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negaultra7
PostPosted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 8:01 pm 
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Hi there can anybody tell me what is the best cleaner to use on wheel rims to remove worn in rubber and grime? :?
thanks Neil
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Midlife
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Aluminum or steel rims?

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negaultra7
PostPosted: Sun Oct 06, 2013 2:19 pm 
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They are Aluminium rims

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Robbied196
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I'd use a '0000' grade steel wool, they should come up like new :)
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benjy
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try gt85 / wd on a rag first
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Moog
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You could try Acetone......
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Lighter fluid works well, also do you remember those double eraser you used to get at school pencil one side ink the other the ink side works well.
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negaultra7
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All sorted good old wd40 and very five wire wool

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Synthesis
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I use this a lot on my training wheel, that are Alu. It´s a copy of the Mavic one, or maybe the Mavic one is a copy of this?

http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/klin ... /aid:47483
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Jonny69
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Just for information - never use acetone on carbon rims as it attacks the resin.
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