Wheel cleaner

[colin cohen]

To give you an idea of how badly this stuff is welded to the wheel, P21S had
no effect, in gel or liquid form!  I am now sure this is my own fault.  I
tried to detail the wheel dry, first with P21S and then with a spray wax.
The heat of the engine must have augmented the already warm wheels, and
baked on the cleaner before I could remove all the dust.
Dust+cleaner=welded dust.

So far I am having some success with an acid cleaner from Castrol and
rubbing compound.  Its slow work, but now is only required on 2 wheels.
There was insufficient heat on the rear wheels to have the same permanent
effect.

Many thanks for the advice, though.

Colin

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Aaldering" <mark-aaldering at home.com>
To: "colin cohen" <ccohen5 at compuserve.com>
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 12:20 AM
Subject: Re: Wheel cleaner



Colin -

I recommend P21S Wheel cleaner (from Germany).

It works like magic and dissolves brake gunk with the simple light
wipe of a sponge, and more important - does not harm your wheels.

I've usually purchased it thru the Herrington's catalog - but a search
on Google will turn up other places to buy it.

- Mark Aaldering
87 5000CSTQ (sold)
01 A6 2.7t (still Grinning)

On Thu, 30 Aug 2001 18:23:47 -0400, you wrote:

>All they had was a Castrol acid based product.  I bought it and found that
>it had some positive effects but I have plenty of elbow grease to still
>apply.  The problem is that the stuff has become baked in probably by my
own
>mistake of trying to clean warm wheels with a spray cleaner.  I have done
>this before without a problem, but this time I clearly blew it.  The rear
>wheels came out clean today with some effort and the Gunk Engine Cleaner.
>
>Will try again tomorrow.
>
>Colin
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Rex Pedersen" <fega at fega.com>
>To: <ccohen5 at compuserve.com>
>Cc: "audi" <quattro at audifans.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 9:43 PM
>Subject: Wheel cleaner
>
>
>> Try Aluminum wheel cleaner. I get one from NAPA.
>> Not the "custom wheel" cleaners.. They are just a soap of some sort. The
>> aluminum wheel cleaner is an acid. Try on a spot first, but it seems to
>> clean the brake dust better than most cleaners. A power washer helps too,
>> but don't get too crazy with it.
>> Rex Pedersen
>> Ludington, MI
>> 86 5ks wagon
>> 87 5ksQ
>> 90 V8q
>> http://fega.com/rex/rexsaudi.htm
>>
>>

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