Alloy wheel cleaner

[Mark Y]

I saw a tip on another forum for cleaning alloy wheels with hard baked on brake dust, I must admit I was very skeptical but thought I would give it a go.
Quick wash with car wash and cover with Mr muscle oven cleaner and leave for 30-60 mins depending on how hot a day it is.
Light brushing and rinse off and mint clean wheels, all for £2.50 ish.
Now for you purists that will say it's caustic etc, firstly no more so than alloy wheel cleaner and not as damaging as road salt.
It works and the finish has not been damaged. :D

[biggerlandy]

you know what alloy wheel cleaner is dont you, its a weak form of concrete cleaner you can buy a gallon of it any good diy shop for about a fiver just water it down a bit when you use it, so much cheaper

[waveydavey]

Am I right in thinking that's just acid? I don't suppose it says what the acid is? I am wondering if I can use a weak mix of pool acid (Hydrochloric)

The interesting thing is I do know for a fact that Mr. Muscle is a strong alkaline

[Mark Y]

Sorry I'm  no chemist I just know that it worked really well and didn't need scrubbing and didn't damage the finish, all for £2.50   :)