KEN 24T Gandalf the Grey, Maiar of Manwë and Varda, Team HgAg/Sneaky Member 7,371 Member For: 23y 2m 26d Gender: Male Location: The Shire, Middle Earth Posted 26/12/04 05:56 AM Posted 26/12/04 05:56 AM I bathed Precioussss today, only to find to my horror that I've accumulated a nasty, scummy buildup on (mainly front) the alloys. I normally use Maquires Alloy Cleaner but this looked like it was more than just surface dirt/grim/pad dust. ... 1:1 CLR, a clean cloth and a little elbow grease and it's amazing how sparkle-arkley My Preciousssss's feet are again. Apart from the occasional scratch/ding, they look like new. What do you guys use to clean your alloys?
Turbo6man Legacy Donating Member 4,084 Member For: 23y 11m 15d Gender: Male Location: South Coast NSW Posted 26/12/04 07:09 AM Posted 26/12/04 07:09 AM Normal car wash until they get a build-up of tar and then tar and bug remover ... I hose them off every couple of days to get the brake dust off. This seems to stop it building up.
YOOT Member 1,201 Member For: 23y 3m 6d Location: Birkdale Posted 26/12/04 11:20 AM Posted 26/12/04 11:20 AM Can you use Tar and Bug remover on a painted surface (like the bumper)? Does it work any better than normal shampoo/detergent?
KEN 24T Gandalf the Grey, Maiar of Manwë and Varda, Team HgAg/Sneaky Member 7,371 Member For: 23y 2m 26d Gender: Male Location: The Shire, Middle Earth Posted 26/12/04 10:21 PM Author Posted 26/12/04 10:21 PM Can you use Tar and Bug remover on a painted surface (like the bumper)? Does it work any better than normal shampoo/detergent?<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Don't know mate, never used it, but I imagine it'd be safe. If not, there should be a warning on the bottle somewhere.
GlennAUII Former XT pilot Legacy Donating Member 4,791 Member For: 23y 2m 2d Gender: Male Location: The Womb Posted 26/12/04 10:27 PM Posted 26/12/04 10:27 PM The girls usually find a way to scrape the dirt off of ours onto the gutter
KEN 24T Gandalf the Grey, Maiar of Manwë and Varda, Team HgAg/Sneaky Member 7,371 Member For: 23y 2m 26d Gender: Male Location: The Shire, Middle Earth Posted 26/12/04 10:29 PM Author Posted 26/12/04 10:29 PM The girls usually find a way to scrape the dirt off of ours onto the gutter <{POST_SNAPBACK}> :o
johng001 Member 192 Member For: 22y 4m 20d Location: Melb Posted 26/12/04 10:54 PM Posted 26/12/04 10:54 PM Normal car wash until they get a build-up of tar and then tar and bug remover ... I hose them off every couple of days to get the brake dust off. This seems to stop it building up.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Someone should invent brake dust repellant. They'd sell barrell loads.
Turbo6man Legacy Donating Member 4,084 Member For: 23y 11m 15d Gender: Male Location: South Coast NSW Posted 27/12/04 05:04 AM Posted 27/12/04 05:04 AM Can you use Tar and Bug remover on a painted surface (like the bumper)? Does it work any better than normal shampoo/detergent?<{POST_SNAPBACK}>It's just a polish with some turps in it - safe on paint but just don't rub too hard on painted mags 'cos the paint is very thin and you can easily rub through it.
jnr Member 48 Member For: 22y 5m 27d Location: Hills District Posted 29/12/04 04:33 AM Posted 29/12/04 04:33 AM Wat about chrome wheels , wats the best stuff to clean them with ?It a pain in the ar5e keeping them clean !
Turbo6man Legacy Donating Member 4,084 Member For: 23y 11m 15d Gender: Male Location: South Coast NSW Posted 29/12/04 05:12 AM Posted 29/12/04 05:12 AM It's not chrome, just paint. Wash and polish just like your bodywork but don't rub too hard on the painted mag finish.
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