How are you ment to remove brake dust without scratching the alloys - im having a right nightmare! any tips

Well we on the board use 3 ways. Comma Wheel Cleaner, Wonder Wheels or MC2 Multiclean. Personally I used Comma as it's cheap out of Halfords, and better than wonder wheels but I haven't tried. MC2 which is highly recommened on here.

*cough* MC2 *cough*

wonder wheels does an awesome job on inbedded brake dust.

Does it get rid of the little black spots that build up - at first i thought is was tar but aparently not.

Yes everything.

Yeah I use wonderwheels too. use a toothbrush for tough patches. Just dont brush your teeth with it afterwards

Yeah I use wonderwheels too. use a toothbrush for tough patches. Just dont brush your teeth with it afterwards

..........Unless you're suffering from brake dust on the teeth, of course!

Phil

mc2 or wonderwheels.

both very good, now prefer mc2.

MC2 Gets my vote, works a treat. I have heard that with wonderwheels if you use it repeatedly it can attack lacquer

Wonderwheels is good, used it for 2 yrs before changing to meguires hot wheels. Just dont use wonderwheels on chrome alloys. And the wheels still look like new once cleaned.

I will add that I used to use wonder wheels, until one day when I needed some and Halfords were out of it I tried Comma's alloy wheel cleaner which is cheaper, and I have to say I haven't gone back. It's cheaper, you use less and it does a better job.

Buy wonder wheels from COSTCO very cheap

MC2 is the best and wont harm wheels

And diluted 1:10 works out at about 20p per 500ml

MC2... its not acidic like other wheel cleaners, so its ok to use on paintwork (for stubborn tar stains) and also in the engine bay

MC2, or Wonderwheels at a push.

After you clean them, give them a good coat of wax, this will stop the dust sticking in future.

However Wonderwheels will also take the wax off next time around, whereas MC2 seems to just remove the muck

A mix of phosphoric and hydrocloric acids works remarkably well on all but the most stubborn dust. Yes, I have used that mix on some really really ingrained stuff.

The garage which sold me my Senator cleaned the alloys with battery acid as part of the PDI. They looked a treat!

3 years later I had to have the wheels sand blasted and powder-coated. They then looked a treat again!

A mix of phosphoric and hydrocloric acids works remarkably well on all but the most stubborn dust. Yes, I have used that mix on some really really ingrained stuff.

But does it remove the wheel as well? :eek:

A mix of phosphoric and hydrocloric acids works remarkably well on all but the most stubborn dust. Yes, I have used that mix on some really really ingrained stuff.

Has anyone then tried B+Q Concrete remover (HCl +surfactants) and Coke which I think from memory has an acidic (carbonic and phosphoric ) make up c. pH3. No joke ...this could do the business and would cost an estimated

As an aside, Coke is as good as you'll find for cleaning gold jewellery

As an aside, Coke is as good as you'll find for cleaning gold jewellery

Just right for Bling Wheels then!

I am finishing off a bottle of Wonder Wheels at the moment, and I've found it isn't as good as the Comma wheel cleaner.

While we're on the subject of alloys, I've noticed the laquer appears to be bubbling on one of my wheels. Is this a warranty job do you think?

Rob,

Dont tell them you cleaned them with WW, Its getting a reputation for eating lacquer