Some products evolve gradually over time while others quantum leap out of nowhere as new technology unfolds. Menzerna's Gel 7.5 Wheel & Tire Cleaner is such a product. This product literally could not have been made six months ago because the surfactant technology did not exist. This is a breakthrough product that is going to spark a revolution in tire and wheel cleaning reminiscent of 1976 when another German company introduced the first pH-Balanced wheel cleaner.
So what's the big deal?
Menzerna Gel 7.5 Wheel & Tire Cleaner isn't just pH-Balanced, it's pH-Neutral, a perfect 7.5, the same as water! It's a detergent-based cleaner with surfactants, wetting agents and emulsifiers (for cutting road oils) which quickly cleans both tires and wheels yet is as gentle to the surface as drinking water! This cleaner contains no acids, petroleum solvents, butyl or butyl ethers of any kind. It is neither acid or alkaline. It is exactly pH-Neutral.
Gel 7.5 Wheel and Tire Cleaner QUICKLY and SAFELY cleans tires and all types of wheels including billet aluminum, plated, polished, anodized, painted and clear coated. It's great for hard-to-clean motorcycle wheels. Don't get me wrong. This is not a spray-on/hose-off cleaner. It still requires some surface agitation with a brush or sponge but it will not stain your wheel's finish or flake off the top, clear coat.
How does it work?
Amazingly well! My Audi, like many German automobiles, is notorious for it's heavy build-up of brake dust on the front wheels. While my detailing cabinet contains a number of German and domestic wheel cleaners, it would still take me as long to clean my car's wheels as it would the rest of the car. The secret of Gel 7.5 is a European developed surfactant (detergent) that quickly penetrates surface grime and breaks the bond between the wheel's finish, road oils and brake dust. I now give my tire and wheel a quick once over with my wheel brush and caked on brake dust and road grime simply rinses away. No more scrubbing and scrubbing.
Gel 7.5 is a tire cleaner and a wheel cleaner. There is no need to buy one cleaner for tires and another cleaner for wheels. Gel 7.5 works equally well on rubber tires where it penetrates deep into the tire's pores removing oils and grime that can cause tires to turn a dull, gray color. Gel 7.5 leaves both tires and wheels clean, bright and streak-free.
Safe for expensive aftermarket wheels.
Perfect for hard-to-clean motorcycle wheels.
Many wheel and tire cleaners are difficult to rinse off. During the final rinse, water will often activate remaining cleaners and create a foam that requires more and more water to rinse off. Not so with Gel 7.5. A moderate spray of both the tire and wheel will sheet-off grime in the rinse water leaving the tire and wheel streak and spot free.
Hats off to Menzerna. They have set a new standard for wheel and tire cleaners that will leave the competition playing catch-up!
Available in a 16 oz. spray and a 32 oz. refill.
