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Wheel Cleaner
I found a product that works great on wheels, both stock and others. I didn't have any of my wheel cleaner the other day when I got home, so had to use something else. I tried an orange product that is called "Orange Clean" which is a multi-purpose cleaner. It smells nice and is fairly mild, but is a good cleaner for road tar and other tough stuff caked onto wheels. I sprayed it on, and before I could get my brush out, all of the road tar started to dissolve right off of the wheel. I sprayed the wheel off with a strong water spray, and the wheels looked like they had been scrubbed for hours. Well, they looked good anyway. It is the best product I have used on wheels yet. More good news, it is fairly cheap too.
PS Don't drink the stuff even though it smells good enough to. But, who knows, it may work on other stuff that way too!
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. Earl .... ... .... ><SVX(*> Subaru Ambassador [COLOR=”silver”]1992 Tri Color L[/COLOR] ~45K (06/91) #2430 1992 Dark Teal LS-L ~184K (05/91) #0739 1992 Claret LS-L ~196K (05/91) #0831 1992 Pearl LS-L ~103K (06/91) #1680 1992 Pearl LS-L ~151K (06/91) #2229 1992 Dark Teal LS ~150K (07/91) #3098 (parts car) 1992 White LS-L ~139K (08/92) #6913 1993 25th AE ~98K (02/93) #164 1993 25th AE ~58K (02/93) #176 1993 25th AE ~107K (02/93) #215 1993 25th AE ~162K (02/93) #223 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~124K (1/94) #2408 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~144K (10/93) #1484 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~68K (10/93) #1525 1994 Barcelona Red LSi ~46K (02/94) #2624 1994 Pearl LSi ~41K (12/93) #1961 1995 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~70K (02/95) #855 1996 Polo Green LSi ~95K (03/96) #872 1997 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~55K (08/96) #097 2003 Brilliant Red LS1 Convertible ~29K (04/03) #8951 1999 Magnetic Red LS1 Coupe ~33K (04/99) #6420 My Email | Old Locker | New Locker | Picture of 15 of the 19 |
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Try Eagle1 Wheel cleaner!!. Gets everything off. Spray and rinse!
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Is that what your avatar is drinking?
Thanks for the tip. I will try it.
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. Earl .... ... .... ><SVX(*> Subaru Ambassador [COLOR=”silver”]1992 Tri Color L[/COLOR] ~45K (06/91) #2430 1992 Dark Teal LS-L ~184K (05/91) #0739 1992 Claret LS-L ~196K (05/91) #0831 1992 Pearl LS-L ~103K (06/91) #1680 1992 Pearl LS-L ~151K (06/91) #2229 1992 Dark Teal LS ~150K (07/91) #3098 (parts car) 1992 White LS-L ~139K (08/92) #6913 1993 25th AE ~98K (02/93) #164 1993 25th AE ~58K (02/93) #176 1993 25th AE ~107K (02/93) #215 1993 25th AE ~162K (02/93) #223 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~124K (1/94) #2408 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~144K (10/93) #1484 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~68K (10/93) #1525 1994 Barcelona Red LSi ~46K (02/94) #2624 1994 Pearl LSi ~41K (12/93) #1961 1995 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~70K (02/95) #855 1996 Polo Green LSi ~95K (03/96) #872 1997 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~55K (08/96) #097 2003 Brilliant Red LS1 Convertible ~29K (04/03) #8951 1999 Magnetic Red LS1 Coupe ~33K (04/99) #6420 My Email | Old Locker | New Locker | Picture of 15 of the 19 |
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I've used the Eagle1 A2Z wheel cleaner and it works great, especially on chrome wheels. I thought the chrome wheels on my old 300M were toast because I couldn't get the water spots and brake dust to wash off no matter how much soap I used, but one spray from the A2Z and it was all shiney and clean again.
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Earl,
Citrus skin oils have been used in industial cleaners for years. The 'orange cleaner craze' sweeping across the country is just a watered down version of the industrial cleaners. Orange skins (peels) are plentyful because they are basically a waste product of orange juice manufacture. Some of the citrus skin oils have great properties. We use a chemical called Delimamine, which is made from lime skin oil to lubricate mechanical seals on the mixer shafts of cryogenic reactors for pharmaceuticals because it will not freeze at - 400 F, is considered 'food grade' by the FDA, and will not support combustion. However, it taste like Red Line synth. ATF so don't confuse it with Rose's Lime juice when making gin drinks.
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Thanks Larry. I will keep the other stuff away from the bar and not use it in my drinks. I wouldn't want to get oiled now would I?
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. Earl .... ... .... ><SVX(*> Subaru Ambassador [COLOR=”silver”]1992 Tri Color L[/COLOR] ~45K (06/91) #2430 1992 Dark Teal LS-L ~184K (05/91) #0739 1992 Claret LS-L ~196K (05/91) #0831 1992 Pearl LS-L ~103K (06/91) #1680 1992 Pearl LS-L ~151K (06/91) #2229 1992 Dark Teal LS ~150K (07/91) #3098 (parts car) 1992 White LS-L ~139K (08/92) #6913 1993 25th AE ~98K (02/93) #164 1993 25th AE ~58K (02/93) #176 1993 25th AE ~107K (02/93) #215 1993 25th AE ~162K (02/93) #223 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~124K (1/94) #2408 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~144K (10/93) #1484 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~68K (10/93) #1525 1994 Barcelona Red LSi ~46K (02/94) #2624 1994 Pearl LSi ~41K (12/93) #1961 1995 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~70K (02/95) #855 1996 Polo Green LSi ~95K (03/96) #872 1997 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~55K (08/96) #097 2003 Brilliant Red LS1 Convertible ~29K (04/03) #8951 1999 Magnetic Red LS1 Coupe ~33K (04/99) #6420 My Email | Old Locker | New Locker | Picture of 15 of the 19 |
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I've always jused used warm water and a rag. That has always worked great for me.
Mike |
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Liquid laundry detergent and a scrubbing brush works wonders. I got my wheels cleaner than they'd ever been at one point.
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What's with all the solvents? I have never had any problem with just wiping my wheels off with water... Are my wheels different?
Mike |
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Brake dust.
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Mike - you have magic wheels.
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Troy 1992 SVX LSL "Serenity" 250,000 miles! I don't care, I'm still free, You can't take the sky from me... |
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The brake dust usually just wipes right off mine... I can even wipe it off with a dry cloth no problem... I'm talking about my stock wheels by the way.
Mike |
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I'm with Mike, generally my wheels are sparkling after I wash the car with soap and water, no matter how bad they look to start. I'm talking stock rims of course, as sparkly as that type can be. Those that mentioned chrome rims, etc, may have different results because stains and water spots are more noticable on those surfaces. Speaking of the brake dust, I just put on ceramic brake pads. I think I'm one of the first to try this out so I'll report back the results as far as the alleged "less brake dust" thing. As far as performance, so far BIG improvement. Of course I did new slotted/drilled rotors, rebuilt calipers, and SS lines at the same time.
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Brake dust and water spots are not easy to get off chrome once they have set in. Even on our painted wheels, it is not always easy to tell that they have a very light coat of grime and dust. It isn't until you clean one wheel and compare it against the rest that you realize how much of a difference there is.
KuoH |
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the stock wheels are clear-coated and painted, so i wouldn't use anything super harsh on them, just as you wouldn't to the car's paint. it may be easier to "spray n' rinse" with some all-purpose wheel cleaner, but that clearcoat probably won't last too long.....
mine were grungy, so i used some paint polish compound (or a glaze would work), followed by a good coat of wax. there's a pic in my locker of what a nice clean wheel should look like.
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