Is it just me or is cleaning alloy wheels a pain. I have the orig 16" alloys and they seem to have a pitted surface - just right for brake dust to stick in!

 

I have tried scrubbing with a standard car brush - it gets the recent stuff off mainly but the old black marks that were on when i bought the car are still there.

 

Has anyone managed to get it off or is it a lost cause?? I am thinking maybe a toothbrush and some liquid - perhaps white spirit??

 

Barry

 

 

Get yourself some Wonder Wheels cleaner or similar from Halfords it's got acid etc in it and does the job.

Might be worth testing a small patch on a hidden part of the wheel as these type of cleaner are not suitable for some alloys - not sure about the stock Z wheels as I've never had them.

 

Wonder Wheels works fantastically on Z wheels, mine came up spotless.

 

Of course like most cleaners it probably takes a layer of laquer off by being an acid.

 

I found Fairy liquid also got mine pretty clean (just with a car sponge).

 

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GZ.

Wonder Wheels is great but it makes cleaning the wheels twice as difficult the next time. You can put a very heavy coating of wax on them afterwards which helps, I got mine powder coated in silver, which makes cleaning a doddle.

A valeter suggested to use wonder wheels once to get them good them use glass cleaner to leave a coating.

 

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Z first and anything else is secondary!

John (Nukem) Newcomb

www.geocities.com/jn300zxtt

Has any one tried this stuff?

www.wheelwax.com

 

-Andrew