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 judge dead
Regular  Location: Scotland Registered: 30 Jul 2011 Posts: 397 Status: Offline |
Post #1
whats best product i can buy from halfords to get rid of brake dust on wheels wich have serious amount of brake dust on them and whats best wheel slick/wet look stuff i used muckoff before and it lasts about a week but tutle wax one only lasts day or 2 and everything sticks to it and before you go on about halfords being halfrauds ive got an 25 quid xmas voucher to spend lol |
 Posted 20th Jan 2012 at 20:12
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roland rat
Yeeeah Rat fans!  Location: Swansea Registered: 29 Nov 2006 Posts: 22,284 Status: Offline |
Post #2
Wonder wheels,very nasty to wheels if left on for long periods of time.or you could try clay-baring them to see if that works? |
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Posted 21st Jan 2012 at 17:15
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judge dead
Regular Location: Scotland Registered: 30 Jul 2011 Posts: 397 Status: Offline |
Post #3
i got wonder wheels left it on for 10-15mins then washed off it worked quite well  |
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Posted 21st Jan 2012 at 17:19
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matt evans
Seasoned Pro  Location: Stourbridge Registered: 16 Sep 2009 Posts: 2,290 Status: Offline |
Post #4
When i was doing detailing for a living, i had a supply of industrial descaler, which made wonder wheels look as strong as bath water. It was some serious shit, only used on really heavy jobs, it used to make the concrete fizz and bubble where it ran off the wheel, and god forbid if you caught a lungful of the vapour...You had a 30 second working time on each wheel before blasting off with the steam cleaner. ________________________________________ 1999 Astor Grey GTi-6 OEM+ (now gone...)2004 Aegean Blue 206 GTi 180 (also gone...) 2006 Skoda Fabia vRS in Sprint Yellow honestly3k wrote: Do you wrestle for a living matt? You sound like a monster  owain wrote: Nothing involving a 306 can be considered worthwhile. |
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Posted 21st Jan 2012 at 22:26
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atterz
Seasoned Pro  Location: Stafford Registered: 18 Feb 2011 Posts: 1,134 Status: Offline |
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Bet it cleaned them up quite nicely though  .________________________________________ owain wrote: A GTI-6 with a good dashboard and the seats down can outsprint an E46 M3 in July. |
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Posted 22nd Jan 2012 at 19:27
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mattyrallye
Seasoned Pro  Location: gillingham Registered: 02 Nov 2007 Posts: 1,202 Status: Offline |
Post #6
Scrap halfrauds for any cleaning stuff. Get yourself on clean your car.com or juicy detailing. Buy a jug of billberry wheel cleaner. It's ph neutral but has enzymes to eat the brake dust. I can't fault it!!________________________________________ Previous china gti6 and Rallye owner.Now a proud Astor Gti 6 owner. Missing he BMW already... |
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Posted 17th Apr 2012 at 21:53
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roland rat
Yeeeah Rat fans! Location: Swansea Registered: 29 Nov 2006 Posts: 22,284 Status: Offline |
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mattyrallye wrote: Scrap halfrauds for any cleaning stuff. Get yourself on clean your car.com or juicy detailing. Buy a jug of billberry wheel cleaner. It's ph neutral but has enzymes to eat the brake dust. I can't fault it!! someone cant read  |
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Posted 18th Apr 2012 at 13:46
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anth
Seasoned Pro  Location: Colchester Registered: 04 Apr 2006 Posts: 3,651 Status: Offline |
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Mequires tyre spray is good for the wet look |
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Posted 18th Apr 2012 at 14:50
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owain
Seasoned Pro  Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
Post #9
Best thing is to not let them get s**tty in the first place, although I appreciate this doesn't help here. Get them clean using whatever, and apply a few coats of Poorboys Wheel Sealant. Brilliant stuff, stops all but the most stubborn brake dust from sticking in the first place, and the dirt just washes off with some warm water. Prevention is better than cure, an' all that. ________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 18th Apr 2012 at 15:22
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spitfire
Regular  Location: Leighton Buzzard Registered: 30 Apr 2009 Posts: 365 Status: Offline |
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For me best way of decontaminating and cleaning heavily soiled wheels is as follows:Pressure wash Clean with Bilberry Soak with Carpro IronX, agitate then rinse (this disolves all the brake iron filings even the ones you can't see!) You can use this on the car paintwork too, you will be amazed at what this products lifts out of paint. Clean with Autosmart Tardis to remove tar, oil and gease. Clay, tardis and ironx will have removed most of the crap. Wash and dry. Polish and seal the rim, then all you will need to do, is, wash and rinse with your regular car shampoo. ________________________________________ If you aint first, your last! |
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Posted 18th Apr 2012 at 21:11
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mattyrallye
Seasoned Pro Location: gillingham Registered: 02 Nov 2007 Posts: 1,202 Status: Offline |
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roland rat wrote: mattyrallye wrote: Scrap halfrauds for any cleaning stuff. Get yourself on clean your car.com or juicy detailing. Buy a jug of billberry wheel cleaner. It's ph neutral but has enzymes to eat the brake dust. I can't fault it!! someone cant read I can, spend the voucher on something else like tools. Just don't buy cleaning products from hallfords. ________________________________________ Previous china gti6 and Rallye owner.Now a proud Astor Gti 6 owner. Missing he BMW already... |
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Posted 18th Apr 2012 at 23:14
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owain
Seasoned Pro Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
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Completely agree, Halfords is s**te for cleaning stuff as it only sells the names people have heard of, people like Bilberry and Bilt Hamber sell cheaper, superior products that never get a look in. As Matt says spend it on a couple of tools from their Professional range that has a lifetime guarantee, don't spend a tenner on a poncy bottle of washing up liquid. ________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 19th Apr 2012 at 08:04
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mattyrallye
Seasoned Pro Location: gillingham Registered: 02 Nov 2007 Posts: 1,202 Status: Offline |
Post #13
Glad someone gets my drift!!!! ________________________________________ Previous china gti6 and Rallye owner.Now a proud Astor Gti 6 owner. Missing he BMW already... |
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Posted 19th Apr 2012 at 23:24
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