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Old Jan 11, 2013 | 06:31 PM
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Cleaning the wheels with CLR

Had my rear sway bar off the car, so I decided to tidy it up a bit... Used CLR with a metal scrub pad, the grime/rust/oil..etc.. came right off.. Looks great..

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Them I got to thinking....(I get pretty dangerous when I do)

What if I used an old kiddy pool and poured some CLR with some water to slightly dilute it and dipped the turbo alloy wheels in to soak? Then rinsed and dried.

Am I crazy or is this a good idea?
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Old Jan 16, 2013 | 07:26 PM
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Re: Cleaning the wheels with CLR

id like to know i got a set of iroc rims i need to clean up like to see with pics how it turns out
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Old Jan 16, 2013 | 07:32 PM
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Re: Cleaning the wheels with CLR

I'll give it a try later this spring
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Old Jan 16, 2013 | 07:33 PM
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Re: Cleaning the wheels with CLR

CLR is pretty strong stuff, you could take the paint right off the rims by accident.
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Old Jan 16, 2013 | 09:28 PM
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Re: Cleaning the wheels with CLR

Yeah, you're probably right... maybe its not such a good idea... How about OxyClean? That should be safe yet strong enough.
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Old Jan 16, 2013 | 10:36 PM
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Re: Cleaning the wheels with CLR

oxy clean blows chunks use simple green . just dont let it dry on there . there is also yollew stuff called awsome at the dollar stores . I know what your thinking but it really works on break dust thats yrs old ,its AWSOME.
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Old Jan 16, 2013 | 11:16 PM
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Re: Cleaning the wheels with CLR

That " Awesome " stuff is pretty good. We had our asphalt driveway sealed in the summer, and there were aLOT of tar // creasote spots along the bottom panels of our vinyl garage door. The guy told me about " Awesome " so I got some. Used it full strength with elbow grease & cleaned up nicely! Got a few tiny spots where it took off lil bit of color, but noticeable only if you know where to look!!

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Old Jan 16, 2013 | 11:41 PM
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Re: Cleaning the wheels with CLR

It's Called L.A'S TOTALLY AWESOME and who better to show it then the guy from L.A.

I Just took these pics 5 min ago, I use it to clean the stove, never thought to use it for wheels, It's 99c at most 99c stores.





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Old Jan 16, 2013 | 11:51 PM
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Re: Cleaning the wheels with CLR

Here's another photo, apparently as it says, you Can use it on Automobiles.

they will have it wherever the cleaning supplies aisle is and most supermarkets have it too.


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Old Jan 17, 2013 | 02:11 AM
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Re: Cleaning the wheels with CLR


Afterwards Clean ^

Dirt and Brake Dust ^

Before ^


Before ^


I would have suggested Simply hot water and a sponge or some kind of wheel cleaner or engine degreaser or brake clean, but L.A's Awesome would work I just used hot water a towel a sponge and elbow grease to clean out the Hubcaps on my fathers Dodge Grand Caravan, the front wheels always get more dirty than the rears, and the dirt had kinda set on it over several months so I got to cleaning them, they looked nice afterwards.

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Old Jan 17, 2013 | 02:47 AM
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Re: Cleaning the wheels with CLR

Greased Lighting, works wonders, I even use it to clean carpet.
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Old Jan 17, 2013 | 11:30 PM
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Re: Cleaning the wheels with CLR

Guys if you ever need cleaning services than contact here back we have a cleaning company which provide excellent services if anyone interested than contact here back....?
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Old Jan 18, 2013 | 03:47 AM
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Re: Cleaning the wheels with CLR

I use Awesome on the engine area to remove grease and oil it works and for $1 you can't go wrong well sometimes lol
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Old Jan 23, 2013 | 05:37 PM
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Re: Cleaning the wheels with CLR

purple power...
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