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steve m

posted on 9/3/11 at 04:26 PM Reply With Quote
What alloy wheel cleaner is "the best" ?

I have these wheels on my mondeo

Ford Focus ST, 2009, Genuine 18' Alloy Wheels. Mondeo on eBay (end time 11-Mar-11 19:37:07 GMT)


and they are a bugger to keep clean,
Ive tried loads of wheel cleaners, but the best one so far for cost v effectivness is from Tesco's

What is the best cleaner?

regards

Steve

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monkeyarms

posted on 9/3/11 at 04:38 PM Reply With Quote
Bilberry is supposed to be really good -

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wheels-and-tyres/cat_7.html

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speedyxjs

posted on 9/3/11 at 04:50 PM Reply With Quote
I always use washing up liquid. Works better than any spray on stuff iv ever used from halfrauds. I also polish mine every few months.





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tilly819

posted on 9/3/11 at 04:53 PM Reply With Quote
i find autoglym custom wheel cleaner with a wheel brush is very good, havnt tryed many others though





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mcerd1

posted on 9/3/11 at 04:53 PM Reply With Quote
i just use this on my old focus



mind you I only clean the car once a year for its MOT

[Edited on 9/3/2011 by mcerd1]





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martyn1137

posted on 9/3/11 at 05:17 PM Reply With Quote
I've tried anything from cheap washing up liquid - Wonder Wheels - AutoGlym car shampoo and most recently the bike cleaner Muc Off.

Muck Off is maybe marginally the best so far an easy to use. I intend to try some motorbike cleaner SDoc 1000 i think it's called that seems to work well on the bike.

None get all the ground in brake dust off as some pro valet cleaners do but I always wonder what they do to the surface of the lacquer!

In the past I have resigned myself to getting the wheels refurbed once in a while when I am fitting new tyres. There is a very good company for this near me and they are reasonable on price. www.wheelrefurbishing.co.uk

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scootz

posted on 9/3/11 at 05:22 PM Reply With Quote
Wonder-Wheels for me!





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40inches

posted on 9/3/11 at 05:27 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by scootz
Wonder-Wheels for me!


Me 2

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stevebubs

posted on 9/3/11 at 05:45 PM Reply With Quote
Another for Wonder Wheels
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balidey

posted on 9/3/11 at 05:46 PM Reply With Quote
the cheapest on offer at Wilkos at the time.





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westf27

posted on 9/3/11 at 05:59 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by mcerd1
i just use this on my old focus



[Edited on 9/3/2011 by mcerd1] [/qu



So i stand in front of the wheel lower the trousers and hey presto the wheels are clean





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mcerd1

posted on 9/3/11 at 05:59 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by martyn1137
I've tried anything from cheap washing up liquid - Wonder Wheels - AutoGlym car shampoo and most recently the bike cleaner Muc Off.
None get all the ground in brake dust off as some pro valet cleaners do but I always wonder what they do to the surface of the lacquer!


muc off used to get a really bad name for damaging wheels (and bikes)

don't know if they've changed it or not, but the harshest cleaner my brother will use on his downhill bike now is fairy liquid (he races every other weekend) alot of other folk have had problems with the life of bearings and oil/dust seals when using the fancy cleaning fluids

[Edited on 9/3/2011 by mcerd1]





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Doctor Derek Doctors

posted on 9/3/11 at 06:51 PM Reply With Quote
Elbow grease and a bit of effort.
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A1

posted on 9/3/11 at 07:22 PM Reply With Quote
autoglym wheel cleaner, youre only meant to have it on for 60 secs though...
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ChrisW

posted on 9/3/11 at 07:59 PM Reply With Quote
Wonder Wheels in a paraffin gun on the compressor, diluted 50:50 with water.

I squirt a load on, leave it while I wash the rest of the car, then jet wash it off and go over the wheels with a sponge. Always come up spotless.

Just don't breathe the vapour... it's nasty stuff!

Chris

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flak monkey

posted on 9/3/11 at 08:11 PM Reply With Quote
Meguiars do a professional/trade one, the name of the specific product escapes me at the moment though. Bloody good stuff. The bottle is marked 'for professional use only' but you can buy it from some of the online car detailing places in gallon containers. Lasts ages as its diluted 50:50 with water in use.





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Bluemoon

posted on 9/3/11 at 08:13 PM Reply With Quote
Used wonder wheels great stuff BUT it is corrosive its a powerfull acid based cleaner so I can't recomend it is it should eat away at the wheels.... Once use maybe then stick with somthing detergent based plus some wheel wax to make cleaning easyer...
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sonic

posted on 9/3/11 at 08:46 PM Reply With Quote
I have used Wonder wheels now for 5 years on every type of wheel, bikes and cars and never seen any form of corrosion.

Even used it to clean chrome tail pipes on exhausts with no problems.

If you use it and take it off as per the instructions on the bottle there is know problems.

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mark chandler

posted on 9/3/11 at 09:44 PM Reply With Quote
Traffic film remover, more commonly known as TFR for me.

Get it from decent motor factors and dilute, last for years.

[Edited on 9/3/11 by mark chandler]

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ChrisW

posted on 9/3/11 at 10:23 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by sonic
I have used Wonder wheels now for 5 years on every type of wheel, bikes and cars and never seen any form of corrosion.

Even used it to clean chrome tail pipes on exhausts with no problems.

If you use it and take it off as per the instructions on the bottle there is know problems.


I'm the same, never had a problem. However it does eat away at the concrete floor in the garage if you spill some. Foams right up!

Chris

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mad4x4

posted on 10/3/11 at 12:57 PM Reply With Quote
try wyatt's wheel cleaner from Asda - Orange bottle abotu 3 quid - seems to work for me and I do a lot of heavy braking.





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stevebubs

posted on 19/3/11 at 06:26 PM Reply With Quote
For regular use, I find the Turtlewax green bottle fine....
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