96autoformula

I was wondering if anyone out there has some product that's just well above the competition when it comes to getting really nasty stuff off their wheels. I ask this because the stockers i have on my 96 Impala SS have some discolored spots, tar that's stuck on over the years (from previous owners), cross hatching from never being cleaned, etc. The harshest product I've used so far is 'Never Dull', which has done decent. But didn't know if anyone had something better.

LT4vert

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My go to's are Carpro TarX and IronX on wheels. I have not found anything that works better. I used to use Sonax P21s and it works very well, however I always have IronX and TarX around so buying P21s was not worth the cost.

ThoR294

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Groits garage heavy duty wheel cleaner does good job cleaning nasty **** off. my moms wheels were covered in brake material (like, normal car wash/brush wouldn't take off). groits got it right off with some elbow grease

jlcustomz

If you need a really heavy duty cleaning, you can always get wet dry sandpaper. Of course use only as coarse as needed, where needed, working you way up to finer. Can easily find as fine as 2000 grit at most any auto parts store, sometimes 3000 to 5000 grit, which leaves you with a closer to full polished surface. Rouge bar compounds & buffing wheels are the true professional way to make or bring back a shine to any metal. Most all compounds are made from same stuff in bars.
A common heavier duty method is using steel wool with polish, which #0000 is the finest.
Many like white diamond , which is pretty solvent heavy.
I prefer green colored polishes, which are made from green bars for general use.
Something soft like mothers billet is a great final product once already shiny, but a total waste of time till then . Everything has it's place.

Bottom line, skill, knowledge & elbow grease is you wonder product, names are less important.