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Tips for getting that Show Car shine.
#3798964
My mates DC5 brembos are a really faded pink colour, and he thinks it's down to the acidic wheel cleaner he used. I don't want mine to go like that.

I normally use wonder wheels, but I'm unsure on how acidic it is. How does stuff like ironX and bilberry compare?

Thanks
#3798988
Both bilberry and iron-x are acid free.
Although iron-x isn't purely a wheel cleaner, it's a fall out remover which should only be used every now and then.
Bilberry on the other hand is ace, because it's concentrated you can vary the strength of it by dilution. Smells nice too!

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