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RE: wheel cleaner suggestions (Add on to Dans)





	[Holloway, James (NJAOST)]  Dan said:
>  
> The best stuff I've used is Armorall Quicksilver.
> But, as VW newgroup guy Mark Sirota put it, "anything
> that works that well, that quickly, has got to be doing
> something to your wheels."
> ----------------------------------------------------------- 
> Very true.  As a matter of fact, if you take a look at most products
> that have very harsh corrosives as their primary method of Brake Dust
> removal.  That corrosive does the most damage to the clear coats added
> to rims (Especially if left on for extended periods of time).  But
> they are effective when all else fails.  I have found that using a
> baby bottle cleaner (looks like an oversized pipe cleaner) to loosen
> the dust, followed by plenty of water to be sure all residual
> corrosive is gone results can be quite good.
> 
> Jim Holloway
> jholloway@njaost.ml.com
>