Black wheel cleaning question

[CardShark]

Hi all,

I've got these wheels on my Elise http://www.eliseparts.com/products/show/79/823/s2-... , and need a bit of advice...

A couple of weeks ago I took my car out for a drive and because it hadn't been driven for a few weeks beforehand the discs had rusted up a bit, this then deposited itself all over the wheels on said drive. I went to wash my car today and noticed that these deposits have appeared as a brown rash all over the wheels and has proven to be *very* hard (but not completely impossible) to shift with my regular (Halford's own brand) wheel cleaner.

Can anyone recommend anything suitable?

I looked at Wonder Wheels but the packaging said that it wasn't suitable for non laquered wheels. I'd like to get this sorted pretty soon, really don't want to spoil the look of them. And yes, I will be buying some wheel protectant as well!

Cheers

[csbob612]

Hi,

Try Iron Cut, pretty sure that should help. Have a look on detailing world to see what it can do, and where you can get it from. Hope this helps.

[CardShark]

Just had a read up about that, sounds like that could be worth a try - nice one

[TallPaul]

I've had pretty good results claying wheels, it lifts most of the deposits out.

[CardShark]

I've got some clay, don't know why I hadn't considered trying it on the wheels... The rash seems pretty well set in but I'll get the clay bar out before getting hold of anything else, I've got a couple of bits, cheers!

[matt will]

Go with the clay first then clean and wax/seal the wheels before you put them back on, will make this sort of thing much easier to deal with in the future.

Im always a bit careful when using iron cut on wheels as I dont like it near calipers etc so only use it when I'm taking them off. Good product though.

[CardShark]

matt will said:

Go with the clay first then clean and wax/seal the wheels before you put them back on, will make this sort of thing much easier to deal with in the future.

Im always a bit careful when using iron cut on wheels as I dont like it near calipers etc so only use it when I'm taking them off. Good product though.

Yeah, will be taking the wheels off anyway as that'll be the only way to get them properly clean, hopefully I'll take delivery of all the stuff I've ordered tomorrow and I'm hoping that the day will be free to get cleaning - glad to hear someone else recommend Iron Cut

[mneame]

Personally I wouldn't put a clay bar anywhere near them at this stage. You're likely to scratch them at best. Worst case leaving the need for a refurb.

Get some Iron Cut. It's made for this sort of thing.

Give them a good clean up with a good wheel cleaner and rinse,
Pat dry,
Apply Iron Cut,
Rinse,
Wash,
Pat dry,
Clay,
Wash,
Pat dry,
Seal.

I know it sounds long winded but at least you won't fubar your wheels that way.

[gleammachine]

Iron X is probably the best option for baked in contaminents, you will find it probably requires 2-3 applications to fully remove the particles, I tend to leave it soaking for 3-5 minutes on a cold alloy, then agitate and rinse.

[CardShark]

Thanks for the advice guys, package came this morning but it's chucking it down so no cleaning for me today...

May be a good few days now until I'll get the time to sort them out, will report back once done. And thanks for the advice about using a clay bar late on in the process, makes sence

[CardShark]

Well I finally got time to do them this afternoon and used just Iron Cut gel, worked a treat even if it did take a few passes and a spot of agitation to clear it all. Didn't have time to go over the rest of the car and it's looking a bit cruddy but my wheels look great...

Cheers

[csbob612]

Glad the Iron Cut worked out for you.

[Muzzer]

CardShark said:

Well I finally got time to do them this afternoon and used just Iron Cut gel, worked a treat even if it did take a few passes and a spot of agitation to clear it all. Didn't have time to go over the rest of the car and it's looking a bit cruddy but my wheels look great...

Cheers

Superb, sounds like what I could be after.

Where did you get it from?

[CardShark]

http://www.i4detailing.co.uk/acatalog/CarPro_Iron_...

Like I said, my wheels were in quite a bad state and it took a bit of effort and 3-4 attempts to clear it all completely, but they've come up great and I'd definately recommend it