Rumor of miracle household product as wheel cleaner

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Danspeed1

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From time to time I find an abstract product that I happen to really like... Like bleach white for example. I've used it on everything from white letter tires to headlights, and in extreme cases even on a white cars finish when I have rediculous staining. But most other times I just stick with what works, and what is safest for the job at hand, like P21s gel on wheels or Collinite as an LSP.



Todays rumor is that Oven Cleaner wooks well to remove embedded brake dust from all types of rims! Oven cleaner!!



My friends brother tells me that he cleaned his rims with oven cleaner, and if its true, boy did they come up clean! I was suprised.



So fact or fiction.... what do you think? Is he pulling my leg?



And is it safe?



DG
 
I guess I just don't see the point. With so many reasonably priced wheel cleaners that work so well and are designed for wheels.
 
EasyOff works well at removing severe exhaust stains...



But I really would NOT use it on ANY painted surface unless it had such sever brake dust that you knew good and well there would be pitting/etching beneath from the brake dust anyway. Basically if there is severe enough brake dust for the product to work on and not sit on the surface beneath; then ok.



Otherwise; stick with a good APC or wheel-specific cleaner and a scrub brush or two.



Meg's All Wheel Cleaner will take off the gnarliest of brake dust buildup (think BMW that hasn't been washed for 2-years). Spray on; scrub; rinse well. Just don't let it sit on the surface or dry.
 
The active ingrediant in oven cleaner is solvents & sodium hydroxide. It’s highly corrosive, even in dilute forms, and can attack organic matter. So if it comes into contact with skin or eyes, it can cause severe irritation, deep burns or even blindness.

It cleans well because it is so corrosive but be careful. We also make this stuff.
 
If the rims were really trashed I suppose oven cleaner would work. Odds are it would mess up the paint however.



I'm the opposite; I'm always using automotive detailing products around the house!
 
Meguiar's Wheel Brightener is a top choice of mine. It's highly concentrated so it can be dilluted for different needs.
 
Oven cleaner is the go to product for stripping the anodized coating off of wheels and motorcycle frames before bare aluminum polishing. I surely wouldn't use it on a clearcoated wheel as anodizing is tougher to get off than clearcoat. I would consider testing it on a POS bare aluminum wheel to see how it does......hmmmmm
 
I used it on my 92 Ford Festiva once on the engine bay....it cleaned everything up REAL NICE, but I wouldn't do it again, I sold the car after I cleaned it up :)
 
SuperBee364 said:
Isn't the active ingredient in most oven cleaners lye?? I wouldn't want that on any part of my car...
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you will be surprised how many car care cleaning products contain some lye in it...even some shampoos...granted small amounts but its still present in them..check some MSDS sheets ......



I work on a HAZ MAT team at work and I glance at sheets at times and see a lot of stuff in products...



I stay away from LYE based products..some APC's have it and it chokes you...also Butyls will choke you....it as caustic as a fume as it is a liquid...



AL
 
I think my spray pad cleaner must have something nasty in it cause it will cause you to choke if you get a whiff.
 
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