cleaning wheels
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cleaning wheels
what do you use to clean your wheels esp ones that are stubborn like with texture on them? Ive used Meguiar's "all wheel cleaner' in purple spray bottle and it didnt really work super nice.
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try and find a metal and chrome cleaner/polish. those seem to work best.
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P21S cleaner. Seems like it's one-of-a-kind European patented product. Kinda expensive as cleaners go but never found anything that comes even close to this stuff for effectiveness and it will NOT damage your wheel finish, especially where any clearcoat might be worn away and no matter how long ya leave the stuff on. Most cleaners are pretty acidic and will corrode any wheel sections where the clearcoat is bad. I'd heard of this P21S stuff but no one on the UK forum was familiar with it. Bought some and was not disappointed.
Used it on a set of '92 929 wheels that were silver painted/clearcoat triple-diamond-spoke style with dozens of nooks 'n crannies. These wheels had been stored exposed outside for years & were practically black with grime and years of brake dust baked on. P21S brought em back to beautiful condition. Now I won't use anything else for the tough wheel cleaning jobs. Here's a link. http://www.properautocare.com/p2wheelclean.html My .02.
Used it on a set of '92 929 wheels that were silver painted/clearcoat triple-diamond-spoke style with dozens of nooks 'n crannies. These wheels had been stored exposed outside for years & were practically black with grime and years of brake dust baked on. P21S brought em back to beautiful condition. Now I won't use anything else for the tough wheel cleaning jobs. Here's a link. http://www.properautocare.com/p2wheelclean.html My .02.
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That's good to hear but surprising. The Turtlewax 2001 cleaner seems to have a lot of pretty negative reviews re damaging the clearcoat... http://www.carreview.com/mfr/turtle-wax ... px#reviews
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I use that Formula 2001 stuff. Have been using it for a little over a year now, and I wash my car atleast once every 2 weeks- if not once a week. Used it on 2 different cars, my old car and now on my MX-3, and haven't had any problems with it. Seems to work pretty good. The key is to just let it sit a little while.
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some of that brake dust buildup won't come off by just spraying crap on it.
you need to use a steel brush or steel wool and scrub it off. If you don't scrub in one spot too long it won't cause any abrasions or patterns to form on the wheel & it'll get rid of the crappy brakedust
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you need to use a steel brush or steel wool and scrub it off. If you don't scrub in one spot too long it won't cause any abrasions or patterns to form on the wheel & it'll get rid of the crappy brakedust
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