I nearly bought some Autoglym Clean Wheels today but as it listed a set of materials it was unsuitable for I thought I'd check with you fine people if there would be a problem first.

Wheel trim attached. Any ideas? I note the trims get very dirty and I have no idea if these are plastic or what!

thats an alloy wheel.......

Love the post.

Should attract a few interesting responses;)

That is an alloy wheel (I do know something ), the wheel centre is a printed metal disc stuck on plastic, the wheel bolt covers are plastic and the wheel finish is paint with a coating of clear lacquer. The wheel cleaning product I suspect contains acid, hence the warnings and is primarily intended for heavily soiled wheels. From the photo your wheel looks quite clean, why not give it a good coat of polish to stop the brake dust from sticking so they can be easily cleaned with car shampoo and water?

That is an alloy wheel (I do know something ), the wheel centre is a printed metal disc stuck on plastic, the wheel bolt covers are plastic and the wheel finish is paint with a coating of clear lacquer. The wheel cleaning product I suspect contains acid, hence the warnings and is primarily intended for heavily soiled wheels. From the photo your wheel looks quite clean, why not give it a good coat of polish to stop the brake dust from sticking so they can be easily cleaned with car shampoo and water?

I took that having just cleaned the car, and trust me, the wheel trims are no-where near clean, just "good enough" to wait until I've picked up something better for the job. I certainly need something other than a large sponge to get between the "spokes". The "Hi-Tech Wheel Brush" sounds about right although expensive.

I was thinking of the spray stuff ("Clean Wheels") as it says you just rinse off afterwards but I'm always a little skeptical of anything that claims such magic...

I also have an additional problem, I think some diesel or the Miller's Diesel Sport 4 liquid must have splashed around the fuel filler cap has I have a couple of drip stains on that panel. I can't clean them with a sponge and the Bodywork Shampoo stuff, not sure what to use really...

For the stains try some Auto Glym Intensive Tar remover, great stuff

i agree works good even the interior can benefit from a bit of it....unlike me though .make sure if u use inside thoguh u ventilate....or u might feel bit dizzy lool :dunce: