I wanted to add this info for anyone who does a future 'search' on this product-
Warning
Before using any chemicals or solvents, carefully read all of the cautions and medical information on the products container and / or MSDS. There is a very fine line between effective cleaning and dangerous to use products; always follow all of the manufacturer’s recommendations. Ensure that you wear eye protection and acid-proof gloves; this is mandatory. No matter how safe an acidic product is advertised, never run the risk of it splashing in your eye or it permeating your skin.
Use a product that has a low acid concentration level (i.e. Sulfuric, Phosphoric and Nitric acid. 10%, or less) with as high a pH level (> 2.0) as you can find, this constitute a less aggressive product. Oxalic acid is relatively safer and yet still very effective to use on most wheels. A wheel cleaner containing Oxalic acid is far safer yet still very effective to use on most wheels. It will do a far better job than high alkaline cleaners, yet is nowhere near as harmful to the vehicle or yourself
a) Acid is highly corrosive; the skull and crossbones warning on an acid label is there for a reason; acids will etch or erode anything in its path, they are also very effective in dissolving metals and etching glass. Acid will keep reacting with any surface it’s applied to if it isn't neutralized by an alkaline product
(Eimann Fabrik Hi-Intensity Cleaner -
Eimann Fabrik Hi-Intensity Cleaner
b) Even a pH 5.0 acid with a dilution rate of 4:1 (as recommended by Meguiar's for their
Wheel Brightener (Ammonium hydrogen fluoride [NH4] [HF2]) results in a pH 4.5 solution. The dilution of an acid doesn’t make it safer as the addition of a molecule of water to a chemical compound, without forming any other products is known as hydration reaction (increasing the acidity of the solution) dilution causes the pH to decrease But since pH is not a very good indicator of the strength of the acid in every system, this approach won't always produce the desired results.