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Can anyone recommend a good product for cleaning alloy wheels? Thanks

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I use Wonder Wheels, and find it effective. If you use a brush at the same time, and I think you have to, really, make sure you have your old clothes on!

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I use muc off that I have for my bike. Seems to work well. Don't let dry though as it leaves stains.
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I use an old toothbrush as it's gentle and it gets into nooks and crannies.

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Wonder wheels is ok but contains acid - I would be inclined to use a non acidic cleaner like Bilberry with wheel brush and then regularly seal with Sonax wheel sealant - this will stop any brake dust eating into your wheels as it provides a coating on them:

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/valet-pro ... d_499.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/191624677375" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wheels-an ... _1231.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Regularly use this on my wheels:

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300CE wrote:Wonder wheels is ok but contains acid - I would be inclined to use a non acidic cleaner like Bilberry with wheel brush and then regularly seal with Sonax wheel sealant - this will stop any brake dust eating into your wheels as it provides a coating on them:

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/valet-pro ... d_499.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/191624677375" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wheels-an ... _1231.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Regularly use this on my wheels:

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Well if that is the result it is certainly a good recommendation, very impressive wheel. Thanks :D

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They were refurbed Jeff, but they still look like that as have a bit of an obsession with cleaning em' along with the rest of the van!
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So do I with the alloys on my Autosleeper Hightop, but I need some cleaner for a Rover 75 wheels :(

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This http://car-chem.com/store/wheel-tyre-ca ... aner-500ml brilliant stuff as are all there products.
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This is my weapon of choice. Works very well without the usual chemical stink...

http://www.bilthamber.com/auto-wheel
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Wychall wrote:This is my weapon of choice. Works very well without the usual chemical stink...

http://www.bilthamber.com/auto-wheel
I got this recently and it really stinks.

Works ok but it eats anything plastic like wheel centres (made a mess of one of my cars), so I'm not sure I'll be using again. Expensive too.

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I've always followed the instructions not to spray on to centre caps so have not had a problem.
Yes the smell is strong but not chemical (to my mind) and the results outweigh the smell. Is £12.95 expensive for something that does a good job?
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I know what you mean, but hard to avoid drips etc. It definitely works, but comes with the risk I guess.

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