Re: Advice on cleaning alloy wheels

["Fred Munro" <munrof@isys.ca>]

I agree with Dan's comment on Quicksilver - it was amazing stuff. I have
found Simoniz Rim Cleaner works just as well. The real key to clean wheels,
however, is a good wax job. I clean and wax my wheels once a year - the
summers in the fall and the winters in the spring. I use Simoniz Autofom
wax - this stuff is amazing. It is so slippery that the brake dust rinses
right off (OK, I use a toothbrush in the crevices). Whenever I drive my car
to the dealer, a sales guy usually comes out and comments on how great my
wheels look (original BBS style basketweave alloys).

Fred Munro
'91 200q  260k km
-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Simoes <dans@ans.net>
To: William J Murin <murin@uwp.edu>
Cc: Rolandcomp@aol.com <Rolandcomp@aol.com>; quattro@coimbra.ans.net
<quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 11:58 AM
Subject: Re: Advice on cleaning alloy wheels


>The best stuff I've ever used was the original Armorall Quicksilver
>wheel cleaner.  Damn stuff was amazing.  It was recalled
>and the new stuff does nothing.  I also tried the NoTouch spray
>on cleaner that goes on purple and changes to blue.  Might as
>well have been water.
>
>My latest jug of Simple Green came with a free wheel cleaner they
>are pushing - I'll test it and report back.
>--
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