cleaning alloy factory wheels

zacc
try something called ct18 superwash.you can get it from most auto places. i put it in a spray bottle diluted 50/50 and then leave it for 5 minutes and wash off with a sponge and water.
subby

I feel sure there will better suggestions than mine, but I use regular old off the supermarket shelf 'Preen' . I may work well on shirt collars etc, but it works wonders on stainless steel and alloy metals. The trick is to make sure you let it DRY. Come back later and simply wash it off.

Try it on a grubby stainless steel 'laundry tub', you'll see what I mean

Hi zacc
Just like subby mentioned above CT18 is the product to go for. I have been using it for nearly 20 years now and you can use in many places, under the guards, to clean under the bonnet plus many applications in the general household. All you need is 50mm of CT18 to 500mm of water. The longer that year leave it on the better that it works. I usually spray the wheel, tyres, under the guards, under the car (fuel tanks) the night before I wash the car the next day. I first started buying it in the 1 litre bottle, but because we use it everywhere, I now get the 5 litre container, and am now thinking of buying it in the 20 litre drum.

Give it a go and you will be a convert as well.

Cheers

Stephen

When i was fitting tyres i would use cut and polish to get the tough stuff off.

Cheers

Just dont use that Ct 18 on your paint work as its very aggressive and it takes the wax out off your polish or standard car wax wash . I was using it on my bus and when i took her in to get it detailed the people there ask me what i washing the car with and when i told them they said i was killing my paint work with it . just a tip.

thanks guys for your input i will give it a go .

Hi, Try Mag Shine manufactured by Chemtech (the manufactures of CT18).A2.5I bottle costs about $19 from Super Cheap.
Mike

We do 200,000 k a year with mags & do not have a problem with break dust.
The answer is regular washing.
Have used all kinds of wash from CT18 to Turtle Wax & they all work if you wash regularly.

Hi zacc

I tried most things, gave up on the expensive acid based aerosol cleaners.

Best thing I have ever used to remove brake dust is "Ajax floor cleaner"

It works, is biodegradable, cheap, and can be used for other purposes.
No I don't own Colgate Palmolive :)

i gave up cleaning them until i came across Brite Shine also called by many other names such as Nevr Dull

Its a cotton wadding used to clean metals....works on mags.... polished or painted

G'day Zacc

Found another way to clean alloy rims yesterday.

Good old shower power worked a treat.

Cheers