First thing, you should be wearing gloves. Napa aluminum brightener contains ammonium bisulfite. Very bad for your skin and nervous system. Secondly, you need to clean the damn wheel first. Aluminum brightener is not a degreaser. It is not a soap. It is a d oxidizing agent.
Had 3 years of brake dust built up on wheels...bought this at Napa yesterday went to car wash sprayed on wheel let set for about 1 minute it started foaming up took pressure washer to it and rims look new!
Glad to see this demo. I am just starting to revive some elderly Mickey Thompsons and was wondering about that NAPA solution. Looks pretty for a start getting the old crusties off. The first chance you get have those wheel weights taken off and put on the back of the rim. Makes the wheels look so much better and no lead hanging onto the aluminum to discolor it. Also makes washing the wheels easier. Good video.
if you want to know why it did not do amazingly on those wheels, i likely know the answer, as i have those exact same wheels on my 69 Mustang. They have a thin layer of plastic clear-coat on them, which is blocking the cleaner from making contact on the actual aluminum of the wheels, except in the areas where time and age have cracked, broken, or worn away the clear coating. if you use a stripper agent to remove the clear coat from the wheels, you will be WAY more impressed with the results. That clear coating keeps the wheels nice until 5-10 years later, then all it does is trap moisture and get foggy and faded, ruining the look of your rims and your ability to make them clean and shiny again.
Not sure about the clear. I actually used paint stripper to remove my clear but I keep my wheels super clean. This stuff works great on bare alum tho. It has a very strong chemical smell like ammonia or something close. But for a no scrubbing spray cleaner you can't go wrong for $6. I have tried SEVERAL different cleaners, abrasive pads, ect and this was by far my fav.
First thing, you should be wearing gloves. Napa aluminum brightener contains ammonium bisulfite. Very bad for your skin and nervous system. Secondly, you need to clean the damn wheel first. Aluminum brightener is not a degreaser. It is not a soap. It is a d oxidizing agent.
Had 3 years of brake dust built up on wheels...bought this at Napa yesterday went to car wash sprayed on wheel let set for about 1 minute it started foaming up took pressure washer to it and rims look new!
Great product. I use it on my f150 rims. Works great
I think that you have some pitting in the center of the wheel, I used it this morning and it worked very good.
Glad to see this demo. I am just starting to revive some elderly Mickey Thompsons and was wondering about that NAPA solution. Looks pretty for a start getting the old crusties off. The first chance you get have those wheel weights taken off and put on the back of the rim. Makes the wheels look so much better and no lead hanging onto the aluminum to discolor it. Also makes washing the wheels easier. Good video.
What do you use on the aluminum to protect the aluminum after using this? I don’t want oxidation to occur
Thank you for posting this helpful video
So much for the grass
Sadly this product is unavailable in Canada for some reason! I tried to order this from NAPA here north of the border but no luck. ☹️
Just use oven cleaner. Both seem to do the same thing.
Call your Napa store, I picked some up today... 10/4/21
@@bryco32 phosphoric acid is different than sodium hydroxide
You don’t even need to scrub.
Nice
Clean wheel then spray on don't touch let it do it's job then spray off
You should let it seat without agitation first, than use the brush and you'll see a big difference.
Yes if he would have let set for about 45 seconds to 1 minute u don't have to scrub just hit with pressure washer and removes everything
if you want to know why it did not do amazingly on those wheels, i likely know the answer, as i have those exact same wheels on my 69 Mustang. They have a thin layer of plastic clear-coat on them, which is blocking the cleaner from making contact on the actual aluminum of the wheels, except in the areas where time and age have cracked, broken, or worn away the clear coating. if you use a stripper agent to remove the clear coat from the wheels, you will be WAY more impressed with the results. That clear coating keeps the wheels nice until 5-10 years later, then all it does is trap moisture and get foggy and faded, ruining the look of your rims and your ability to make them clean and shiny again.
lothre, yes, some have plastic clear coating but not all do.
I bought some of this after watching the video the only thing it's good for is taken off brake dust and dirt does not clean the wheel
You probably have a coated wheel silly 🤣🤣
Do you know what these rims are called ?
Modular rims
this stuff is AMAZING.. just make sure not to inhale it.. lol.
Did it take the clear off too?
Not sure about the clear. I actually used paint stripper to remove my clear but I keep my wheels super clean. This stuff works great on bare alum tho. It has a very strong chemical smell like ammonia or something close. But for a no scrubbing spray cleaner you can't go wrong for $6. I have tried SEVERAL different cleaners, abrasive pads, ect and this was by far my fav.