These threads pop up from time to time and i thought i would put together a quick DIY today.
this is the wheel cleaner i use;
http://www.autogeek.net/sonax-wheel-cleaner.html
the brushes i use;
http://www.autogeek.net/mothers-wheel-brush.html
http://www.autogeek.net/wheel-woolie...ing-tools.html
http://www.autogeek.net/sonax-wheel-rim-brush.html
i use autogeek.net for just about all of my car wash stuff... great customer service, and lots of products. subscribe to their emails and you will be alerted to when they have their sales. a couple times a year they have 25% off and free shipping. that is when i stock up for the year.
stay away from this thing. it makes a huge mess and flings wheel cleaner all over the place. you and your clothes will be spotted, and it doesn't work well as a wheel cleaner.
http://www.autogeek.net/ezdebrfca.html
a before pic;
1. spray a generous amount of wheel cleaner on the dry wheel from the bottom up. DO ONE WHEEL AT A TIME!
2. scrub behind spokes with the sonax wheel tool
3. use a large wheel woolie and roll it around in the spokes like you're ringing a dinner bell.
4. use the mother's wheel brush to clean the outer areas of the spokes and wheel face.
5. rinse the individual wheel you just cleaned right after you cleaned it. move on to the next wheel.
and there it is.
a quick vid showing my process. it only takes me about 5 minutes per wheel from start to finish.