i used eagle one wheel and tire cleaner on my silver 98 cobra rims and now there is white stuff on my rims that wont come off. what is it?

 

I used tarminator on the wheels on one of my other vehicles the other week and had the same thing happen to me. I read the back of the can and it stated not to use the product on uncoated wheel or damage will occur. I used a tube of fitz metal polish along with the mini polishing ball and after a few hours and a great deal of elbow grease the white spots were gone. That was one long and tedious process that I don't ever want to go through again.

 

that sucks, ive never heard of a product doing that

 

I use Eagle wheel and tire cleaner and love it; it works great. However, there is a product made be Eagle called "Keep Clean" or something which is essentially a wax for your wheels. I tried it and didn't like it because it left a white haze that was hard to get off. Maybe this is what you are experiencing.

 

Just so you folks will know, I have taken my tires/wheels off of the car to clean the inside of the wheels a few times in the past. About a month ago I was cleaning them my regular way....with a powerball on a drill with Mothers wheel cleaner. The Mothers stuff turns very black and slings all over the place with the drill. I happened to hunt around for something else I had to clean the inside of the wheels with. I had some Orange Blast Wheel Cleaner and sprayed it on and it ate the brake dust and mess right off almost instantly. When I wiped it with a rag it hardly even made the rag turn dirty. It's like it melts the mess away. Great stuff.

 

With most spray-on, hose-off wheel cleaners, you cannot let the product dry under any circumstances. Work one wheel at a time and either add more product or keep scrubbing with a brush to distribute the product until the wheel is clean and ready for high-pressure rinsing -- generally you're talking about 30 seconds.

If the spots may be caused by letting the wheel cleaner dry, try cleaning them again -- just one wheel to experiment. If that doesn't work, try a scratch remover or polishing compound, followed by a wax and see how that goes..



The PowerBall is not meant to "clean" -- it's meant to "polish." Some people do use it to clean, but be aware that you must work the drill at very low speeds or you're obviously going to splash wheel cleaner where you don't want it (including on your car and in your eyes).

However you polish, be sure you use a product that is proper for the finish -- look at the fine print -- aluminum polish for bare aluminum (not factory wheels), plastic polish or car wax for factory coated wheels (everything but chrome plate; not chrome clad however), or chrome polish for chrome wheels.

You can use a spray wax to keep your wheels clean -- I use Mothers FX Spray Wax as it's easy and works like a detailer. You can also use a detailer, of course.

The idea is to wash your wheels with a car wash and often -- preventive maintenance is key -- don't use a wheel cleaner unless you have to.

 

I bought a new F150 a few years ago and when I got home the chrome wheels were black. I took it back to the dealer and they said it was from the cleaner they used on them. They replaced them for me BUT every since then I have never used anything on my chrome wheels but soap and water and a good paste wax.

 

IT is not good for your wheel. It is dangerous.