How to Clean Chrome Wheels

Rinse the wheels. Hose off your wheels to loosen and remove any stuck on dirt. This could include dust, dirt, mud, or brake dust.^[1]

Apply wheel cleaner to the wheel. Clean all of your wheels one at a time rather than doing each step for each wheel. Spray a non-acidic wheel cleaner onto the wheel. Use a soft bristled brush, a microfiber cloth, or a sponge to scrub down and clean the wheels. Make sure you poke through the wheel spokes and clean in between the nooks and crannies.^[2] Also, don’t forget to clean around the lug nuts of the wheel. Areas around the lug nuts can trap a lot of dirt.

• Some good chrome and wheel cleaner brands include Griot’s, Mothers, or Wolfgang.^[3]
• When you are finished wiping down the wheels, thoroughly rinse the wheels with clean water.

Clean the wheel wells. The wheel wells are the metal spaces up and surrounding the wheels of the car. They are a part of the actual body of the car. To clean the wheel wells, you can use an all-purpose cleanser and a stiff bristle brush.^[4] This is an area of the car where you can be a little bit rougher cleaning.

• Once you are finished cleaning the wheel wells, rinse them with clean water.

Dry the wheels. Use a microfiber cloth to wipe down the wheels and prevent water stains from forming on the rims.^[5]

• You can also try drying your chrome wheels with dryer sheets.