Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2005 18:28:51 GMT From: Saab Guy <nothingnospamo.com> Subject: Re: Wheels on new Saab
On Wed, 01 Jun 2005 19:00:32 +0100 Colin Stamp <col.dustbinnospamp.plus.com> wrote: > On Tue, 31 May 2005 23:09:31 -0500, "DFW Dot" <xoxxonospamxox.com> > wrote: > > > > >We've had a Saab 9-3 Linear since last year. > >The wheels are beginning to look pretty dirty. Regular automatic car wash > >doesn't get them clean. > >What do you recommend for cleaning/polishing them? > >Thanks in advance. > > > A couple of months back, I washed my 9-3 for the first time in over a > year. The bodywork wasn't a problem (the moss came off much easier > than I thought it would), but the wheels were a completely different > story. Elbow grease wouldn't even touch the solidified brake-dust. > > I went out (UK) and got the wheel cleaner with the most stern warnings > about corrosiveness that I could find. It turned out to be "Wonder > Wheels". It was absolutely bloody miraculous. The wheels came up > lovely and I still have three-quarters of the bottle left for > next-years wash. > > Cheers, > > Colin. Colin, The trick is to clean the wheels consistantly and to not let MUCH time pass. The worst thing that can happen with brake-dust filled wheels is that in the sun, the dust actually gets "baked" into the clearcoat enamel, then eats at the aluminum since it's stuck in there, at that point, your wheel is PERMANENTLY RUINED. Cleaning wheels is not just for show, it's for saving your wheels life!