30-03-2013, 12:12 PM
Well, Easter weekend, and like all proud men I treated myself to a couple of new cleaning products. Photoshoot tonight for IHeartHaters so figured i'd better sort the tank out.
First up, Meguiars Hot Wheels All Wheel And Tyre Cleaner. Pretty much what the bottle says. Not recommended for aftermarket wheels or painted wheels as the finish may not be durable enough for the acid cleaners in it.
I figured what the hell, only morons would leave it on the wheels longer than the 15 seconds (yes, seconds) stated.
The stuff:
Nice attractive pink, decent sized bottle, used about a quarter cleaning the wheels though as the spoke design means a lot of overspray. Still, £7.99 from Halfords, I can afford an extra £2 per wash if push comes to shove. Neutral smelling, inoffensive, but sizzles like some mad acid shit when you get it anywhere, so definitely keep away from untreated surfaces or yer eyes.
The test wheel
Looks clean enough, not amazing but not dirty. I sponged the wheels down yesterday with some Megs Ultimate Wash and Wax, but as you can see there's a lot of crap on them still
Application
Spray liberally all over the wheel and tyre, wait 15 seconds, rinse off. DO NOT leave it on to soak like some other wheel cleaners as it WILL eat the wheel.
Watch in amazement as a load of brown shite comes flowing out of the tyres that you didn't even know was there! Then agitate any stubborn parts with a wheel brush before rinsing thoroughly.
HUGE improvement over what looked like a "clean" wheel from a distance. Well worth it. Finish off with some tyre gel and you're rocking.
Next up, Gunk Engine Bay Foam Degreasant. Again another Halfords purchase. Empty a whole can over the engine bay like so:
And leave for 20 mins. Then rinse and watch all the old veg, diesel, oil, everything else flow down the road and give not one f*ck about the environment.
Next in this series:
Making a relocated washer bottle out of a plant feed container. Stay tuned.
First up, Meguiars Hot Wheels All Wheel And Tyre Cleaner. Pretty much what the bottle says. Not recommended for aftermarket wheels or painted wheels as the finish may not be durable enough for the acid cleaners in it.
I figured what the hell, only morons would leave it on the wheels longer than the 15 seconds (yes, seconds) stated.
The stuff:
Nice attractive pink, decent sized bottle, used about a quarter cleaning the wheels though as the spoke design means a lot of overspray. Still, £7.99 from Halfords, I can afford an extra £2 per wash if push comes to shove. Neutral smelling, inoffensive, but sizzles like some mad acid shit when you get it anywhere, so definitely keep away from untreated surfaces or yer eyes.
The test wheel
Looks clean enough, not amazing but not dirty. I sponged the wheels down yesterday with some Megs Ultimate Wash and Wax, but as you can see there's a lot of crap on them still
Application
Spray liberally all over the wheel and tyre, wait 15 seconds, rinse off. DO NOT leave it on to soak like some other wheel cleaners as it WILL eat the wheel.
Watch in amazement as a load of brown shite comes flowing out of the tyres that you didn't even know was there! Then agitate any stubborn parts with a wheel brush before rinsing thoroughly.
HUGE improvement over what looked like a "clean" wheel from a distance. Well worth it. Finish off with some tyre gel and you're rocking.
Next up, Gunk Engine Bay Foam Degreasant. Again another Halfords purchase. Empty a whole can over the engine bay like so:
And leave for 20 mins. Then rinse and watch all the old veg, diesel, oil, everything else flow down the road and give not one f*ck about the environment.
Next in this series:
Making a relocated washer bottle out of a plant feed container. Stay tuned.