{"id":30321,"date":"2020-07-01T00:00:35","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T04:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/?p=30321"},"modified":"2020-06-11T12:59:51","modified_gmt":"2020-06-11T16:59:51","slug":"product-review-sonax-wheel-cleaner-plus-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/product-review-sonax-wheel-cleaner-plus-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Product Review: Sonax Wheel Cleaner Plus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I wrote <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/product-review-sonax-wheel-cleaner-plus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a review on the Sonax Wheel Cleaner Plus<\/a> when it first came out years ago and mainly compared it to it&#8217;s predecessor, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/SONAX-M49\/Wheel-Cleaner-Full-Effect-P525\/500-ml-S1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sonax Wheel Cleaner Full Effect<\/a>.\u00a0 As you can see in that review, I think Full Effect is a great product but the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Sonax-M49\/Wheel-Cleaner-Plus-P939\/500-ml-S1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sonax Wheel Cleaner Plus<\/a> is definitely a better cleaner overall, as expected.\u00a0 A lot of what I wrote in that review still stands, so here I wanted to just add a few things I noticed with the new formula for 2019.<\/p>\n<p>I decided to use the cleaner on my fairly clean BMW winter wheels&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30244\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IvanLustr.Sonaxwheelcleanerplus-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sonax Wheel Cleaner Plus New Formula\" width=\"990\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IvanLustr.Sonaxwheelcleanerplus-1.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IvanLustr.Sonaxwheelcleanerplus-1-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IvanLustr.Sonaxwheelcleanerplus-1-768x504.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30245\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IvanLustr.Sonaxwheelcleanerplus-8.jpg\" alt=\"Sonax Wheel Cleaner Plus New Formula\" width=\"990\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IvanLustr.Sonaxwheelcleanerplus-8.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IvanLustr.Sonaxwheelcleanerplus-8-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IvanLustr.Sonaxwheelcleanerplus-8-768x504.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30246\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IvanLustr.Sonaxwheelcleanerplus-9.jpg\" alt=\"Sonax Wheel Cleaner Plus New Formula\" width=\"990\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IvanLustr.Sonaxwheelcleanerplus-9.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IvanLustr.Sonaxwheelcleanerplus-9-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IvanLustr.Sonaxwheelcleanerplus-9-768x504.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>These wheels stay pretty clean as I barely drive that car, but you can definitely see there&#8217;s a lot of brake dust just sitting on the wheel.\u00a0 A couple wheels I just rinsed after a few minutes of letting the wheel cleaner sit and they came out great.\u00a0 I actually didn&#8217;t even touch them, just sprayed, rinsed and dried with a blower as they were very clean.\u00a0 On this wheel I actually used a sponge to wash the wheel face and that&#8217;s where I noticed the difference between the new and old formula&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30247\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IvanLustr.Sonaxwheelcleanerplus-10.jpg\" alt=\"Sonax Wheel Cleaner Plus New Formula\" width=\"990\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IvanLustr.Sonaxwheelcleanerplus-10.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IvanLustr.Sonaxwheelcleanerplus-10-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IvanLustr.Sonaxwheelcleanerplus-10-768x504.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30248\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IvanLustr.Sonaxwheelcleanerplus-11.jpg\" alt=\"Sonax Wheel Cleaner Plus New Formula\" width=\"990\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IvanLustr.Sonaxwheelcleanerplus-11.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IvanLustr.Sonaxwheelcleanerplus-11-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IvanLustr.Sonaxwheelcleanerplus-11-768x504.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The 2019 formula <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Sonax-M49\/Wheel-Cleaner-Plus-P939\/500-ml-S1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sonax Wheel Cleaner Plus<\/a> is soapy!\u00a0 Yes the old one was a bit soapy too when you spray a lot and mix with water, but here I just went to wipe the wheel face and noticed it acting like a more soapy wheel cleaner.\u00a0 This was one thing I hated about Full Effect as it was just very runny and while it did great removing iron deposits, I never liked using it as a soap since it would just sling everywhere.\u00a0 This was especially bad when cleaning the barrels with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/DI-Brushes-M51\/E-Z-Detail-Brush-P273\/Full-Size-S1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EZ Detail Brush<\/a>&#8230; you can expect to ruin your clothes immediately with all the splashing.<\/p>\n<p>After being pleasantly surprised by this, I finished washing the wheel then rinsed it off and did a quick blow drying&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30249\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IvanLustr.Sonaxwheelcleanerplus-12.jpg\" alt=\"Sonax Wheel Cleaner Plus New Formula\" width=\"990\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IvanLustr.Sonaxwheelcleanerplus-12.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IvanLustr.Sonaxwheelcleanerplus-12-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IvanLustr.Sonaxwheelcleanerplus-12-768x504.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IvanLustr.Sonaxwheelcleanerplus-13.jpg\" alt=\"Sonax Wheel Cleaner Plus New Formula\" width=\"990\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IvanLustr.Sonaxwheelcleanerplus-13.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IvanLustr.Sonaxwheelcleanerplus-13-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IvanLustr.Sonaxwheelcleanerplus-13-768x504.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As I said initially I only wanted to share a few thoughts on this new formula and they&#8217;re all positive.\u00a0 I have tested this on a few cars and can&#8217;t say that it noticeably removes more contamination than the old formula, but it works really well and the soapy feel to it was a really great surprise.\u00a0 I would definitely highly recommend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Sonax-M49\/Wheel-Cleaner-Plus-P939\/500-ml-S1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sonax Wheel Cleaner Plus<\/a> especially now that it can be easily used both as an iron remover and wheel cleaner\/soap in one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Product Review: Sonax Wheel Cleaner 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