Removing Road and Chain Spooge

[vifferman]

So will Kerosene work on cleaning my rims?
Or is there some better product?

Yes, and Yes.
Kerosene will work (and wash off relatively OK), and so will WD40, as Paul said.
But Wurth Intensive Rim Cleaner will work even more betterer.
And if we could get it, it's only $19 per litre...

[crshbndct]

have you tried the "fabric and vinyl cleaner" that the warehouse sells for 3.49 a can? its the red and black bottle, dont be tempted to get any dearer stuff, that stuff is the best. degreases engines, cuts grease, everything, and its good enough for hands too

[Motohaus]

Hi Guys have found some more miricale wheel cleaner should be here on monday by wurth

Alright. Give us an answer to this one then.

I'm looking for summat that cleans wheels easily, and that preferably is non-caustic, because the alloy wheels on my bike and three cars have paint and/or clearcoat on them, and caustic isn't good.

I twice got some Wurth "Intensive Rim Cleaner" from Kerry @ Motohaus, and it's ruined me. It was a pretty pink gel that I sprayed on, washed the rest of my bike, then rinsed the wheels and all the chain spooge, brake dust and road grime just rinsed away, leaving a pleasant pink odour. Alas (alack!) he can no longer get this product.

I've tried Turlewax Wheel Cleaner, Mr Muscle Orange stuff, Simple Green, Sunlight Dishwashing liquid, and some brand of engine degreaser (in desparation). None of them worked as well as the PrettyPinkGel, and apart from the engine degreaser, all required scrubbing. (The engine degreaser left a lovely emulsion on my tyres, which was very exciting in an InadvertantManiacStuntRiding sort of way, but I'm not sure I want to try that ever again...)

So, has anyone got some MiracleWheelWashingLiquid, that performs well, with minimum HumanIntervention(TM) ?