Underbody and wheel wells cleaning tips? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Mikeez · 06-21-2015, 02:41 PM

Hello,

How shall I proceed to cleaning my underbody and my wheel wells? I do yearly rust proofing (because there is a lot of rust happening in Canada) and they sprayed my wheel well. Now its really thick. I rubbed it few times with soap and water. Its not doing much.

wil5bart · 06-22-2015, 12:25 PM

You can use simple green or windex. Just spray the area, let it sit for a minute then scrub.

WhiteFRS69 · 06-22-2015, 01:15 PM

i like using Adams all purpose cleaner for the wheel wells, once and a while ill take the wheels off and spray down everything and go to town with a Brush

akash_ · 07-05-2015, 08:23 PM

cascade with water in spray bottle. spray+sit+brush = brand new
then spray with of the shelf cheap spray wax ~3-4$
then wipe down so the next time u clean the wheels it will be a bit easier to get the crap off

bass_114 · 07-06-2015, 12:47 PM

Super clean all purpose cleaner from canadian tire very strong stuff works great for me...on special too this week in MTL get the big jug dilute with a little water

Poodles · 07-06-2015, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by bass_114

Super clean all purpose cleaner from canadian tire very strong stuff works great for me...on special too this week in MTL get the big jug dilute with a little water

Do NOT use this stuff. It eats paint, aluminum, rubber, concrete, and even GLASS. Wheel wells are usually just dirty, not greasy, so simply scrubbing them will work.

sr86 · 07-07-2015, 11:09 PM

Jack up your car and spray some APC and rinse it away. You should do this twice a year only.

ray7792 · 07-13-2015, 09:58 AM

For wheels I like to use sonax wheel cleaner, it beats using soap and water by far and its better than all purpose spray IMO. Sometimes I use it on the wheel well too, but usually just soap gun + wheel well brush seems to do the job....Not sure how much worse Canada winters are though hm

dnieves · 08-20-2015, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Poodles

Do NOT use this stuff. It eats paint, aluminum, rubber, concrete, and even GLASS. Wheel wells are usually just dirty, not greasy, so simply scrubbing them will work.

That's strong!!! Made out of the same stuff found in the blood of Aliens?

Ripley!

06-21-2015, 02:41 PM	#1
Mikeez Engineering Student Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: Scion FR-S 2015 Location: Montreal Posts: 628 Thanks: 18 Thanked 49 Times in 46 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Underbody and wheel wells cleaning tips? Hello, How shall I proceed to cleaning my underbody and my wheel wells? I do yearly rust proofing (because there is a lot of rust happening in Canada) and they sprayed my wheel well. Now its really thick. I rubbed it few times with soap and water. Its not doing much. __________________ There’s no time to stop for gas, we’re already late

07-13-2015, 09:58 AM	#8
ray7792 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: AT 2013 BRZ Limited Location: NJ, USA Posts: 133 Thanks: 21 Thanked 34 Times in 25 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	For wheels I like to use sonax wheel cleaner, it beats using soap and water by far and its better than all purpose spray IMO. Sometimes I use it on the wheel well too, but usually just soap gun + wheel well brush seems to do the job....Not sure how much worse Canada winters are though hm __________________ '13 BRZ (sold) '17 STI

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06-22-2015, 12:25 PM	#2
wil5bart Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Drives: '16 BRZ Location: SC Posts: 106 Thanks: 2 Thanked 21 Times in 17 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	You can use simple green or windex. Just spray the area, let it sit for a minute then scrub.

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WhiteFRS69 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: 2014 Scion FRS Location: NNJ Posts: 2,289 Thanks: 1,808 Thanked 1,432 Times in 756 Posts Mentioned: 30 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	i like using Adams all purpose cleaner for the wheel wells, once and a while ill take the wheels off and spray down everything and go to town with a Brush

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akash_ Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Drives: 2013 FR-S White Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 27 Thanks: 4 Thanked 11 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	cascade with water in spray bottle. spray+sit+brush = brand new then spray with of the shelf cheap spray wax ~3-4$ then wipe down so the next time u clean the wheels it will be a bit easier to get the crap off

07-06-2015, 12:47 PM	#5
bass_114 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Drives: wrb brz Location: canada Posts: 100 Thanks: 18 Thanked 12 Times in 11 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Super clean all purpose cleaner from canadian tire very strong stuff works great for me...on special too this week in MTL get the big jug dilute with a little water

07-07-2015, 11:09 PM	#7
sr86 Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Drives: ft86 all original Location: USA Posts: 38 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Jack up your car and spray some APC and rinse it away. You should do this twice a year only.

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