on a steel wheel, but alloy it just eats the lacquer eventually. I still like Meguiars Hot Rims, never damages the lacquer and cleans of crud like you wouldn't believe. I did the entire rim before wales and you need 4 squirts of the stuff and the inside - yes the inside of the rim was as clean as a baby's bum. To be fair there's a lot of wheel treatments out there, I won't be changing until I find a fault with the meguiars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleR Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 I looked at the megs before buying the wonder wheels, think they are about the same price but megs didn't have the brush included so for easiness sake, I went for the wonder wheels. Won't be using it anymore thought because it's no better than the shampoo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEADPHONES Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Back in the 90's I used Wonder Wheels and thought it was the nuts. But this was before I even considered waxing or sealing my alloys. Then after discovering wheel sealants I only used regular car shampoo. For the past year or so I only use a hose with a slow flow of water and gentle agitation with a micro fibre cloth once a week. Any stubborn marks that get left after a couple of months are removed easily when I use my all in one "wheel guard" by Chemical Guys which contains mild cleansers. The polished lips on my LMGT-4s look like new and and have never touched a dedicated wheel cleaner ever.....just shampoo and now water. They're 5yrs old now and left on every winter! My daily commute only takes 100 to 200 miles a week though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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