It's all good - rim, wheel, hoop, mag, etc. - everybody knows what that part is. Just that colloquialism or paralinguistic phenomena in speech.Like how a compact-spare tire is colloquially referred to as a "donut" or depending on where you live at, the generic term for a soft drink is either pop, soda, or coke (NOTE: I call it pop, since I grew up in Ohio - now living, working in Virginia/DC Metro area - people just stare at me - though that could be for a different reason ). But everybody understands what is being referred to in the end.
I use the same car wash soap to clean my rims.
I've tried those rim cleaners where you just spray on and rinse, but that's doesn't get everything off, so I prefer to clean them with a good ol sponge..
I use wheels and rims interchangeably. One thing I don't understand is were the word "mags" was derived.
Also, it cracks me up when people say "Five star" rims when they're describing 5 spoke rims/wheels.
There are no "Five star" rims unless they're talking about ratings.
They should really say "five spoke star rims" or just five spoke wheels.
I know I'm being picky, but it just sounds dumb when I hear that.