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Mar 14, 2009 | 11:22 AM

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cleaning inside of wheels

what do you guys use to do this? mine desperately need it

Mar 14, 2009 | 11:38 AM

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A jack, tire iron and muscle. Jack up, dismount, clean, mount, lower.

Mar 14, 2009 | 11:39 AM

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A jack, tire iron and muscle. Jack up, dismount, clean, mount, lower.

simple as that! lol

Mar 14, 2009 | 12:02 PM

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i know that much.. car wash soap won't take off the dirt that is on them though

Mar 14, 2009 | 12:24 PM

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i know that much.. car wash soap won't take off the dirt that is on them though

Chromies? Painted? What? Gotta tell us that before we can tell you chemical will work.

Mar 14, 2009 | 12:25 PM

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oh sorry lol. they are the five spoke alloy. 97 firebird

Mar 14, 2009 | 02:18 PM

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get some wheel cleaner and a scrub brush. You can get both at Advance Auto, Walmart, and such.

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Mar 24, 2009 | 02:56 PM

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I think eagle one makes an etching cleaner if ya wanna get real violent on them! i wouldnt get it on paint or anything polished though. i believe it has acid in it. i used that to completely clean a set of polished aluminum truck wheels back to new, then had to polish them again.

Mar 24, 2009 | 04:55 PM

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Simple Green and some steel wool

Mar 24, 2009 | 07:21 PM

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half water/half simple green mix

Mar 24, 2009 | 07:49 PM

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better go with the simple green. and yes of course make sure you dilute it bc that stuff is powerful. that's just the regular kind. They do make it stronger! I need to do that soon as well.

Mar 25, 2009 | 12:25 PM

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I take mine off and wax them (front and inside) after I clean them real well. It seems to help the brake dust come off a little easier. Of course, running ceramic pads would cut down on a lot of the 'dirt'