Industrial strength alloy wheel cleaner

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Greetings detailing overlords . Is there such a thing as an industrial strength alloy wheel cleaner that will easily remove the hard blobs of brake "dust" that have accumulated in the nooks of my wheels? Unfortunately nothing I've thrown at them thus far has made any real impact and I do not have the patience to sit there scrubbing away at them for more than 30 seconds. I did use some Wonder Wheels once with the little brush applicator thingy but all that did was make my fingers sting a lot as it ran straight down the wheel and onto the ground because it was too runny. I also tried some other product (can't remember name) which was a spray-on-leave-for-60-seconds-wipe-off affair which did the grand total of feck all. Thanks.

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That's not the answer I was hoping for. Even though I changed the pads on my Focus ST to a less soft compound they still produce a monumental amount of brake dust which is impossible to keep on top of when you're not able to clean it at least once a week. I don't have time to be nannying them and spending time scrubbing with a tooth brush.

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Thanks all.

smudgerebt said:

If you can get to stockport i can give you some wheel acid and a version of ironx.

Oh and you will need some tar remover as well. Got some of that you can have as well.

I used to be over that way nearly every night of the week but unfortunately not anymore and it's too far from Leeds but thanks all the same .


Which product do the Detailing Gods recommend I go for then? A cursory look at ironx on Ebay reveals a lot of CarPro products in spray bottles or paste tubes . As usual with these things, looking for something that will just do the job with minimal effort at a reasonable price point. I don't mind paying more for something that just works if it frees up my time to do other more interesting things.

Will I need tar remover and brake dust cleaner or will just one do?

Here's what the fronts currently look like :

http://imgur.com/a/xr9Mw (click for big size)

First one hasn't been touched for about 6 months. Other 3 pics are of n/s wheel which I attacked last weekend without much success.

If anyone fancies volunteering to do them for me in exchange for some readies I'm all ears. (why doesn't the ears smiley work?)

Edited by All that jazz on Sunday 17th July 19:02

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Thanks Lewis.

Do I need both the wheel cleaner (bilt hamber) and a tar remover then? Or will the wheel cleaner work fine on its own? That site's prices seem decent enough and it appears to be free delivery too.

Looking at my previously attacked wheel, would you say that wheel cleaner would make short work of that hardened brake dust in between the spokes with a little bit of old toothbrush agitation or am I gonna be in for a lot of frustrating scrubbing?

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That polishedbliss site is constantly out of stock of stuff so I've given up on them and bought from Amazon :

Auto Finesse IO500 Iron Out Remover
Auto Finesse OB500 Oblitarate

I'll see how I go with these. Not bothering with a sealant myself as I'm planning to get the car detailed soon anyway so he can do that for me .

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All that jazz said:

That polishedbliss site is constantly out of stock of stuff so I've given up on them and bought from Amazon :

Auto Finesse IO500 Iron Out Remover
Auto Finesse OB500 Oblitarate

Do you use the tar one first or the iron one, or the other way round?