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Wheel Cleaner

PostPosted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 10:23 am
by CAVEMAN
any body got anything for shifting REALLY baked on brake dust?

(John - Angle grinder, chisel, belt sander, orbital sander, jack hammer etc... will be the next option mate)

Went through 3 bottles of the usual Meg's brake cleaner stuff and a bag full of foam pads - but that crap is still on there! About 2 inch wide all around the inner part of the rim. My arms are killing me!

Any trick's or tips? Its got to come off somehow! Concrete cleaner? Petrol?

PostPosted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:01 am
by Steveyk
T-Cut. Fetches anything off.

PostPosted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:08 am
by John Mc
:lol:

Have you tried claying? (Household brick if you like, but failing that using an agressive clay such as 'Meguires detailing clay soaked in Stella'?) :lol:

PostPosted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:08 am
by W1 KRB
Iron x, awesome stuff, it is clear but bleeds red when it's working!

PostPosted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:10 am
by WR1 Bro
W1 KRB wrote:Iron x, awesome stuff, it is clear but bleeds red when it's working!


Awesome stuff.

PostPosted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:31 am
by CAVEMAN
Will try track that down...bit hard over here to find stuff like that in the shops, so a quick tinternet order is the only option really.

Polished Bliss don't seem to sell it, but do have this 'Wolf's Chemicals Decon Gel' thats seems to do the same job?

Anybody used that?

PostPosted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:33 am
by W1 KRB
Ebay about a tenner

PostPosted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:42 am
by John Mc
CAVEMAN wrote:Will try track that down...bit hard over here to find stuff like that in the shops, so a quick tinternet order is the only option really.

Polished Bliss don't seem to sell it, but do have this 'Wolf's Chemicals Decon Gel' thats seems to do the same job?

Anybody used that?


PM Clark to get his opinion mate!?

PostPosted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 1:53 pm
by WR1 Bro
Sorry, I got confused. I've not tried Iron X but I have used the Wolf's Nano wheel cleaner. Awesome stuff.

This might be worth a quick read?

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/s ... p?t=221893

PostPosted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:56 pm
by CAVEMAN
WR1 Bro wrote:Sorry, I got confused. I've not tried Iron X but I have used the Wolf's Nano wheel cleaner. Awesome stuff.

This might be worth a quick read?

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/s ... p?t=221893


Seems to do the job....but out of stock at PB.

Will be getting that as soon as they get some in...then the summer wheels can finally go back on.

Cheers boys, top work as ever - hopefully my turn to post up some clean shots soon.

PostPosted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 4:13 pm
by John Mc
CAVEMAN wrote:
WR1 Bro wrote:Sorry, I got confused. I've not tried Iron X but I have used the Wolf's Nano wheel cleaner. Awesome stuff.

This might be worth a quick read?

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/s ... p?t=221893


Seems to do the job....but out of stock at PB.

Will be getting that as soon as they get some in...then the summer wheels can finally go back on.

Cheers boys, top work as ever - hopefully my turn to post up some clean shots soon.


You forgot to exclude me from that last comment Andy! :lol:

PostPosted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 5:10 pm
by Super si

PostPosted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 5:13 pm
by Super si
Super si wrote:I have this & seems to work well

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/valet-pro ... d_499.html


dilute to requirements

PostPosted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 5:13 pm
by W1 KRB
I had the same baked in brake dust in the corners of the spokes when I ha the wheels off the 1 a couple of weeks ago to clean and seal them, wheel cleaner wouldn't touch it but iron x soon shifted it!

PostPosted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:54 pm
by WR 1mposter
Just done let it near your center caps wheel cleaner seems to eat the fook out them :roll:

PostPosted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 7:02 am
by CAVEMAN
WR 1mpostor (aka number 1 moderator) wrote:Just done let it near your center caps wheel cleaner seems to eat the fook out them :roll:


noted thanks. I have just bought a set of spares anyhow for a bit of summer bling.

just the b*stard wheels letting the side down now.

PostPosted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 7:16 am
by CAVEMAN
a couple of pics to show the poor state of them - hopefully sorted soon though.

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:03 am
by WR1 Bro
Man o man! If you let your wheels get that dirty which everyone can see... It makes me wonder about the state of your pants.

PostPosted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:40 am
by CAVEMAN
WR1 Bro wrote:Man o man! If you let your wheels get that dirty which everyone can see... It makes me wonder about the state of your pants.


indeed, but with the recent tips by our resident dogger I have finally managed to crack them off with the jack hammer. Orbital sander and 80 grit up next...

PostPosted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 6:16 pm
by Crockel
WR 1mpostor (aka number 1 moderator) wrote:Just don't let it near your center caps wheel cleaner seems to eat the fook out them :roll:


In light of the first customer review this might do the trick:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Veet-Hair-Remov ... 892&sr=1-1

PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 11:09 am
by Megaman
You could spend a fortune on cleaning products or £50 refurbing the wheel... only problem is you would need to do them all really or at least both on the same side of the car lol.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:59 pm
by CAVEMAN
Megaman wrote:You could spend a fortune on cleaning products or £50 refurbing the wheel... only problem is you would need to do them all really or at least both on the same side of the car lol.


Yeah the winter set are being sent away for a re-furb... might even go for black seeing the set done on here lately.

Pretty sure here though, the pants will defo have to come off as well as handing over you entire wallet. Good job I cracked them off the other day then...

Everywhere seems to be sold out, so have mailed Wolf directly... be snowing again by the time I get them fitted!

PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 1:28 pm
by WR 1mposter
Get them powercoated around £200/50 well worth it

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