Re: wheel cleaner suggestions

[Dave Weiss <dzweiss@worldnet.att.net>]

Eric Billing <eric.billing@sdrc.com> wrote:

> The wheels on my 93 100 CSQW are totally black after a winter here in
> Minnesota. I've tried to clean them using ordinary car wash, but I am
> only able to get them 80% clean. This stuff is to stubborn! After
> spending 15-20 minutes working each wheel, they still look like crap.
> 
> I guess I can try one of the spray on wheel cleaners, but I thought I'd 
> get a few suggestions from the list first. Let me know what products to 
> use, as well as avoid, if any.

Eagle 1 "C (All Surface) Brake Dust Cleaner" seems to clean well w/ a
brush or rag.  It is acid-based (no pun).  Westley's didn't do diddly. 
Tar comes off w/ bug and tar remover.  A plastic razor blade is a last
resort.

I take the wheels off every month or two and clean them with the spray. 
You can get the inside clean easier.  On the '89, I replaced both rear
calipers (extended warranty) because the hand brake levers seized.  I
have always suspected but never confirmed that the cause was the
2x/month wheel cleanings, on the car, I was doing at the time.  The hand
brake was set every time the car was parked, so it probably wasn't from
lack of use.  Overuse? :)

Dave Weiss
'91 V8 5-spd
'93 90 CS UnQ