deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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Washed the car this morning and realised I was out of wheel cleaner. Ended up using some Muc-Off (decent bike cleaning stuff) which did a fairly decent job.
However there is a lot of brake dust stuff that looks like liquid streaks. It'll come off with scratching and scrubbing but would rather something break it down first before I take a brillow pad to the wheels
What do people recommend? Preferably something that can be had from Halfords, ECP etc.
[Edited on 25-07-2015 by deano87]
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Josh Ack
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Registered: 13th Apr 10
Location: Great Ayton, North Yorkshire
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Bilberry wheel cleaner! Good and can be diluted loads!
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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Bilberry or iron x are probably your best bet.
In future, use a wheel sealant to protect the alloy against brake dust buildup.
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random dav
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Scholl rim 7 isnt too bad
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Andrew
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I use this stuff when i've not cleaned it for a while:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10-LITRE-ACID-WHEELS-AND-BRUSH-SAFE-ALLOY-STEEL-WHEEL-CLEANER-VALETING-DETAILING-/252035930364?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3aae8318fc
Works bloody well. Will remove 30k of shite from the inside of wheels from the rear when doing tyre changes.
I generally just use car shampoo for weekly washes.
[Edited on 25-07-2015 by Andrew]
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Ben G
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You use a seat ibiza to clean your wheels? That's a bit drastic, Andrew.
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VegasPhil
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I like the auto glym one still
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deano87
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Mark.W
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: County Durham
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Bilt Hamber auto wheel.
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Jambo
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Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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Bilberry here
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tom130691
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Location: Daventry
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quote: Originally posted by VegasPhil
I like the auto glym one still
does the job for me also
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Scotty_B
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Registered: 11th Jun 03
Location: East Kilbride
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Autosmart Smart Wheels. £25 for 5 litres and better than Bilberry IMO.
[Edited on 27-07-2015 by Scotty_B]
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