Farmer Chalk
Member Since: 06 Mar 2013
Location: Independent Republic of Kentishshire.
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| Awesome alloy wheel cleaner....Bilt Hamber |
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For many years I have struggled to remove that iron oxidation and the yellow staining off my alloy wheels...used to use a variety of products but found recently that they have all become rubbish...and almost a waste of time and money...
Was on the FL2 forum recently and some suggested Bilt Hamber.... omg! What a difference...not acid based but whatever it’s got in it works perfectly!
Thoroughly recommend it...wheels are back to perfect now with very little effort!
Great stuff! 
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NJSS
Member Since: 06 May 2009
Location: Catherington, Hampshire.
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Coincidentally & see here:-
https://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/d4-lockdown-187855.html
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Past LRs - Multiple FFRs, Discos & a Series I - some petrol, some diesel,
none Electric or H2 fuel cell - yet.
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| 25th Apr 2020 1:32 pm |
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Sea Raider
Member Since: 01 Nov 2016
Location: None
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| Re: Awesome alloy wheel cleaner....Bilt Hamber |
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Farmer Chalk wrote:For many years I have struggled to remove that iron oxidation and the yellow staining off my alloy wheels...used to use a variety of products but found recently that they have all become rubbish...and almost a waste of time and money...
Was on the FL2 forum recently and some suggested Bilt Hamber.... omg! What a difference...not acid based but whatever it’s got in it works perfectly!
Thoroughly recommend it...wheels are back to perfect now with very little effort!
Great stuff!
Costco used to do good stuff, if it splashed onto bare arms it did sting a little but the end result was brill. They stopped selling it a few years ago and I bought some other stuff from ECP but it was rubbish. Oh how I miss that little stinging sensation 
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| 25th Apr 2020 1:43 pm |
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G3Z
Member Since: 16 Dec 2018
Location: South Wales
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CarPro TriX is my favourite go to car/wheel cleaner - it’ll take any contaminant off any surface.
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Navigator
Member Since: 17 Mar 2010
Location: Stay at Home. One of the lives you save could be your own.
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Don't tell The Trumper or he will have folk buying it up to drink . . .! A vaccine does not stop you catching a virus, or passing it on, or getting ill from it, really ill. It does reduce the likelyhood of you dying when really, really ill. Stay Alive - KEEP AWAY FROM PEOPLE.
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| 25th Apr 2020 1:50 pm |
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lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
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TFR or CTFR, great and does not cause the calipers to rust.
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kajtzu
Member Since: 10 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
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I’ve used ValetPRO dragon’s breath for the brake dust and then Autofinesse ObliTARate and ValetPRO Citrus Tar Remover. Seem to work on two cars. 
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| 25th Apr 2020 2:13 pm |
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adam
Member Since: 20 Sep 2005
Location: Home and Happy
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Another thumbs up for Dragons Breath. Now Golf GTI PP, 7 speed DSG.
Ex D3 and D4
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| 25th Apr 2020 2:15 pm |
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Mickeyboy
Member Since: 11 Jul 2019
Location: Bracknell
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Been using Bilt Hamber for about a year, awesome stuff 
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| 25th Apr 2020 2:56 pm |
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Russell
Member Since: 23 Aug 2007
Location: Kent
Posts: 10564
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| Re: Awesome alloy wheel cleaner....Bilt Hamber |
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Farmer Chalk wrote:For many years I have struggled to remove that iron oxidation and the yellow staining off my alloy wheels...used to use a variety of products but found recently that they have all become rubbish...and almost a waste of time and money...
Was on the FL2 forum recently and some suggested Bilt Hamber.... omg! What a difference...not acid based but whatever it’s got in it works perfectly!
Thoroughly recommend it...wheels are back to perfect now with very little effort!
Great stuff!
Which Bilt Hammer product as they do a few, have you a link please MY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
MY15 D4 HSE Kaikoura Stone
MY12 D4 HSE Nara Bronze Sold and gone
MY11 D4 HSE Stornaway Grey Sold and gone
D3 S spec Silver Sold and gone
Tow bar, full length roof bars, side steps, tow bar storage unit, surround camers.
D4 camera club
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| 25th Apr 2020 5:00 pm |
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drmcw
Member Since: 10 Mar 2009
Location: 9/10 people have trouble Reading
Posts: 1644
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Probably this as I remember it makes it look like you've poured ribena over the wheels but a light scrub and rinse and hey presto! Like farmer chalk recommends, it's the best stuff I've ever used on wheels too.
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| 25th Apr 2020 5:18 pm |
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Lee Trinder
Member Since: 12 Aug 2018
Location: Henley in arden
Posts: 516
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I’ll have to give the bilt hammer ago. I always used brick acid on my alloys, it had the same smell as wonder wheels and was far cheaper, never caused any problems.
Has anybody used the bilt hammer underbody protection stuff?
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| 25th Apr 2020 5:42 pm |
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Lee Trinder
Member Since: 12 Aug 2018
Location: Henley in arden
Posts: 516
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Bloody spell check. Hamber
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| 25th Apr 2020 5:42 pm |
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Farmer Chalk
Member Since: 06 Mar 2013
Location: Independent Republic of Kentishshire.
Posts: 4195
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drmcw wrote:Probably this as I remember it makes it look like you've poured ribena over the wheels but a light scrub and rinse and hey presto! Like farmer chalk recommends, it's the best stuff I've ever used on wheels too.
That’s the one!
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| 25th Apr 2020 7:45 pm |
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Russell
Member Since: 23 Aug 2007
Location: Kent
Posts: 10564
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MY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
MY15 D4 HSE Kaikoura Stone
MY12 D4 HSE Nara Bronze Sold and gone
MY11 D4 HSE Stornaway Grey Sold and gone
D3 S spec Silver Sold and gone
Tow bar, full length roof bars, side steps, tow bar storage unit, surround camers.
D4 camera club
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