Thank you for the video Reg. Interesting product which I have not tried. I worked as a valeter and detailer before I changed career, but I am still a very keen car detailer in my spare time, and have decades of past experience to draw on. I noticed this product claims to be acid-free, and has a PH value of 6-8 (pure water has a PH value of 7). Graphene Nanotechnology is obviously used in this product, as a single layer of carbon/graphite atoms in a honeycomb lattice formation, as a protective coating. I can't find much information about the chemicals used for the cleaning process, but the fact it doesn't go dark red, and the PH value, tends to suggest it isn't a very strong cleaning chemical, or that it has a strong iron contaminant remover, and the sales pitch says 'safe on all types of wheel', again suggesting a mild chemical ingredient. The cheapest price I can find is £21.65 for 500 mL. I have always been skeptical of all-in-1 type products, as they can never do the same job as dedicated single products, due to the fact chemicals used have to be weaker so they do not counteract each other. I must have tried at least 25 different wheel cleaners in my time, and for unprotected wheels which are quite dirty and have never been decontaminated before, the best results come from attacking each part of the contamination separately. So, the top layer of dirt/grime is the first stage, and a strong cleaning product to dissolve this layer first is the best way in my opinion. Then, to dissolve the iron particles which embed themselves into the wheel surface (clearcoat if they are painted, or powdercoat, etc), a strong iron fallout remover is needed, which should 'bleed' a very dark red colour, indicating the iron is being dissolved, the quicker the colour turns red and the darker the red, indicates the best reaction. Next the removal of any tar from the road surface which is clung on to the wheel, requires a completely different product. To 'protect' the wheels after they are clean, although Graphene is a modern and fairly good product, something like a ceramic coating is much better and lasts longer. Of course, buying so many products is expensive. A fully decontaminated wheel, which has been protected well, will only require a very basic cleaning product to bring them back to perfection again, so you should only need to do a full decontamination once every few months or longer. I see this as an average product, for an average price, and I don't think it has the 'power' to do a really good job at fully decontaminating a wheel, it simply doesn't have a combination of strong enough chemicals to really do a good job in every (different) stage of the wheel decontamination. Personally, in the long run, it would be much cheaper to spend a little more initially on stronger products to get the wheel perfect, and then a simple covering of snow foam while doing the whole car, and using a mitt and wheel brush, will bring the wheels back to perfection every wash, for many months or even longer. The 500 mL in this bottle, could easily be used in 3 or 4 wheel cleans, and still you wouldn't get the wheels to a high level of decontamination. So, over a year, if you wash your car/wheels every 2 weeks for example, this would cost you £5.42 per wash, and over a year £140.92 For that money, you could buy 4 dedicated and much stronger separate products which will do a much better job, and once your wheels are properly decontaminated, you will then only need to use a basic snow foam to clean your wheels for the next 6 months, before doing a full decon again, so the separate products might last you 2 years + .....
@ thank you for in Depth and knowledgeable comments, as I have a brother who is an excellent detailer and owner of (The devil is in the details) I completely understand what you are saying. My intention with these product reviews is to help the average car owner to be able to clean their vehicles without having to know the science behind paint correction and restoration. For the average person a car wash is just a car wash and should they require more than that, hopefully Theo’s is where experts like yourself shine. Once again, thank you.
Thank you for the video Reg.
Interesting product which I have not tried.
I worked as a valeter and detailer before I changed career, but I am still a very keen car detailer in my spare time, and have decades of past experience to draw on.
I noticed this product claims to be acid-free, and has a PH value of 6-8 (pure water has a PH value of 7).
Graphene Nanotechnology is obviously used in this product, as a single layer of carbon/graphite atoms in a honeycomb lattice formation, as a protective coating.
I can't find much information about the chemicals used for the cleaning process, but the fact it doesn't go dark red, and the PH value, tends to suggest it isn't a very strong cleaning chemical, or that it has a strong iron contaminant remover, and the sales pitch says 'safe on all types of wheel', again suggesting a mild chemical ingredient.
The cheapest price I can find is £21.65 for 500 mL.
I have always been skeptical of all-in-1 type products, as they can never do the same job as dedicated single products, due to the fact chemicals used have to be weaker so they do not counteract each other.
I must have tried at least 25 different wheel cleaners in my time, and for unprotected wheels which are quite dirty and have never been decontaminated before, the best results come from attacking each part of the contamination separately. So, the top layer of dirt/grime is the first stage, and a strong cleaning product to dissolve this layer first is the best way in my opinion. Then, to dissolve the iron particles which embed themselves into the wheel surface (clearcoat if they are painted, or powdercoat, etc), a strong iron fallout remover is needed, which should 'bleed' a very dark red colour, indicating the iron is being dissolved, the quicker the colour turns red and the darker the red, indicates the best reaction.
Next the removal of any tar from the road surface which is clung on to the wheel, requires a completely different product.
To 'protect' the wheels after they are clean, although Graphene is a modern and fairly good product, something like a ceramic coating is much better and lasts longer.
Of course, buying so many products is expensive.
A fully decontaminated wheel, which has been protected well, will only require a very basic cleaning product to bring them back to perfection again, so you should only need to do a full decontamination once every few months or longer.
I see this as an average product, for an average price, and I don't think it has the 'power' to do a really good job at fully decontaminating a wheel, it simply doesn't have a combination of strong enough chemicals to really do a good job in every (different) stage of the wheel decontamination.
Personally, in the long run, it would be much cheaper to spend a little more initially on stronger products to get the wheel perfect, and then a simple covering of snow foam while doing the whole car, and using a mitt and wheel brush, will bring the wheels back to perfection every wash, for many months or even longer.
The 500 mL in this bottle, could easily be used in 3 or 4 wheel cleans, and still you wouldn't get the wheels to a high level of decontamination.
So, over a year, if you wash your car/wheels every 2 weeks for example, this would cost you £5.42 per wash, and over a year £140.92
For that money, you could buy 4 dedicated and much stronger separate products which will do a much better job, and once your wheels are properly decontaminated, you will then only need to use a basic snow foam to clean your wheels for the next 6 months, before doing a full decon again, so the separate products might last you 2 years + .....
@ thank you for in Depth and knowledgeable comments, as I have a brother who is an excellent detailer and owner of (The devil is in the details) I completely understand what you are saying. My intention with these product reviews is to help the average car owner to be able to clean their vehicles without having to know the science behind paint correction and restoration.
For the average person a car wash is just a car wash and should they require more than that, hopefully Theo’s is where experts like yourself shine.
Once again, thank you.
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