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Why are there brown marks on my alloy wheels after cleaning?
Can you help me with a cleaning problem I have with alloy wheels? My process is rinse wheel first, followed by alloy wheel cleaner to the barrel and face of rim, then rinsed off, then a soapy mitt to go over the wheel again, then rinsed again. When I inspect the wheels when dry there seems to brown smudges left on the wheels, looking like I have missed areas but I haven't. Then when I use a cloth or my finger it comes off.
Asked on 1 April 2022 by stephen rae
Answered by
Lawrence Allan
We're not sure why you have brown stains after cleaning as this is the correct process to clean alloy wheels. Have you tried a higher quality wheel cleaner? Try Bilt Hamber's Auto-wheel or Farecla G3 Pro wheel cleaner.
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