Don't scrub your wheels again with Poorboy's Spray & Rinse Wheel Cleaner!

[Todd@Autopia]

Poorboy's Spray & Rinse Wheel Cleaner Product Review

Poorboy's Spray & Rinse Wheel Clean promises to clean wheels with out any scrubbing or required by using an aggressive citrus based solution. Does it meet this heavy claim? Scroll to the bottom to see the answer or read on.

Bottle, Packaging, and Labeling.

Poorboy's Spray & Rinse Wheel Cleaner comes in a large 32 ounce bottle with a heavy duty trigger sprayer. The familiar (plain) black and white labeling is simple and direct. Directions (below) are easy to read. For those who want a larger size, 1 gallon is available at an exceptional value.



Directions from bottle. (Summary)

The directions are clear. First spray the wheels to be cleaned with water to remove loose soiling. Then spray Poorboy's Spray & Rinse Wheel Cleaner onto all areas that need to be cleaned, paying special attention to the lug nut recesses and undersides of the wheels. Spray all 4 wheels and then come back and rinse one wheel at a time. Finally dry with a microfiber towel, wiping any areas where stubborn residue remains.


The wheel's on my Mazda were soiled (about 500 miles since the last cleaning, although no stubborn brake dust was present) fairly heavily.




Following the directions I started with by hosing the wheels off first. Nothing came off.




Next I saturated the wheel in Poorboy's Spray & Rinse Wheel Cleaner. The trigger sprayers had a light pull and provided plenty of coverage.






Special attention was paid to the barrels of the wheels, the underside of the spokes, and the lug recesses.










NOW here is where things get interesting (to say the least). As you can see from the previous pictures, Spray & Rinse has leaves a clingy foam that sets on the wheel. I expected to see the foam turn brown as it dissolved the break dust.

I allowed the product to set for 4 minutes to replicate spraying it on my other four tires, per the directions. After 4 minutes the foam still stuck to my tires, and still had not appeared to eat the brake dust. The wheels were still coated in brake dust and I figured "Here is another wheel cleaner that promises to be spray & rinse, but requires agitation." I grabbed my Daytona Speedmaster Wheel Brush and Montana Boar's Hair Wheel Brush just in case...

I figured I would show how much brake dust came off by just rinsing (with out scrubbing anything)...




And the magic happened. As I rinsed the wheels I watched them become brighter before my eyes. I stopped spraying, rubbed my eyes, and thought, what happened to the brake dust?!!!!!

It was GONE! With out any agitation!




As you can see in the after pictures (the wheels are still wet) there is NO break dust left behind.








I rubbed my bare finger over the wheel to see if there was any residue film that needed by toweled off. Perfectly clean! This amazing because anybody who has used other products that claim to be spray and rinse (often strong wheel acids) know they almost always leave some residue behind in the most difficult to reach areas.




While I couldn't see any residue I followed the directions, grabbing a All Purpose & Wheel Cleaner to dry the wheels and pick up any residue. The wheels were perfectly clean.








Conclusion:

Poorboy's Spray & Rinse Wheel Cleaner offers real spray and rinse cleaning power with out using extremely harsh acids or caustic chemicals. This is the first wheel clean cleaner I have used that truly rinsed clean.

So the question remains: Do you need any agitation? On areas that are hard to reach, such as behind the spokes, you will still need a brush to get the solution on to it. Also, while my wheels were dirty, they didn't have any stubborn or caked on brake dust. However on soiled wheels this stuff worked like a charm.

Poorboy's Spray & Rinse Wheel Cleaner lives up to it's name, offering great wheel cleaning performance at a great value, that requires no scrubbing.

[Sir Nuke]

I looked on your site in the Tire and Wheel Detailing section and didn't see it, also looked in the NEW PRODUCT section as well, no luck......is this something new to ya'll and not on the site yet??

[fargomike]

Agree with this review . I used this on my HD Fatboy with the disc wheels and this stuff worked great .

[Dznts]

Originally Posted by Sir Nuke

I looked on your site in the Tire and Wheel Detailing section and didn't see it, also looked in the NEW PRODUCT section as well, no luck......is this something new to ya'll and not on the site yet??

just type the products name into the search bar and it will show up. at least thats how I found it.

[rolnslo]

Originally Posted by Sir Nuke

I looked on your site in the Tire and Wheel Detailing section and didn't see it, also looked in the NEW PRODUCT section as well, no luck......is this something new to ya'll and not on the site yet??

He posted the link at the top of the review: http://www.autopia-carcare.com/poorb...l-cleaner.html

I missed it the first time too...

[CamaroDreams07]

Of course you post this today, after I just placed another big order from you yesterday lol

Also, you might want to fix a couple references to tires where I think you meant wheels.

Looks like I'll be placing another order soon. Actually this is good because I was just about to jump on a great deal for Sonax from Phil. Now I'll do this instead.

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[ajp]

Ordered! I loathe that brake dust.

[10aSSee D]

I wonder how it would work on black wheels? I have Forgeline GA3's on mine in satin black and I don't want to mess them up...

[CamaroDreams07]

Originally Posted by 10aSSee D

I wonder how it would work on black wheels? I have Forgeline GA3's on mine in satin black and I don't want to mess them up...

Detailing supplies don't know what color your car, or wheels, is/are. It says it works for all cleared, chromed, or painted wheels so you'll be fine.

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[Angelo@Autopia]

Originally Posted by 10aSSee D

I wonder how it would work on black wheels? I have Forgeline GA3's on mine in satin black and I don't want to mess them up...

It will work fine on your rims.

[10aSSee D]

Thanks guys, you just hear horror stories about people using wheel cleaners and it messing up their wheels....

[rberns]

So whats the point of this spray and rinse off product if your just going to take a rag and wipe them down afterwards? Is the answer because it saves time and energy? I would rather look at how much could I save if I just wipe the rims down the traditional way. IMO, this product is pointless.

[Todd@Autopia]

Originally Posted by rberns

So whats the point of this spray and rinse off product if your just going to take a rag and wipe them down afterwards? Is the answer because it saves time and energy? I would rather look at how much could I save if I just wipe the rims down the traditional way. IMO, this product is pointless.

I'm not sure what you mean by the traditional way because we all have different standards of wheel cleaning.

Usually, if you are doing a very nice detail on your wheels, you have to spray a cleaner on them, then take various brushes and clean (getting behind the spokes, into the barrels of the wheel, around the brake caliper, into the lug recesses) etc... I can easily spend 10 minutes per wheel.

Then you still need to hose them off and dry them with a towel.

With this product you simply spray on, let stand, and hose off. Just like "traditional cleaning" you still need to towel dry them (to avoid water spots). If there is any light residue that is 'stuck' it comes right off as you towel dry.

[gr8daneh]

Originally Posted by ajp

Ordered! I loathe that brake dust.

ditto. Ordered.

[rmpackers]

Ordered, if this works I'll kiss your tires! Thanks!

[CamaroDreams07]

I did good this time, Todd. Held off three whole days before ordering something you featured...

[tjbtexas]

ordered.

[Todd@Autopia]

Looking forward to the reviews!

[Bee2LT]

Thanks to autopia's super fast shipping, my order came in the mail today. How long should i wait after soaking the wheel in product to hose it off?

[Todd@Autopia]

Originally Posted by Bee2LT

Thanks to autopia's super fast shipping, my order came in the mail today. How long should i wait after soaking the wheel in product to hose it off?

Poorboy's recommends letting it dwell for as long as required to do 4 wheels, but don't let it dry.

To keep dwell time at a maximum don't apply Spray & Rinse to warm wheels (if you just drove the car) or in direct sunlight.

Between 1 to 4 minutes is enough to loosen and remove the brake dust.

[CamaroDreams07]

Todd, did you get my PM a couple days ago?

[SSBUSDRVR]

If it works anywhere near as good as the Poorboy's BugSquash does on LoveBugs definitely going to give it a try.

[Todd@Autopia]

Originally Posted by CamaroDreams07

Todd, did you get my PM a couple days ago?

I looked and didn't see a PM, can you resend it?

[CamaroDreams07]

Originally Posted by Todd@Autopia

I looked and didn't see a PM, can you resend it?

Will do.

By the way, my gallon of this just arrived yesterday. Time to go check it out.

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[Angelo@Autopia]

Originally Posted by Todd@Autopia

Looking forward to the reviews!

Same here!