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Anyone else find it hard to wash the 20” AT wheels?

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There’s a “channel” on the inner part of the wheel that collects dust and dirt. And after you wash it collects water. Unless you remove and dry out the water it ends up getting the wheel dirty again. You can see in my pic in between washes it leaves streaked on the tires.

It’s a strange design that seems unnecessary. Anyone have tips on how to clean that?



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I'm afraid I can't help you, but you did reinforce our decision to go with the black wheels! They don't show anything other than mud.
 

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You wash your truck?

The dirt is how I get my stealth / flat finish!
 

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It rained pretty hard this week. Knocked most of the mud off...

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I use a car dryer to blow all the water out. If you don’t want to invest and have a leaf blower that works too! And if you have a compressor is another idea.
 

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There are a lot of products to "protect" the wheels. I use Rejex & it lasts about 6 months. It will help with keeping and cleaning the wheels.
 

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