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goosen2002

Just a quick note to pass along some useful information. It may have already been posted and I do realize there is some overlap in members form site to site, BUT this works soooo great that I must pass it on. I read that toilet bowl cleaner containing hydrochloric acid was a good way to lift the dinge off of our exhausts.Man, is it! Just wipe it on and hose it off. It transformed 3 years of dinge into sparkle in just 15 minutes!

doctordee

Must try this out.

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graeme

I'll go the safe route. Wait for the first ten to do it and report back, and if it doesn't damage the exhaust I'll have a go

I wonder if it gets rid of that dark staining you get on Tiger exhausts ?

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Silverstripes

Graeme

Let me know when you do it as you have a sound idea.

I will then by Number 12

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Outrunner

Has anyone got a product name for this magic cleaner(in the UK)?
I tried a wee bit on my pipes with stuff that is in my house(Harpic) but it made no difference.

Andy.

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TorqueyT

Hydrocloric acid is the one of the main components of "Wonder wheels" alloy wheel cleaner (think it's sold in the UK by a company called Carplan). I used to use this on my 900, and whilst it cleans off any dirt on your rims it tended to leave a white residue, and I came to the conclusion in the end it was too aggressive stuff for the bikewheels. Never tried it on the exhaust, to be 100% honest I'm unlikely to.....

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goosen2002

It's been a week or so since I took the toilet bowl cleaner to my exhaust and upon close inspection nothing seems amiss. SO, taking a que from TorqueyT, I decided to give it a shot on the aluminum wheels I use on my truck in the winter. Poof! Brake dust, road tar and grime all gone!

MrGromit

When I had a BMW Wonder Wheels cleaned up the barrells a treat. I would not recommend it on the wheels of a Tiger.Like a previous poster when I used it on my 885i with spoke wheels it left a sort of white bloom on the rims. I have not risked it on the 955. I have found that a good wash and polish and then a wipe over with ACF-50.

Nigeh

I used to be a marketing manager at Tetrosyl (Carplan) who sold Wonder Wheels, until I escaped to live in France!!.

It is a great product and a market leader for alloy wheel cleaning. The thing you must ensure, as with a lot of acid-based cleaners is do not use it in direct sunlight or on hot wheels, or any hot surface, as the heat will evaporate the water content making it more concentrated!!

I find one of the best methods of cleaning any surface, wheels, body-work, etc is to use a micro-fibre cloth in conjunction with your favourite car/bike shampoo. These cloths will lift off pretty much every type of dirt, great for splattered on flys, etc. I never use anything else now, sponges for cleaning are a thing of the past.