How do you clean rims?
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How do you clean rims?
I got me a set of Silver Crosslaces, but they're caked with brake dust. How do I clean them? I've tried Go-Jo and Krud Krutter. What works well?
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Or get some fast orange or engine degreaser. I usually just use some standard aluminum wheel cleaner, but then again my ghetto golds don't get 'baked on dirty' -at least not if I can help it -I've only put about 100 miles on Ol Blue since I bought The Addiction, but I've cleaned the ghetto golds more than once. Now i'm gonna put em on The Addiction for a photo shoot. Should be cool with the black/ghetto golds.
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Hose them with wheel cleaner.
Then run your fingers in circles in each hole.
Another thing to do is cover in wheel cleaner, then i use the leftover washing soap and a sponge ontop of that. I dunno if it'* mixing chemicals or what, but that helps a lot more then either by itself.
Then run your fingers in circles in each hole.
Another thing to do is cover in wheel cleaner, then i use the leftover washing soap and a sponge ontop of that. I dunno if it'* mixing chemicals or what, but that helps a lot more then either by itself.
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That'* exactly what I do, but I use a toothbrush instead of a finger. I don't have to do that any more, anyway. Not with the Ceramic pads.
I just squirt on the wheel cleaner, brush with a large wheel brush, and hose it off. Evidence in Your Ride
I just squirt on the wheel cleaner, brush with a large wheel brush, and hose it off. Evidence in Your Ride
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I use Turtle Wax 2001 rim cleaner....
Spray it on... use the Black Magic soft rim brush to do the major cleaning... then I use the Blakc Magic Spoke brush (wicked tool) to clean the spokes and inside the rim. Then wash.
not to be picky... shouldn't this be moved to "Detailing"?
Spray it on... use the Black Magic soft rim brush to do the major cleaning... then I use the Blakc Magic Spoke brush (wicked tool) to clean the spokes and inside the rim. Then wash.
not to be picky... shouldn't this be moved to "Detailing"?
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Whoops, I forgot we had a detailing forum....
Anyway, I just Pressure washed them, Used engine degreaser, and now they're sitting in "Orange Blast". It'* not working well.
Anyway, I just Pressure washed them, Used engine degreaser, and now they're sitting in "Orange Blast". It'* not working well.
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from 11a til now i've been scrubing one rim, and it still doesn't look good.
There'* some discoloration in the metal, It'* slightly whitish in areas, Does anyone know how I could fix that?
There'* some discoloration in the metal, It'* slightly whitish in areas, Does anyone know how I could fix that?