Imperial wheel cleaner

[liamlazenby]

So...needed a new wheel cleaner and turned as most often than not to auto finesse. But...anyone know if imperial is suited for our beloved bellones? Discuss...

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[Clean Your Ride]

See my results last year regarding Imperial. Do, do though buy a foaming spray head. Makes a massive world of difference.

Been after producing the results of something like this for a while now so I thought I would let you see the differences (or maybe not) in 4 different and differently priced wheel cleaners.

The test involved 4 wheel cleaners that are currently in my collection; obviously more are available that can be purchased before you all say "what about this one , what about that one?":

Astonish Wheel Cleaner - 99p 750ml
Auto Finesse Imperial Wheel Cleaner - £24.95 5L diluted 1:1 to equal £2.49 1L
CarPlan Wonder Wheels Hot Wheels - £4.00 500ml
ValetPro Bilberry Wheel Cleaner - £24.95 5L diluted 1:1 to equal £2.49 1L

The HotWheels and the Astonish however are more readily available on the high street than the other two which do need to be purchased from a specialist detailers supply shop or online.



Wheels looked like this on Friday after being cleaned with AF Imperial, decontaminated with IronX and then sealed with PPWSAS:


Didn't look like that anymore after this weekend so first up is the Astonish that hadn't been used since my Mrs bought me for 99p; she thought any wheel cleaner is like any other wheel cleaner.

Using the Astonish on the front offside alloy (intentionally using the lesser makes on the front wheels):


Very watery and not clingy at all:


Brushes didn't seem to generate much foam but did bring up the dirt:




A rinse with a jet wash revealed this finish:




Using the Auto Finesse Imperial on the rear offside alloy:


Diluted 1:1 with distilled water using a foaming spray head:


Very foamy, obviously the spray head doing its job:


Dirt starting to shift:


Definitely shifting it now with the least effort:


A rinse with a jetwash revealed this finish:




Using the CarPlan Wonder Wheels Hot Wheels on the front nearside alloy:




Nice and foamy:


Nice and clingy:






A rinse with a jetwash revealed this finish:




Using the ValetPro Bilberry diluted 1:1 on the rear nearside alloy:




Quite foamy, great smell:




After agitating with brushes:


A rinse with a jetwash revealed this finish:





In my opinion, the Imperial shifted the most dirt/brakedust with the least effort, maybe due to the foaming sprayhead.

The HotWheels is the worst smelling, is the clingiest and also has the added advantage of being a contaminate remover (none to shift today though as alloys were IronX'ed on Friday)

The Bilberry is the best smelling and was quite foamy from a standard spray head

The Astonish was the most watery and required the most effort with a brush hence why it is the cheapest.

Per litre the costs were as follows:

Astonish £1.32
Auto Finesse Imperial diluted 1:1 £2.49
Valet Pro Bilberry diluted 1:1 £2.49
CarPlan Wonder Wheels Hotwheels £8.00

My order of products taking into account price, ease of use and finish and it's a win for the

Auto Finesse Imperial

1st Auto Finesse Imperial Wheel Cleaner

Joint 2nd CarPlan Wonder Wheels Hot Wheels & ValetPro Bilberry

4th Astonish Wheel Cleaner

Hope this has been slightly informative for at least one other person?

Andy



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[liamlazenby]

Nicely done. I went for it after all with a recommended 1:10 obviously very watery. And wheels weren't that bad. Just my OCD got the better of me after a week of not washing it. Using a normal spray head was ok. Agitated it well and shifted dirt easily enough. I shall deffo invest in spray head and I pressure pump thing feom homebase for foam. As my pre rinse has just ran out. (Boooo!) Cheers dude. Great test!!

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[Clean Your Ride]

Wilkos is very good for pressure sprayers mate


This place is good for sprayhead


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[lfcrule1972]

Thanks Andy, I like reading your reviews mate

[madjeff]

Thanks for taking the time on the review.
Now for a confession, iv just used the same shampoo for the car as for the wheels.
but after seeing those results never ever again, as they looked immaculate.

[Clean Your Ride]

Thanks for taking the time on the review.
Now for a confession, iv just used the same shampoo for the car as for the wheels.
but after seeing those results never ever again, as they looked immaculate.

That's not too bad a confession Jeff.

I have actually just placed an order for a set of Wheel Woolies which are recommended to be placed in a bucket of soapy shampoo (same as for the car body) to pre-soak whilst spraying the dedicated wheel cleaner onto the wheel. Woolies are then used with the car shampoo to clean the wheel to leave amazing results

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8wZ...e_gdata_player

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[Gazski66]

That's not too bad a confession Jeff.

I have actually just placed an order for a set of Wheel Woolies which are recommended to be placed in a bucket of soapy shampoo (same as for the car body) to pre-soak whilst spraying the dedicated wheel cleaner onto the wheel. Woolies are then used with the car shampoo to clean the wheel to leave amazing results

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8wZ...e_gdata_player

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I know u will but please let us know how you rate them once you have had time to play

[Clean Your Ride]

I know u will but please let us know how you rate them once you have had time to play

You know I will. A full Rabidracoon28 product test and review will be published with the usual pictures upon arrival.

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[bluenose62]

I think these are going to be my next detailing purchase too

[Clean Your Ride]

I think these are going to be my next detailing purchase too

Quite expensive for what they are but that's what tax rebates are for lol

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