Meguiar's Hot Rims All Wheel and Tire

[Custom Care]

This is less of a review and more of a product demonstration.

Products Used -
Meguiar's Hot Rims All Wheel and Tire on tires
Sonax Fe on Rims
OPC and Dawn mixed into water in the brush bucket

Product Description - From Website

Meguiar's® Hot Rims® All Wheel Cleaner features Xtreme Cling™ foam to remove grime, grit and brake dust from wheel surfaces.

Product Features:
Safe for factory, clear-coated and painted wheels
Foaming agents remove grime, grit and brake dust
Xtreme Cling™ foam clings to vertical surfaces and breaks down residue between wheels for a brilliant shine

The pictures will show my process.

Sonax on the rims

Hot Rims on the tires - I really like how it foams and you can see everything that it's pulling off the tire

First Rinse

Second Round

After drying with the towel no visible dirt transfers from the tire

Finished Product - Sorry for the picture quality didn't realize it when I took it

Overall I think it is a great product to use, especially since it is available over the counter around $7 for 24oz. Spraying extremely liberally and doing at least 2 coats per tire I'd say I probably use 3/4 - 1 oz per tire which is probably way more than necessary.

The product states itself as clear coat wheel safe but from my experience that is not true. I avoid using it on the rims all together. That being said, I still will continue to use it until I find another foaming tire cleaner that works as well but I can buy in bulk to save $$$.

 

[ihaveacamaro]

I've used it and really liked it too! But it's so expensive. If you want to go the foaming Ready-To-Use route, have you tried Tuff shine tire cleaner or Mother's Foaming Wheel and Tire cleaner?

 

[dc52nv]

Looks like a good product for tires.

 

[dc52nv]

I've used it and really liked it too! But it's so expensive. If you want to go the foaming Ready-To-Use route, have you tried Tuff shine tire cleaner or Mother's Foaming Wheel and Tire cleaner?

I like using Tuf Shine tire cleaner with a foam nozzle. It's cheap when buying the gallon concentrate diluted 1:1. Even the regular solution isn't so bad when bought by the gallon.

 

[Custom Care]

I've used it and really liked it too! But it's so expensive. If you want to go the foaming Ready-To-Use route, have you tried Tuff shine tire cleaner or Mother's Foaming Wheel and Tire cleaner?

I have not tried either one yet. The Tuff Shine kit is on the list for my next order and I plan to compare the two then. As far as price goes I usually get most of my Megs stuff for around 40% with local pickup so that helps out a lot.

Looks like a good product for tires.

I really like, but it definitely isn't safe for all wheels so I'm going to be replacing it here soon hopefully.

 

[Addicted2Bling]

I really like, but it definitely isn't safe for all wheels so I'm going to be replacing it here soon hopefully.

Is this an acid based wheel cleaner? Just make sure you stay away from any polished aluminum and you should be fine. I use acid on just about all the cars I work on and have never had a problem. If you are unsure about the kind of metal it is, then go back to soap and water. Good review by the way.

 

[mrclean81]

Looks like a good tire cleaner, but man there are MUCH cheaper products out there that will give you the same results, if not better. Try finding a Car Brite or Auto Magic distributer, and try out a gallon of white wall cleaner. Car Brite's Whamo dilutes 4:1 I believe and isnt very expensive. Not knocking this product at all, just showing you an alternative.