Cleaning Wheels

ardvark · 18th August 2019, 05:51

Did I not read somewhere on here that you spray oven cleaner on your alloys to get the brake dust off your alloys?

AndyN01 · 18th August 2019, 07:53

Er....yes you can but it's not the right stuff.

Oven cleaners are very strongly alkaline. They will clean off the brake dust but may well damage the coating of the wheel as well. There's usually a warning about not using it with magnesium or aluminium.

Try an acid based wheel cleaner such as Wonder Wheels Super Alloy Wheel Cleaner but, IMHO, NOT not as a regular cleaner as this is strong enough to damage the coating also.

It has been known for some car dealers and car wash places to use brick acid. Which is great if you're just trying to sell something or make it "clean" but not a route I'd go down on a regular basis.

I suggest you take the wheels off the car to clean them.

Once they are clean get a quality coating on them. Something like this:

https://www.shopnshine.co.uk/gtechniq-c5-wheel-armour

And clean them with this:

https://www.car-chem.com/shop/iron-detox-fallout

and this:

https://www.car-chem.com/shop/alloy-clean

There are many, many other quality, safe alternatives.

Hope that helps.

Andy.

ardvark · 18th August 2019, 08:13

Cheers Andy 👍

18th August 2019, 05:51	#1
ardvark Al 75 CDTI Tourer Auto Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Studley Posts: 1,457 Thanks: 1 Thanked 69 Times in 48 Posts	Cleaning Wheels Did I not read somewhere on here that you spray oven cleaner on your alloys to get the brake dust off your alloys? __________________ ARDVARK

18th August 2019, 07:53	#2
AndyN01 This is my second home Toyota RAV4 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Tamworth Posts: 3,070 Thanks: 2,478 Thanked 1,579 Times in 968 Posts	Er....yes you can but it's not the right stuff. Oven cleaners are very strongly alkaline. They will clean off the brake dust but may well damage the coating of the wheel as well. There's usually a warning about not using it with magnesium or aluminium. Try an acid based wheel cleaner such as Wonder Wheels Super Alloy Wheel Cleaner but, IMHO, NOT not as a regular cleaner as this is strong enough to damage the coating also. It has been known for some car dealers and car wash places to use brick acid. Which is great if you're just trying to sell something or make it "clean" but not a route I'd go down on a regular basis. I suggest you take the wheels off the car to clean them. Once they are clean get a quality coating on them. Something like this: https://www.shopnshine.co.uk/gtechniq-c5-wheel-armour And clean them with this: https://www.car-chem.com/shop/iron-detox-fallout and this: https://www.car-chem.com/shop/alloy-clean There are many, many other quality, safe alternatives. Hope that helps. Andy. Last edited by AndyN01; 18th August 2019 at 07:55..

18th August 2019, 08:13	#3
ardvark Al 75 CDTI Tourer Auto Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Studley Posts: 1,457 Thanks: 1 Thanked 69 Times in 48 Posts	Cheers Andy 👍 __________________ ARDVARK