Alloy wheel cleaner - bad for my paintwork?

rodgers73
rodgers73 Posts: 2,626
edited August 2012 in Road general
I've got a gallon of Wonderwheels and I wondered if this can be used as a substitute for Muckoff (or other similar cleaning products) or would it simply ruin the paintwork?

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  • thescouselander
    thescouselander Posts: 549
    rodgers73 wrote:
    I've got a gallon of Wonderwheels and I wondered if this can be used as a substitute for Muckoff (or other similar cleaning products) or would it simply ruin the paintwork?


    Crikey - I dont even put wonder-wheels on my car alloys. This is extremely corrosive stuff and could eat through your paintwork in no time. I'd stick with the muck off if I were you.

    I'd advise against using wonder wheels on your car too - the acid eventually eats through the lacquer making your wheels dull and eventually getting down to the metal leading to corrosion.
  • rodgers73
    rodgers73 Posts: 2,626
    Ok, that's case closed then!
  • TheEnglishman
    TheEnglishman Posts: 587
    Wonderwheels is fantastic for cleaning the types of material and surfaces the instructions reference. I still marvel how easily it shifts brake dust.

    However, it's staggeringly bad if used incorrectly - I know MucOff has a bad reputation for eating paint finishes and the like but that's nothing compared to what wonderwheels will do if you use it on the wrong material.
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  • carrock
    carrock Posts: 1,103
    TheEnglishman wrote:
    Wonderwheels is fantastic for cleaning the types of material and surfaces the instructions reference. I still marvel how easily it shifts brake dust.

    However, it's staggeringly bad if used incorrectly - I know MucOff has a bad reputation for eating paint finishes and the like but that's nothing compared to what wonderwheels will do if you use it on the wrong material.

    Good drain cleaner

    Thats it

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