[Product Review] - SCG Beyond Steel Wheel Cleaner

[clapton924]

Here is my review of Surf City Garage Beyond Steel Wheel Cleaner.  I've been using this product on my wheels and on several cars that I detail.




Packaging: Nice bottle with quality spray nozzle.  Can be refilled and reused.

Ease of Use: Very easy product to use.  Simply spray on a cool wheel and tire, let sit for a minute, lightly agitate wheel with soft brush or MF towel, rinse wheel with hose.  Packaging says you only need to spray on, wait, rinse...this is BS.

Effectiveness: This product is a great cleaner.  It will clean the dirtiest of wheels back to like-new shine.

Here are some before and after pics on a 2006 Mini I detailed.  These wheels were probably the worst I have ever seen.

Before:


After:


Overall Rating: 9/10

[skizot]

I have used this product and it is pretty good. I have found that the absolute best wheel cleaner is P21s wheel cleaner or wheel gel. It is PH balanced, you can literally leave it on your wheels for over an hour if needed for more dwell time to remove dirt. You do not need to leave it that long either. I find that coating the wheels with P21s and then giving about 10 minutes of dwell time with a little agitation with a wheel brush or lug brush and everything rinses right off. If you like the SCG stuff, you should love P21s.

[clapton924]

I have used this product and it is pretty good. I have found that the absolute best wheel cleaner is P21s wheel cleaner or wheel gel. It is PH balanced, you can literally leave it on your wheels for over an hour if needed for more dwell time to remove dirt. You do not need to leave it that long either. I find that coating the wheels with P21s and then giving about 10 minutes of dwell time with a little agitation with a wheel brush or lug brush and everything rinses right off. If you like the SCG stuff, you should love P21s.

I have not tried P21s, but I have heard good things about it.  The only thing keeping me from trying P21s is the price.  At $40 for 60oz, P21s is almost twice the price for the same amount (66oz) of Beyond Steel.

[AV6NHBP6SPD]

i guess you guys didnt try CG diablo? i didnt yet but heard good things. didnt find dirty wheels yet

[clapton924]

I was unaware of CG Diablo.  I did some reading about it....looks like a good product if diluted at higher concentrations (1:1, 3:1).  A little pricey at $65 a gallon. I will be trying PB Spray and Rinse as my next wheel cleaner.

[AV6NHBP6SPD]

its hard to say cost of product. if you dont have to use as much as other product then maybe its more cost effective

[clapton924]

Good point.  Personally, I use a fair amount of cleaner when I do wheels.  I like to really saturate the wheel surface.  I'd say I use almost 10oz per set of 4 wheels.  

I just read that PB Spray and Rinse is pretty acidic...might be too caustic for regular cleaning.