Re: wheel and rim cleaner..

From: Peter L Anthony (panthony@pcn.com)
Date: Wed Sep 01 1999 - 21:32:18 EDT


I had the same thing happen on my toyota!!

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Durling <durling@ibm.net>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Wednesday, September 01, 1999 8:24 PM
Subject: Re: DML: wheel and rim cleaner..

>Used to have a set on an S-10 blazer. They overheat the the front rotors
since
>they cannot draw any air in from the wheel. Since the brake rotors sit
inside the
>back side of your wheels they don't get much air moved around from the
back. Cost
>me a set of rotors in six months. I put them on brand new when I got the
Kleen
>Wheels. BTW, they havn't changed the design since I used them about eight
years
>ago. Be Careful!
>
>Jeff Durling
>'96 RC Sport
>
>Cale Henry Bargen wrote:
>
>> Hey Eric - here's an alternative to cleaners. Get a set of "Kleen
>> Wheels". They are aluminum disks custom made for your spcific rim.
>> I've got them and really like them - the wheels stay completely free of
>> brake dust between washings. As an added touch, I painted them in a red
>> accent to touch off the red decals on my black 98 sport.
>>
>> Later,
>> Cale Bargen
>>
>> Eric Giblock wrote:
>> >
>> > hey, what's a good thing to use to clean the stock alloy rims ???? i
wash my
>> > truck every week or so, and that brake dust collects fast, and i was
just
>> > wondering would a normal cleaner like simple green work on rims to, or
does
>> > anyone have any home made formulas ????
>> >
>> > thanks
>> >
>> > ------
>> > Eric Giblock
>> > egiblock@hotmail.com
>> > http://hometown.aol.com/dakotadogg
>



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