182 Allow wheel cleaning help, how do I ...

[ste_brough]

... remove all the crap that builds up in the corners of the spokes? It looks like salt and other road crap that just won't come off with a sponge.

I took some pics : http://www.stevenbrough.co.uk/PhotoGallery/ViewGallery.aspx?Gallery=My%20Cars/Clio%20182/Wheels

Any help appreciated!

 

[Gweebs]

... remove all the crap that builds up in the corners of the spokes? It looks like salt and other road crap that just won't come off with a sponge.

I took some pics : http://www.stevenbrough.co.uk/PhotoGallery/ViewGallery.aspx?Gallery=My%20Cars/Clio%20182/Wheels

Any help appreciated!

Get some alloy cleaner from Halfords

 

[mini ripper]

Get some Auto glym clean wheels. Spray it on leave it for a min and go at the wheels with a wheel brush. Maguires do a good one but im still using a Ikea dish brush works very well indeed.

 

[mini ripper]

The crud is brake dust!

 

[Justin]

Megs wheel brush is pretty good though its a bit soft at times, doesnt seem to work hard enough on the really tough stuff

 

[Mattieuk]

If the alloy wheel cleaner doesn't work, you could try some Megs Clay. Be careful with some brands of wheel cleaner as they can contain quite a strong acid, which can knacker the alloy finish if left on to long.

 

[MightyClio]

buy some cleaner like wonderwheels, and a good brush, i left the wheels so long on my last clio they were yellow. Wonder wheels didnt do the job till i bought a proper brush from asda and they came up like new

 

[ste_brough]

Yellow?? What you get on them to make em yellow??

 

[ste_brough]

Cheers for the advice guys, I will try some wheel cleaner and put in some elbow grease!

 

[Jay]

when you get them cleaned up. Make sure you put a good layer of polish and wax on them to protect!

 

[makavelli]

as jay says, give them a polish and wax afterwards

had my wheels off last week, washed them then got the ag machine cleaner on them, a bit of ag tar remover, then a ag super resin polish, ag sealant and a bit of collinite #476s wax

washed them this weekend and the crap just fell off

 

[Jay]

:approve: gonna take mine off when the summer comes (wheels that is).

 

[makavelli]

:approve: gonna take mine off when the summer comes (wheels that is).

still cant believe i did mine! it was pissing it down but i needed to put my backs on the front and put my new rubber on the back, tried to do the wheels and the arches all in one go in the rain, it wasnt a very fun morning :S

 

[Rich]

The black and blue halfords wheel brush is ideal on 182 wheels, try one and AG engine and machine cleaner on them.

 

[miniandy]

Use a clay bar and some detail spray. Took the rust and baked on brake dust completely off my wheels, also didn't damage or dry the wheel out as some cleaners can do.

 

[Karen]

Use a clay bar and some detail spray. Took the rust and baked on brake dust completely off my wheels, also didn't damage or dry the wheel out as some cleaners can do.

I keep meaning to try this, my wheels are awful and the autoglym stuff didn't get it off...

 

[sharkaroo]

I use GUNK wheel clean kit, you get a sponge, brush, wheel cleaner and tyre shine for a tenner! its the best wheel cleaner ive used.

 

[Fred@BTM]

fairy power spray

 

[rmccardal]

After mine were treated by these lot I just wipe with a cloth and they are like new. (no water needed)

 

[Big Iain]

fairy power spray

U takin the piss or does that work?

 

[sharkaroo]

It de-greases your wheels while you get fairy soft hands!

 

[Fred@BTM]

U takin the piss or does that work?

no i'm serious, spray on, leave for 30min, jet wash off

 

[1eight2]

a Ikea dish brush works very well indeed.

That's what i use. A red one is best!!!!

 

[Munday]

Gunk is awesome stuff, I use it to clean my motorbike.

I am going to have to get that brush which Rich has mentioned, my wheels are awfully dirty.

 

[ste_brough]

Cheers for all the help guys, I used Wonder Wheels and a halfords Brake dust remover and they came up a treat! See tha difference, Linky.

 

[FiDoDiDo]

Personally I wouldn't have used wonder wheels as that is known to use strong acid.

Looks a good result though, make sure you polish and wax them now to keep them like that.

 

[ste_brough]

It needed to be strong the state my wheels were in! Does it have to be special wheel wax or will normal car wax do?

 

[MRBILLYUK]

Anybody ever used muc off ?

http://www.muc-off.co.uk/carmuc-off.html

 

[rory182]

muc off is very alkaline and can react with anodised aluminium surfaces, make sure you don't leave it on for more than 5 mins and are very thorough when rinsing it off.

It's not as strong as it used to be but just to warn...

 

[leekirlew]

I use the turtle wax wheel cleaner and a toothbrush, LOL. Works good though!

 

[Adam]

i take a hot steamy piss on mine...
leave for about 5-10mins and rinse off.......the result is amazing