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Alloy wheel cleaning
omega0684 - 9/7/13 at 05:44 PM

Evening all,

Just a quick one, can anyone recommend a good alloy wheel cleaner?

ATB

Daddylonglegs - 9/7/13 at 05:46 PM

"Just a quick one, can anyone recommend a good alloy wheel cleaner?"

What about the other half?

Sorry, someone had to say it

[Edited on 9/7/13 by Daddylonglegs]

AndyW - 9/7/13 at 05:59 PM

I will ask what my local "hand car wash" use, as no matter how shagged up my wheels are, they clean up like new every time. Honestly I'm amazed at times...

rusty nuts - 9/7/13 at 06:08 PM

quote:
Originally posted by AndyW
I will ask what my local "hand car wash" use, as no matter how shagged up my wheels are, they clean up like new every time. Honestly I'm amazed at times...


Dilute Hydrochloric acid if they are anything like one that used to operate in my village, they brought it in 40 gallon drums

Mr C - 9/7/13 at 06:21 PM

quote:
Originally posted by rusty nuts
quote:
Originally posted by AndyW
I will ask what my local "hand car wash" use, as no matter how shagged up my wheels are, they clean up like new every time. Honestly I'm amazed at times...


Dilute Hydrochloric acid if they are anything like one that used to operate in my village, they brought it in 40 gallon drums


yep and its even that good it takes the paint off the nut caps...

Slimy38 - 9/7/13 at 06:30 PM

Bilberry juice wheel cleaner. Just as good as the toxic stuff, but a little bit more friendly for everything! I bought a litre of it and diluted it 5:1, leave it on the really icky bits for a bit of time and they come up great.

tango man - 9/7/13 at 08:09 PM

good quality tfr always works, a car wash close to me orderd brick cleaning acid of my dealer friend , he told me to watch damage it would do, sure enough a chap i now tryed to claim of them for wheel damage low and behold no insurance he even took the bill for refurbished wheels and they pretended to not understand english ,,it made a right mess of said wheels so watch what you are usinr and follow dilution ratios

chrisni1986 - 9/7/13 at 08:12 PM

billbury wheel cleaner, awesome stuff, hardly need to use a sponge

sonic - 9/7/13 at 08:48 PM

Wonder wheels, easy to use and cleans them a treat, used it for years and its the best i have found.

A bottle last along time as well

sdh2903 - 9/7/13 at 10:42 PM

Another vote for bilberry. Doesnt eat into the wheels like the acidic ones. My wheels on the tintop are waxed, a quick soak in bilberry and a rinse and they come up gleaming.

Just dont drink it (it looks quite refreshing)

snapper - 10/7/13 at 05:54 AM

Another vote for Wonderwheel
Halfords sell it

tul214 - 10/7/13 at 06:11 PM

IronX

Ian Jones - 10/7/13 at 06:55 PM

quote:
Originally posted by tul214
IronX


dont forget the peg

sdh2903 - 10/7/13 at 07:11 PM

Ironx is one of the foulest smelling things I've ever smelt