MK5 Golf GTI
General => Detailing => Topic started by: kam on August 14, 2012, 05:02:52 pm
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Hi guys just a small tip to remove stubburn brake dust, I bought some patio and paving cleaner rom screw fix , it costs about £7 for 5 litres, just dilute it put it in a spray bottle and spray the wheels leave for about half an hour and wash off, really stuburn dust can be taken of with a scrubbing brush
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Half an hour sounds quite a long time to leave something to eat away the brake dust. I would be very keen to know what chemicals are in a paving/patio cleaner.
I use Autoglym Custom Wheel Cleaner and the instructions say not to leave it on for much longer than one minute.
Also, is a paving/patio cleaner safe on pads. I expect so but it's too important to assume anything.
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Hi guys just a small tip to remove stubburn brake dust, I bought some patio and paving cleaner rom screw fix , it costs about £7 for 5 litres, just dilute it put it in a spray bottle and spray the wheels leave for about half an hour and wash off, really stuburn dust can be taken of with a scrubbing brush
Are you frickin kidding me. No way in a million years would I spray patio cleaner on my prized alloys , let alone leave it for half an hour to do god knows what damage. Go buy yourself some quality alloy wheel cleaner and leave the patio cleaner to clean your patio :stupid:
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Hi guys just a small tip to remove stubburn brake dust, I bought some patio and paving cleaner rom screw fix , it costs about £7 for 5 litres, just dilute it put it in a spray bottle and spray the wheels leave for about half an hour and wash off, really stuburn dust can be taken of with a scrubbing brush
Can I have a pint of what your drinking!!! :surprised:
Can I suggest to step away from car cleaning... maybe suggest paint stripper in your next bucket of suds
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As above :scared:.There are plenty of ''proper'' wheel cleaners on the market that you can use with the safety of not damaging you'r alloys.
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I don't know whether to laugh or cry :confused:
what next? brillo pads are great for buffing :laugh:
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In all fairness (sorry, I know it's less fun), the OP kam is possibly a newbie to the world of wheel cleaning and is possibly trying to contribute positively.
Btw, aren't non-scouring kitchen pads useful on silver exhaust tips?
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Yeah come on! A few years ago I was using Fairy liquid and a sponge on my parents' car. I'd probably have tried depleted uranium on the wheels if someone had told me it'd be effective!
My own absolute ignorance in most walks of life never ceases to amaze me. However I do enjoy learning - I'm reading up on how to design websites at the moment.
Or maybe the OP is just taking the piss??
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I've bothered to check out kam's post history and he doesn't sound like a guy who is taking the piss.
kam is a newbie, we should be helping and encouraging him, not taking the piss out of him.................
......... yet!! :evilgrin:
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kam is a newbie, we should be helping and encouraging him, not taking the piss out of him.................
It wasn't a case of taking the piss , more like shear disbelief that the OP would even think of using patio cleaner as a way of removing brake dust. As I said in trying to help the OP , buy some proper wheel cleaner...
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My response was sheer disbelief, not something to be taken to heart, the op had already been helped out by another member, hopefully the advice has been heeded and one day they can look back on this and laugh :happy2:
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I voted 2! :jumpmove:
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I voted 2! :jumpmove:
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I voted 1....whatever that means :stupid: :jumping:
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Hey guys I didn't check out this post since putting it on, just can't stop laughing at some of your comments, sorry if I ofended some of you that was not meant.
I didn't explain the wheels were off the car and were going to be refurbished, just seemed a cheap way of getting them ready for prep......thanks again. :signLOL:
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Iron X mate :happy2:
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Hey guys I didn't check out this post since putting it on, just can't stop laughing at some of your comments, sorry if I ofended some of you that was not meant.
I didn't explain the wheels were off the car and were going to be refurbished, just seemed a cheap way of getting them ready for prep......thanks again. :signLOL:
Haha does explain alot! Pretty sure no one on here would advise using it on a daily basis. As above, who knows how much its eating into the lacquer or paint! :happy2:
Stick to the purple stuff on your shiny wheels guys :wink:
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OP wouldn't be the first to use brick acid (or a derivative) on heavily contaminated wheels and if used carefully, there's no reason why it cannot be used but I would exercise caution on the dilution, limit the amount of time it is left to dwell and rinse it so there are absolutely no traces of it left on the wheel. I also personally would stick to wheel cleaners and fallout removers such as Iron X.
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True story - Only today I was talking to a lad in the carpark at work and he recommended beer pump line cleaner for my wheels, said it brings them up a treat.......all this with a perfectly straight face.
Still amuses me when you see these hand car washes advertising "acid" wheel cleans, I wonder how many people use them all the time thinking its the d's b's and then wonder why all the paint has fallen off their alloys.
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Iron-X or Wolf's Deironizer. You can find suppliers for both on Detailingworld.
The alternative is some clay.