BMW Wheel Cleaner - Alternative Brands?

[Pickled Piper]

Just bough some BMW branded wheel cleaner. It is about £8.95 for 500 ml.

It smells quite pungent almost citrus like and when you spray it on it is a purple colour. Description states it is acid free.

Can anyobe identify an alternative brand (Cheaper) that is the same from the description? Bilberry perhaps?

pp

[7even]

poorboys is lemoney in scent.

[RedSpiseeBalls]

Is that price range maybe some Wolfs Deironizer? Very highly rated and affective stuff:

http://www.detailedclean.co.uk/wheels-and-tyres/wo...

Fallback option would be Bilberry, hate it or love it it is effective and safe to use:
http://www.detailedclean.co.uk/wheels-and-tyres/va...

these are both 1Litre for a similar price

[cslwannabe]

I once read that it is made by R222 (used to be P21S IIRC). I bought 5l of Bilberry but only use it once or twice a year now - try some wheel sealant such as Planet Polish. In spring time I get my wheels as clean as I can using Iron-X and Bilberry (if required) and then apply wheel sealant. Through spring and summer I use nothing other than shampoo and then give them a good clean and seal again before the onset of winter.

[Pickled Piper]

I've used P21s and recall that was quite different. I'm guessing Bilberry is the closest so I will give that a try once the BMW branded stuff runs out.

I do the polish thing on my Garage Queen 993 and then only use car shampoo and water to clean the wheels. However, this cleaner is for my daily driver. I guess I could do the same with my daily driver.

Thanks everyone.

pp

[cslwannabe]

R222 (P21) do have 2 different products - a liquid (green IIRC) and a gel (red I think) - it was on Bmwland where I read that is what the BMW wheel cleaner actually is (or am I getting confused with the Porsche branded wheel cleaner...)

Looks like Bilt Hamber are about to launch their wheel cleaner (after talking about it for years!) - sounds like it does the work of Iron-X as well so might be worth a try. Otherwise possibly get some Iron X/ brake duster to use alongside your BMW wheel cleaner as I found it really did leave my wheels feeling very smooth ready to apply some sealant.

[RedSpiseeBalls]

iver personally heard very good things about bilt hamber auto-wheel which is releasing soon!

[Pickled Piper]

cslwannabe said:

R222 (P21) do have 2 different products - a liquid (green IIRC) and a gel (red I think) - it was on Bmwland where I read that is what the BMW wheel cleaner actually is (or am I getting confused with the Porsche branded wheel cleaner...)

you may be right.

I just checked the BMW product again. It's a clear thick liquid that changes colour to a purple/red when it reacts with the brake dust.

Does that help identify it?

pp

[Bezerk]

Pickled Piper said:

It's a clear thick liquid that changes colour to a purple/red when it reacts with the brake dust.

Scholl Concepts Rim7.

Much cheaper stuff available though.

Autosmart Smart Wheels
Espuma Revolution

Edited by Bezerk on Tuesday 27th March 18:16

[jagnet]

RedSpiseeBalls said:

iver personally heard very good things about bilt hamber auto-wheel which is releasing soon!

Bilt Hamber auto-wheel is out now: http://www.bilthamber.com/pro-introduction.php?cna.... Which is typical, just as I stock up on Very Cherry. When did that ever stop me before though

Auto-wheel looks to be a little too good for day to day cleaning duties though, especially if the wheels are protected. I'd be inclined to use it when deposits are starting to get a bit stubborn, in place of an additional iron-x/purple rain treatment.

[cslwannabe]

P21S (red) seems to be the Porsche branded wheel cleaner. Found a few people suggesting Sonax manufacture the BMW cleaning products - they certainly do make a 'bleeding' wheel cleaner - sounds like they make a couple of different wheel cleaners though...