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The Chubby Pirate
ClioSport Club Member
Golf R
I'm being led to believe i should be careful with this stuff now...
Apparently its PH neutral in the bottle but acidic as soon as it hits the alloy? Does that sound correct?? JD?
Apparently its PH neutral in the bottle but acidic as soon as it hits the alloy? Does that sound correct?? JD?
The reaction is the same as iron-x. So yes it is no longer ph neutral when it reacts but the reaction is contained so it doesn't affect paint or lacquer.
mikes86
ClioSport Club Member
182 track **** & MX5
It's certainly not worth £9.99, but i wiped out my local tesco recently, went in again and its back up to £6.99, apparently the promotion is over (and the product has been discontinued?).
I normally spray it on, leave for 3 minutes, give all the wheels a quick going over with a large soft bristle brush (so the wonder wheels foams), leave for a couple more minutes and jet wash off. They come up absolutely sparkling every time, and i get the equivalent of a 45minute hand wash. I use RC6 pads and it has no problem dealing with the frequent dust build up.
Also i would recommend transferring it into a spray bottle with a wider spray, otherwise you will waste a considerable amount of liquid.
I normally spray it on, leave for 3 minutes, give all the wheels a quick going over with a large soft bristle brush (so the wonder wheels foams), leave for a couple more minutes and jet wash off. They come up absolutely sparkling every time, and i get the equivalent of a 45minute hand wash. I use RC6 pads and it has no problem dealing with the frequent dust build up.
Also i would recommend transferring it into a spray bottle with a wider spray, otherwise you will waste a considerable amount of liquid.
The Chubby Pirate
ClioSport Club Member
Golf R
lemonnobby
ClioSport Club Member
Just to say if anyone has a Morrisons close by check in there.
Yeah that's what Tesco have been told to say. I highly doubt it is being discontinued. It's just they wanted to get rid of stock. Think how many bottles they've sold at £1.73 - got people hooked because it is an OK product that Joe Public can see working, now it's £6.99 (cheaper than Halfords where everyone shops for car products...!) so it's still good value. It'll continue to sell well.
The Chubby Pirate
ClioSport Club Member
Golf R
Yeah its up to £6.99 now at my local tesco. I did manage to get 4 at £1.73 as they forgot to change the tag lol.
Works really well. Cheers JD! Looks sweet:
Still got the receipt? If so, would you send me a photo via pm?
The Chubby Pirate
ClioSport Club Member
Golf R
lemonnobby
ClioSport Club Member
Yeah 4 quid in morrisons
Wonder if halfords would still do the price match at 1.73 without checking it out?
No, they need a receipt or photo unfortunately.
I think i binned it in work mate
No worries buddy.
To follow on from the above - test below is straight out of the bottle;
The reaction that then takes place creates a substance that is not pH neutral, but it's contained in the liquid and therefore is perfectly safe. There is a massive post by someone on DW who has even more knowledge about Chemistry than Chip, would you believe it. I can't find it now, but IronX, WWHW and TW Ice Wheel Cleaner all contain the same substance and create the same reaction, but are all pH neutral when sprayed on.
Ho,
It's off to work you go,
To sort me out,
A bulk discount,
Hi ho, hi ho hi ho hi hoooooo.
The Chubby Pirate
ClioSport Club Member
Golf R
No worries buddy.
To follow on from the above - test below is straight out of the bottle;
The reaction that then takes place creates a substance that is not pH neutral, but it's contained in the liquid and therefore is perfectly safe. There is a massive post by someone on DW who has even more knowledge about Chemistry than Chip, would you believe it. I can't find it now, but IronX, WWHW and TW Ice Wheel Cleaner all contain the same substance and create the same reaction, but are all pH neutral when sprayed on.
JD thanks very much, thats put my mind at rest!
I'll take a couple off your hands mate. I live in Thorverton (just off the A396 by the Ruffwell) and work in Exeter so can meet somewhere easy?
Uh, yeah, PM'd also.
What my friend does with this is dilutes it with water 50/50. Still works really well and lasts twice as long
Yeah it still works well at 1:1 with water. But the main issue is the spray head supplied with the bottle. Best to empty a bottle out into a pump sprayer with a finer spray head, then top up with water.
No i mean he chucks the bottle that the wonder wheel comes in and keeps his 99p one
Ah ha, now I follow!
