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Old Jun 30, 2005 | 07:48 PM
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I recently buy a 2006 blk TC, i wondering which product can i use to clean the wheels, i was checking some pruducts like:Meguiar's NXT Generation Metal Polish,Mothers Mag & Aluminum Polish,Mr. Clean Magic Eraser Wheel & Tire, etc..I buy today the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser Wheel & Tire, but i didn.t tried yet.Can you guys tell me which products are good for cleaning the wheels
Old Jun 30, 2005 | 07:59 PM
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I've tried about a dozen different things for my wheels
(keep in mind I have chrome wheels) and the best I've
found so far is the Greased Lightening wheel cleaner that
I got at Walmart, plus a cheap wheel brush with long handle.

Hose the wheels off to clean anything chunky.

Spray the wheels cleaner all over the rim and rubber and let
sit for about a minute, BUT NOT TO DRY!

I brush the wheels like I'm brushing teeth. Since I have five
big spokes I can easily reach through the wheel and get all
of it.

In fact, I also spray and scrub my shocks and springs
while I'm there.

Rinse off with the hose and a good spray nossle!!

To finish the wheels off, I detail them with my Zymol carnuba
based detail spray and a Microfiber Cloth.

I get asked at least once a week if I just bought these wheels,
as I always show up to shows with them looking NEW!

I hope that helps some!


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Old Jul 5, 2005 | 06:55 PM
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Thanks for the info, but can finish the stock TC wheels with mothers, blue magic or another wheel polish without doing any damage to them.
Old Jul 5, 2005 | 09:44 PM
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sweet moon roofs!! but I just used windex... pretty much any cleaner do the trick but to get them to sparkle... you will have to have some type of polish... But I could be wrong. Good luck with your decision...
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That's great, except that windex has amonia which strips
wax and oil from your paint. Ya know, the wax and oil that
protects your paint?

If you have painted tC wheels, then you are stripping the
protection off that paint and allowing that brake dust
to bite into the paint, then eventually the wheels.
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