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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 12:56 PM
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Default wheel cleaner - what do you use?
can anyone recommend a decent spray on wash off cleaner that works to remove brake dust, grease etc?
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 01:19 PM
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wynns wheel cleaner its in an orange spray type bottle local motorfactors should stock it its the best one iv used (out of many!!)
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 02:29 PM
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Moved to here by me.

I use wonderwheels btw, followed by a spray on wax.

Don't use wonder wheels too often though, as its wonderful on wheels and ****e on brake callipers.
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 02:33 PM
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cheers mate - sorry I posted in the wrong place.

do all of these eat through the varnish/wax on there?
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wow - just used some of http://www.muc-off.co.uk/carmain.html

had some kicking around that i use on my MTB - perfec
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Hiya,

Best stuff that is not corrosive is WD40!
Yes try it, very very good!
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by blueyzfr1
Hiya,

Best stuff that is not corrosive is WD40!
Yes try it, very very good!
R.
corrosive for your brakes tho... be careful with it.

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Nobody uses that MC2 stuff from the Waxwizard anymore ?
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 07:31 AM
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Used Wonder Wheels for years now on all sorts of alloys.
Expensive (they all are?) but effective and easy.
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do they all eat away at the varnish? - whenever i used wonder wheels in the past the shine eventually went from the wheels and made it harder and harder for them to be cleaned.
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Nathan L
Don't use wonder wheels too often though, as its wonderful on wheels and ****e on brake callipers.
Another vote for Wonder Wheels.


Nathan, what do you mean about, ****e on brake calipers?
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 11:43 AM
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Meguires Hot Rims works well for me although I would say 90% of the solution is to clean them regularly to stop the build up and wax them afterwards so it makes it easier to get off..
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Wonder wheels for me, but not too often, IMO it is a bit agressive and over a few years seemed to go through the lacquer on a set of rims I had..

Always finish off with a good coat of wax
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Originally Posted by Bartop
Meguires Hot Rims works well for me although I would say 90% of the solution is to clean them regularly to stop the build up and wax them afterwards so it makes it easier to get off..
good stuff this and it is very alloy friendly
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Wonder Wheels is dilute concrete acid
Muc Off is far less aggressive on wheels and as effective as WW
Gunk is also effective.
Prefer to just use shampoo and clean them regularly.
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Another vote for hot rims; great stuff!
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