Date:         Wed, 8 Oct 2003 11:35:44 +1000
Reply-To:     Stephen Overmyer <s.overmyer@UWS.EDU.AU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stephen Overmyer <s.overmyer@UWS.EDU.AU>
Subject:      Cleaning up alloy wheels
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Hi everyone,

I'm interested in suggestions on how best to clean up
& remove minor blemishes and stains from alloy wheels.
I'm not talking scratches from incidents with gutters
but the inevitable marks that end up marring the
appearance of alloys over time.At least some of the
stains to which I'm referring appear to have been caused
by the dust from the front disc pads....like you tend to
see on most German cars.

I have tried several types of generic metal polishes
as for brass,copper and aluminium but their success has
been limited.

The alloys still look good for 11 years old and normally a
regular wash keeps them quite flash however this time I need
a finish of a particularly high standard....

You see,my van has been selected to appear in the up and
coming festivities for Volkswagen celebrating 50 years of sales
in Australia...1953 to 2003.
Submissions were called for good examples of the different
model VWs sold in Oz over the past 50 years and my '92 was
selected as the example of the T3 wasserboxer....:)

The big day is Oct 19 with a convoy of 50 VWs travelling over
the Sydney Harbour Bridge to Darling Harbour under police
escort for a day of displays,talks and festivities...all paid for
by Volkswagen Aust....:)

I've just replaced the windscreen to get rid of several chips
and bullseyes and the body and interior of the van are OK,
needing only a wash and polish the day before,but since
my van will be on display,I'd like to do the best job I can and
this is where sprucing up the alloys as best I can comes into it....

Thanks for any suggestions for the alloys and sorry for the
shameless plug for the van but this is probably the only forum
where anybody would even give a *&%#,,,;)

Cheers,
Steve O
NSW Australia
'92 Transporter WBX Kombi
'00 Transporter Double Cab
'03 Transporter Double Cab (work truck)