On Mon, 3 Jul 2006 10:32:36 -0700, you wrote: > The show side is fairley clean. I wish to clean the side that faces the brakes. They are very crusty. So is the area where the tire joins the bead around the rim. Very nasty. Wire brush? I think it will remove any paint too. How about POR15 marine clean?No work to do it this way.Just $$$. Or is it.... Why clean that side?Nobody sees it .
SimonP recently scored some used (plastic) wheelcovers, which arrived complete with black brake-dust congealed with some goo-ey stuff. In an attempt to clean them, we went to our local FLAPS, and they were very accommodating to our request. They took turns trying their various cleaning products on the wheelcover that we brought to them. The only one that even touched the mess was "Eagle One All Wheel & Tire Cleaner". Still, it took ages (= 2 hours or so) to clean them.
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