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ej
 


Member Since: 18 Jan 2006
Location: wales
Posts: 34

Wales 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 S Manual Buckingham BlueDiscovery 3
wheels

Can anybody advise me as to the best suff for cleaning wheels

ej  
Post #563403rd May 2006 10:25 pm
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Glymmer_Man
 


Member Since: 08 Mar 2006
Location: Sunny Downtown Sydney. I wish it were raining.
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Australia 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Zambezi SilverDiscovery 3
Wheel Clean

I use car wash, and a sponge (in a separate bucket to my 'body' wash) and do this weekly.

To give them a good clean, I also have used AutoGlym Engine and Machine Cleaner as it is non-acid, non-alkaline.

I have had a very bad experience with a Holden Jackaroo (Vauxhall/Opel Monterey, Isuzu Trooper) from using an alkaline cleaner on the wheels.  
Post #563483rd May 2006 10:57 pm
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LeighW
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Member Since: 31 Jan 2006
Location: Brisbane, AUS
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Australia 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 S Auto Bonatti GreyDiscovery 3

Hi ej

Like Glymmer_Man I use a carwash (use good quality and not an acidic or alkaline one, mine's actually a gel) but do the wheels last. The lambswool glove then gets a good clean before the next car wash.

I try to do it once every one or two weeks as I have noted the disc brake dust likes to embed itself in the Land Rover's wheel paint. LeighW

The old girl is on her third engine...
* first ran a bearing (design failure in original engine)
* second had a failure of the water outlet on top of the engine (pls check yours)  
Post #563524th May 2006 4:59 am
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Mr Bling
 


Member Since: 06 Mar 2006
Location: Lancashire
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United Kingdom 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 Base 7 Seat Manual Zambezi SilverDiscovery 3

I use Meguire's "Hot Rims" - very effective! 2005 Disco 3 TDV6 7 seater. Leather, DVD, fully colour-coded.
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Post #563894th May 2006 12:24 pm
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DG
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Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
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Wales 

I use 'Mother Earth M-U-D 60\40 supermix' for that traditional Land Rover look Wink 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021  
Post #563914th May 2006 12:30 pm
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IanD
 


Member Since: 11 Mar 2006
Location: (Too) close to Paris
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France 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Manual Chawton WhiteDiscovery 3

Only on the wheels? I think it works best when applied liberally all over Wink  
Post #564514th May 2006 10:29 pm
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benfica09
 


Member Since: 05 May 2006
Location: northeast
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Portugal 2006 LR3 4.0 V6 Petrol Base 7 Seat Auto Java BlackLR3

Mr Bling wrote:
I use Meguire's "Hot Rims" - very effective!


I'm going to 2nd Meguire's Hot Rims. Been using it for a couple years now on all my cars. Haven't found anything this strong yet still safe for the wheel finish.

P21S wheel cleaner & gel is also very good.  | java black|v6|se7|  
Post #565285th May 2006 3:05 pm
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