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Scolly68
Posted on Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 09:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Tonight i bought a bottle of Meguiar's Hot Wheels cleaner. The carbon on my rear wheel did not come off... it turned white. I was disgusted. I decided I was gonna try to spot clean areas with Carb cleaner. When I go to the shelf in my garage, I discover I'm out of carb cleaner. Out of desperation, I spotted a bottle of K&N air filter cleaner and thought I'd give it a try. Amazing results. Sprayed it on and the suds immediately turned redish brown. I wiped a sponge across the wheel and they were spotless. Rinsed and towel dried and my wheels look brand new.
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1buell1125r
Posted on Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 09:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Just wondering have you ever tried Simple Green. A friend of mine uses it for his harley and swears by it
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Drawkward
Posted on Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 09:56 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I've personally used Simple Green and Purple Power at full strength and neither of them put a dent, even with scrubbing, in my rear wheel. I hadn't cleaned it in months and the brake dust was baked on. The ONLY thing that worked was Westley's Bleche Wite. It melted the baked on stuff right off.
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Beeeeyuel
Posted on Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 09:59 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

This makes good sense! Its carbon right? I'm going to give the KN filter cleaner a try. My wheel is black.
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Xnoahx
Posted on Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 11:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

So is this an endorsement of the Meguiars stuff or the K&N stuff?
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Tailpipe_licker
Posted on Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 11:26 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I usually just lick mine.
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Jdugger
Posted on Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 11:29 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Believe it or not, Harley Wheel Cleaner does a decent job...
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1125rcya
Posted on Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 11:48 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Anybody!
Will K&N air filter cleaner screw with the clear coat.
I have some sitting around.
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Badlionsfan
Posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 - 02:16 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Some of the guys I used to work with at Summit Racing swore by oven cleaner. They said it didn't harm the clear coat found on some aluminum wheels and isn't much stronger than nail polish.
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Scolly68
Posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 - 04:56 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The meguiar's turned the carbon white, the K&N filter cleaner removed the carbon effortlessly. I'll bet oven cleaner would work great. No damage to my finish, made sure to rinse well.
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Ponti1
Posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 - 07:42 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Had a thread about this a while back, where I found Wesley's Bleach White to do a great job also:

http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/290 431/468232.html

Been using it ever since, with no damage to wheel finish.
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Cptncreme
Posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 - 09:13 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

pig spit made my black wheel look brand new
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