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Offline oberonspacefruit

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cleaning white plastic wheels?
« on: March 25, 2009, 12:35 PM »
Anybody bothered?

Had any success with any particular product?
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Re: cleaning white plastic wheels?
« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2009, 01:48 PM »
Cif and Flash with Bleach has worked for me. Also wacked them in the dishwasher before and that's helped also.

I heard that carpet cleaner is good also?

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Re: cleaning white plastic wheels?
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2009, 06:01 PM »
This is what you do, i did it on skyways before, take your wheels and remove the axles, put grease all over the alloy hubs so they dont corrode.

Pour about 3 bottles of the cheapest bleach you can find into a container and fill it with hot water until ot covers your wheels by 1 inch, leave for about 4 days i did and stir every now and again. mine came out like this.

They were really dirty and dull at the start.


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Re: cleaning white plastic wheels?
« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2009, 09:10 AM »
skyways are nylon, just trying to get advice on plastic, thanks for the reply though.
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Re: cleaning white plastic wheels?
« Reply #4 on: March 26, 2009, 09:31 AM »
Oh, i thought, because sometimes noobs just call skyways plastic wheels  :D

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Re: cleaning white plastic wheels?
« Reply #5 on: March 26, 2009, 12:30 PM »
Oh, i thought, because sometimes noobs just call skyways plastic wheels  :D

 :LolLolLolLol:  17,710 posts and he's a noob


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Re: cleaning white plastic wheels?
« Reply #6 on: March 26, 2009, 01:08 PM »
Also try some t-cut, i've used that before on plastic and its brought it up nicely but try a small selection 1st  :daumenhoch:

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Re: cleaning white plastic wheels?
« Reply #7 on: March 26, 2009, 01:11 PM »
yep, thought about tcut, but its a bit yellow innit......

im going to try bleach, and toothpaste.
I want to touch ORB

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Re: cleaning white plastic wheels?
« Reply #8 on: March 26, 2009, 07:57 PM »
I used to work in the nautical world and had to bring white plastic items that were old and discoloured back to look new.

2 products i used to use were autosol or seapower both work great and available in any good boat chandler.


here is a pic of seapower as everyone knows what autosol looks like.




Steve  :daumenhoch:

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Re: cleaning white plastic wheels?
« Reply #9 on: March 26, 2009, 09:42 PM »
cheers, i have some autosol in the shed, ill give it a go.
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Re: cleaning white plastic wheels?
« Reply #10 on: March 26, 2009, 10:55 PM »
1200 wet and dry then if that fails sand blast em

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Re: cleaning white plastic wheels?
« Reply #11 on: March 27, 2009, 01:58 AM »
throw them in a skip and get skyways you pez. :D
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« Reply #12 on: March 27, 2009, 01:58 AM »
oh, and.

novice ;D
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Re: cleaning white plastic wheels?
« Reply #13 on: March 27, 2009, 07:11 AM »
Phil have you tried " Back to Black "  :crazy2:



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« Reply #14 on: March 27, 2009, 08:31 AM »
yeah yeah, yuk it up......
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Re: cleaning white plastic wheels?
« Reply #15 on: March 27, 2009, 01:40 PM »
try nail polish remover phil. test a bit first, it reacts different to various plastics.
ding dong

trasher

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Re: cleaning white plastic wheels?
« Reply #16 on: March 28, 2009, 08:55 AM »
might sound stupid ,,,,but have you tried that sponge thingy ,,,,,

you just soak it in water and rub away

heres a link        http://www.homeprideuk.com/eraseaway.asp

iv used them for cleaning the walls on tyres ,and they come up a treat ,,,,,,i.v got loads here ,,,i get them from my brotherinlaw

who  owns ovenpride ,,,,, :daumenhoch:

« Last Edit: March 28, 2009, 08:58 AM by trasher »

snav69

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Re: cleaning white plastic wheels?
« Reply #17 on: March 28, 2009, 09:30 AM »
PVCu Solvent Cleaner  :daumenhoch:
Its what window companies use to bring the plastic window frames clean  8)
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1ltr-Trade-St-PVCu-PVC-uPVC-Solvent-Door-Window-Cleaner_W0QQitemZ220361464521QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Home_Garden_Doors_LE?hash=item220361464521&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

I use it for alsorts , it cleans painted frames a treat and also removes sticker residue with 1 wipe  :shocked:

 :coolsmiley:

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