On 4 July, 00:29, "Steven Campbell" wrote:
"Steven Campbell" wrote in message

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Anyone know what substance the hand car washers use to clean alloy wheels?
I can spend hours trying to get my alloys clean and they always still
appear grubby yet if I take the car into one of the numerous hand wash
places that have sprung up, they spray the alloys, leave for a few seconds
and then spray with a power washer and they come up good as new.

Also any recommendations for cleaning tar off the car?

Cheers

Steven.

Thanks folks for the many suggestions.I hadn't washed the car for about 6
months, as I was getting the car washers to do it but since I have a tiny
crack in my bumper where paint is coming away every time they use the power
washers on the car, I decided to wash it by hand yesterday.
Interestingly the alloy wheels cleaned up lovely with only soapy water. I
reckon whatever magic spray the car washers used, it left a kind of coating
on the wheels that has made it a lot easier to clean.

Thanks again.

Steven.

A bit late I know, but I use Bilberry wheel cleaner, excellent
product. Not acidic and used by professional valeters.

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wheels.../prod_499.html

And then seal the wheels with something like:

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wheels.../prod_197.html