How to clean BMW ZHP E46 330 Performance Package style 135M wheel

[az3579]

Nice. I'll definitely try the butter knife method; I've always just folded a microfiber in half and tried to stick it in there hoping to reach every nook and cranny, though it doesn't always work.

[Maximus57]

The Meguiars wheel cleaner in the bright pink bottle works better than anything else I have ever used. Meguiars makes some wheel cleaner in a black bottle, but doesn't work as well. I also use a soft cotton sock to get between the spokes. Just pretend you are making a sock puppet. haha. I know what you're thinking you sick bastards!

[pyreguy]

The pink bottle is what I've been using. It does a good job and cuts my wheel cleaning time down by a ton.

[SC4ME]

Im also partial to powerwashers. Does a great job on the wheels if done weekly, too much longer and its the soap n towels routine.

These wheels are very distinctive and aesthetically pleasing, but cleaning them is a PITA.


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[az3579]

OK. My search for Style 71's in good shape at a decent price is failing, so I'm gonna have to suffer on cleaning the 135's for a few more months.

My huge issue is the amount of "inside spokes" there are on this wheel. There are so many tiny little slots in each of the spokes that it takes a solid 5-10 minutes a wheel for a decent cleaning. This is far too long.

I have the Detailed Image EZ Detail Brush, but it is far too large to truly comfortably fit in between the spokes. When I used this brush on the Ronals I had for the E30, the brush didn't really do anything; I still had to stick a rag in between each and every spoke to clean it, making the brush useless to me.

Are there any brushes you guys recommend to use to cut my wheel cleaning time down to *maybe* 2 minutes each wheel tops?

[kayger12]

I use a butter knife wrapped with a microfiber cloth.

Works like a charm. Quick and effective.

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[M0nk3y]

The EZ Brush isn't ment to get your wheels sparkling clean.

You use P21s or other similar on the wheels, sit, then scrub and it loosens it up

[spencers]

I believe our very own KrisL did this:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...6850706595672#

[kayger12]

Great call, Spence.

Knew I got it from somewhere, and that's exactly where.

[az3579]

I use a butter knife wrapped with a microfiber cloth.

Works like a charm. Quick and effective.

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It's that video spence posted that I originally got this idea from. The result is some scratches in between my spokes. I was piiiiiiiisssed when I found the scratches from using this method. The butter knife was very well wrapped in Microfiber; if I wrapped it any more, I wouldn't have been able to fit the knife in between the spokes anymore. I can't use this method anymore or my wheels will end up really bad eventually.

The EZ Brush isn't ment to get your wheels sparkling clean.

You use P21s or other similar on the wheels, sit, then scrub and it loosens it up

I can't just use a spray-on hose-off product; I don't have easy access to a hose. Currently, I ONR the wheel and then wipe it dry.