Re: Cleaning very dirty wheels

["Dean W. Cains" <dwc@xxxxxx>]

Hi Don:

You might try some hand cleaner, you know, like GoJo, Goop, etc.  Get a big 
tub and just slather it all over and let it soak for several hours.  Then a 
scrub brush, to work it around, with a paint brush to get in all the 
crevices.  Get the plain cleaner though, not the type with pumice, and if 
you can find the type with orange oil included, all the better.  This 
method worked very well on a set of Turbina's I had, and I used it on the 
inner fenders (engine bay)on my '74 Spider, too.  The hand cleaner won't 
damage the paint, but if left long enough, it works on just about anything 
else.  A rinse at the self-service car wash would be better than a garden 
hose, too.

Regards,

Dean
Lutz, FL
'74 & '87 Spider Veloce's


At 02:45 PM 3/28/2003, you wrote:

> Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 08:19:21 -0500
> From: "Daegrigg (Don)" <daegrigg@domain.elided>
> Subject: Cleaning very dirty wheels
>
> 'Looking for ideas to clean the very, very dirty wheels on my 91 L.  The 
> car sat up for several months and the brake/road crude on the wheels 
> laughs at the usual wheel cleaner stuff.  Anyone have a homemade 
> remedy?  Is there a power tool attachment that can be used to scrub out 
> this stuff without damage to the wheel?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Don
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