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Cleaning inside wheel arches-

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Cleaning inside wheel arches-

Post by andysat » Sat Feb 25, 2012 8:20 pm

Hi all-any tips? tried a search but to no avail,im after doing this with the wheels still on-i have hosed it down but obviously it dries grey,do you use a sponge,brush or what?-ive washed and waxed my car today and the arches are letting her down-thanks
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Re: Cleaning inside wheel arches-

Post by markeg » Sat Feb 25, 2012 8:33 pm

Every week, I use bilberry for removing heavy soiling, snowfoam (left to remove/moisten remaining muck), a wheel brush for agitating, rinse, then apply Meguiars tyreshine. At least twice a year I remove the wheels and give it a 'damn good seeing too' <said in best Stephen Fry/Melchott voice> - once in Spring and once in Autumn. But there again I'm a bit anal with the cleaning :D
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Re: Cleaning inside wheel arches-

Post by andysat » Sat Feb 25, 2012 9:26 pm

Cheers mate-sorry to hear about your car :(
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Post by Z4 TEX » Sat Feb 25, 2012 9:29 pm

andysat wrote:Cheers mate-sorry to hear about your car :(
Are you posting on the correct thread andysat? :?
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Re: Cleaning inside wheel arches-

Post by andysat » Sat Feb 25, 2012 9:38 pm

Z4 TEX wrote:
andysat wrote:Cheers mate-sorry to hear about your car :(
Are you posting on the correct thread andysat? :?
Yeah -sorry i was saying cheers for the help and sorry to hear about his car park woes :(
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Re: Cleaning inside wheel arches-

Post by markeg » Sat Feb 25, 2012 9:45 pm

Thanks Andy - knew what you meant :) :thumbsup:

Car is back home on the drive, have done a full check-over and it looks like there is no internal damage. Headlights are also fine (that was a big relief!). Just put on some spare grills (after spraying black etc) so its looking better. Will still be washed tomorrow, otherwise I'd be stuck with nothing to do on a Sunday :wink:
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Post by andysat » Sun Feb 26, 2012 9:48 am

markeg wrote:Thanks Andy - knew what you meant :) :thumbsup:

Car is back home on the drive, have done a full check-over and it looks like there is no internal damage. Headlights are also fine (that was a big relief!). Just put on some spare grills (after spraying black etc) so its looking better. Will still be washed tomorrow, otherwise I'd be stuck with nothing to do on a Sunday :wink:
-Thats the british spirit mate! :thumbsup:
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Re: Cleaning inside wheel arches-

Post by Turbokid » Sun Feb 26, 2012 11:18 am

Give them a good clean with a soft brush and Megs APC,rinse, leave to dry and dress with Chemical Guys Bare Bones. A great product and a little goes a long way.

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