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Old 13 August 2009, 11:27 PM
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I took 1 of my alloys off to clean, I firstly removed the dirt and brake dust with just water and sponge, the tougher stuff I used Meguiars wheel cleaner and brush the wheels came up lovely apart from some black spots caked on the inside of the rim which wouldnt budge, I tried using clay and didnt make a difference?
any ideas what it is and any products i could use to remove it? the alloys are mint apart from this??? and its really annoying.
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sounds like tar.quick fix would be petrol
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Originally Posted by subeyman
black spots caked on the inside of the rim which wouldnt budge any ideas what it is and any products i could use to remove it? the alloys are mint apart from this??? and its really annoying.

Tardis is what you need,its made by Auto Smart and will remove your tar spots.
http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acata...dis-clean.html

Then give the rims a few coats of Jeffs Prime Strong
Werkstat Prime Strong - Werkstat Car Care and Detailing Products

Then a few coats with Poor boys wheel sealant
Poorboys Wheel Sealant - Poorboys Car Care and Detailing Products

And finally dress your tyres with Blackfire tyre gel
Blackfire Long Lasting Tyre Gel - Blackfire Car Care and Detailing Products


Or all three available as a kit

Wheel Protection Kit - Polished Bliss Car Care and Detailing Kits



All from www.polishedbliss.co.uk


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cheers mate
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I have some of the Poorboys wheel sealent from Polished bliss and can confirm it's bloody good stuff. On my 205 the big brake discs (283mm) inside a 15" rim really cake them in dust, but a building up layers of the sealant everytime I wash it makes a hell of a difference.

My wheels are white too, so imagine howbad they look
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It does sound like stubborn tar spotting, so as suggested above, Autosmart Tardis would be a good choice (which can also be used on your bodywork as and when needed too). The only other thing it could be is burnt on deposits of brake dust; these can be a bugger to remove, quite often requiring very aggressive claying and a follow up polish with Prime Strong.
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