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Old 21 January 2007 | 01:22 PM
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Hi there,

Looking for some tips on how to clean up the wheel arches.

What products to use and how to do a good job.

Here's a current pic.




As you can see, it looks scank against the black paintwork.
Old 21 January 2007 | 01:29 PM
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I clean around with whats left in my bucket after washing. I am also interested in what products to use.
Anything to make it better.
Old 21 January 2007 | 03:06 PM
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You could go for either use Megs degreaser or APC ( All Purpose Cleaner ) i use Lidl's APC which diluted right will take the crap off with elbow grease.
Then use a trim care product to dress the black plastic part.....
Old 21 January 2007 | 11:15 PM
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Worth investing in a value toilet brush from the supermarket as well, to get in them hard to reach areas
Old 22 January 2007 | 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by kendz
Worth investing in a value toilet brush from the supermarket as well, to get in them hard to reach areas
Good idea not thought about that - oh well another thing to add to the cleaning bucket !!

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Old 26 January 2007 | 04:25 PM
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I use either P21S Total Auto Wash or Meguiars Safe Degreaser to clean out arches, then I dress them with either Meguiars All Season Dressing (solvent based, so durable) or Blackfire Tyre Gel (sounds odd, but it works very well provided you allow it to dry before going for a drive!).
Old 26 January 2007 | 11:09 PM
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I just get the hose into the arches and run my hands around to remove all the muck out of the tricky areas.
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depends how clean you want'em
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Old 10 April 2007 | 05:46 PM
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Now that's clean and well presented!
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JJ was that Deans car previous to it being yours??
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Originally Posted by Rasher
JJ was that Deans car previous to it being yours??
HI NIGE
YES ITS MY OLD CAR. JJ JUST RE POSTED MY LINK AS I COCKED IT UP
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Originally Posted by scoobytoo
HI NIGE
YES ITS MY OLD CAR. JJ JUST RE POSTED MY LINK AS I COCKED IT UP


Yup, glad to be of service...

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