Alloy Wheel Cleaning

[RSM Masser]

Most of the cars I have owned since the mid eighties have had alloy wheels in various states of repair / condition, even today when several designs are available from the manufacturer and fitted to the same model, i have the abitlity to purchase a car with the most difficult wheels to clean.

Listed in no particular order.....

57 Reg Mini Cooper D petal design
1980's BMW X spoke wired look (absolute nightmare)
1986 BMW 'M' 5 series
1976 Ford Capri Ghia
Maserati 3200 GT
Any motorbike - you cant clean the whole wheel at once, you must rotate it / move bike


By far the easiest

1997 Ford Mondeo ST 24

 

[CatmanV2]

And, of course, the bikes have discs, and the rear wheel is covered in thick gloop

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[RSM Masser]

What have you been doing on the rear wheel?
Its certainly not wheelies!

 

[CatmanV2]

Heh. Apart from the obvious, oiling the chain

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[hodroyd]

I used to have a chromed wire wheeled car years ago, everything else just pales in to insignificance in comparison..!!

 

[RSM Masser]

The non fling - flingy stuff - gets everywhere!

 

[hodroyd]

Hahaha, right as usual, if it says non-fling you can just about guarantee it does not work..!!

 

[2b1ask1]

Fuchs alloys on Porkers.... Apparently it's supposed to be a satin finish in the middle!

With you on the bike wheels but add chrome wire wheels from my old MGB-GT (run away!!!)....

 

[ENZ525]

The chrome wires on an E-Type I had a few years back were the most difficult, until I bought the right brush
Still have the brush, and now use it to clean the inside of my 550 wheels, (which are by far the easiest wheels to clean on any car I have owned).