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| 979.1 | Nothing better to do so... | RUTILE::SMITH_A | 2 down and 1 to go | Thu Mar 08 1990 17:14 | 13 |
| Sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings but...
a toothbrush, a bowl of GUNK, and a lot of time.
This was the only satisfactory way i ever found of cleaning them
myself. Tried Power washers to no avail, and other than a full-blown
commercial steam-cleaner (which is hardly DiY equipment) the labour
intensive way was the only solution.
Tony.
p.s. I don't recommend putting the toothbrush back in the toothrack
afterwards - GUNK makes your teeth go brown.
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| 979.2 | A bob for that mate ! your dibdib joking ! | IJSAPL::CAMERON | Studying fluid dynamics, from a stein | Thu Mar 08 1990 17:25 | 7 |
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Re. Cleaning wire wheels...
See if you can wait until the scouts do their 'bob a job' week
and then get it done for you !
Gordon
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| 979.3 | Wire wheel brushes | JANUS::EDWARDS | Brian Edwards, Reading, UK | Thu Mar 08 1990 17:31 | 7 |
| You can actually buy Wire Wheel cleaning brushes from Woollies (not FW the one
sells leather restorers etc). They look like a two-foot long wooden poles
with conical brushes over one half. They apparently make the absolutely
evil job of getting round the spokes marginally less so, but I can't speak from
experience. My 3.8S has steel wheels thank goodness.
Brian
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| 979.4 | Two more alternatives | CSSE::WAITE | | Thu Mar 08 1990 19:19 | 5 |
| I've had decent success with spray on white wall tire cleaner. Let it sit
for a bit, wash off with the hose.
Also, in the US, Gunk is available in spray cans (maybe 'pump' cans now)
that is very handy for such applications.
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| 979.5 | | SHAPES::ALFORDJ | Ice a speciality | Tue Mar 13 1990 16:00 | 9 |
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not much good for you now, but for next winter, why don't you try the
old motorcycle trick of covering the wires and rims with engine grease
before the winter and then come the summer just hose them down with hot
water...
quick and relatively easy !
BTW don't use the grease with iron filings in it...
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| 979.6 | Bring me a bath of swarfega | RUTILE::SMITH_A | 2 down and 1 to go | Tue Mar 13 1990 16:35 | 4 |
| If you're going to grease up then use Vaseline. (or any other make
of petroleum jelly). This is clear and won't dis-colour, or stain.
Or - another alternative would be silicon spray
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| 979.7 | |Engine oil is just as good... | MARVIN::RUSLING | MicroServer Phase V Session Control | Tue Mar 13 1990 16:59 | 6 |
| I use engine oil (new, the used stuff is pretty nasty) on my chrome and alloy
over winter and that keeps the worst off. According to the car restoration
magazines the best way to keep chrome nice is to clean it and then wax it. The
waxing keeps the finish. It does seem to work...
Dave
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| 979.9 | One spoke at a time..... | YUPPY::STRICKLANDM | | Thu Mar 15 1990 18:58 | 14 |
| Thanks for the info guys.
I bought myself one of those wire wheel brushes from Woolies at
the Classic Car show at Alexandria Palace last weekend and I've
liberated a couple of old toothbrushes from the bathroom.
I'll definately be doing something to protect them next year
- the spray on grease sounds like the best bet. I presume chrome
wires are no easier to clean than my painted ones? (Looking for
an excuse to buy some nice shinny new wheels! 8^) )
Mike
Mike
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| 979.10 | Sixties acid trip | JANUS::MTHOMAS | Make it so. | Tue Mar 27 1990 17:57 | 8 |
| It seems bit extreme, but you could try acid. It's what the commercial
car cleaners used to use back in the sixties and early seventies, when
wire wheels were relatively common.
Don't ask me what kind of acid - someone told me sulphuric, but I can't
believe this wouldn't eat right through the spokes.
Mel
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