This potent wheel cleaner really gets to work on brake dust, yet it's very kind to the wheels... because it targets contamination, not the surface underneath.
Unlike the extremely caustic alkaline products on the market (typically marketed as 'acid-free') created because of scaremongering about acids, this wheel cleaner doesn't pretend to be weaker than it really is... It is strong. It is effective. And yes, it is acidic. But the carefully considered formula gives a more measured approach to cleaning wheels, rather than just blasting them with strong chemicals, whatever the pH value. The acids used are designed to specifically attack ferrous deposits from brake discs and brake pads, rather than attack everything they come into contact with (like the alloy used to create the wheel itself).