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Jocko

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Re: How do you wash your wheels?
« Reply #15 on: June 17, 2018, 09:37:24 AM »
I did! With silicone sealer.
Not what I'd call an adhesive. I would use super glue or Gorilla glue.

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Re: How do you wash your wheels?
« Reply #16 on: June 17, 2018, 08:17:38 PM »
I did! With silicone sealer.
Not what I'd call an adhesive. I would use super glue or Gorilla glue.
Not back in those days, you wouldn't!

Nothing wrong with s/s, applied sensibly. I have even repaired shoes, sticking on, new soles.......
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Re: How do you wash your wheels?
« Reply #17 on: June 17, 2018, 09:48:49 PM »
How long ago are you talking about? I have used Cyanoacrylate adhesive (super glue) for almost 40 years, and it was around before that.
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Re: How do you wash your wheels?
« Reply #18 on: June 18, 2018, 08:46:03 AM »
I did! With silicone sealer.
Not what I'd call an adhesive. I would use super glue or Gorilla glue.
Not back in those days, you wouldn't!

Nothing wrong with s/s, applied sensibly. I have even repaired shoes, sticking on, new soles.......

Superglue has been around a long time, they used it in Vietnam war to stick wounds together rather than stitches. I had a gash on my head superglued together by local hospital a few years ago...

Araldite (two part epxoy) was used to stick Mosquito planes together in WW2,  they have recovered parts where the wood was pretty much gone but the glue was as strong as ever.
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Re: How do you wash your wheels?
« Reply #19 on: June 19, 2018, 01:45:44 AM »
An original Wheel Woolie (small) will do the job! They are very soft and don’t damage paint and save your fingers. ;)


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Re: How do you wash your wheels?
« Reply #22 on: June 28, 2018, 05:58:42 PM »
Araldite (two part epxoy) was used to stick Mosquito planes together in WW2,  they have recovered parts where the wood was pretty much gone but the glue was as strong as ever.
The articles I've seen such as this http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_mosquito_far_east.html report that the glue used in the Mosquitos didn't like the hot and humid climate of the far east. This site https://www.fighter-planes.com/info/mosquito.htm reports a change of glue "special casein-based (later formaldehyde) wood glue" which isn't an epoxy glue. I would have thought that relatively viscous expoxy glue, best cured by putting it in an oven, wouldn't be the best choice for wood.

While on this subject, I recall going in 1969 on a school trip to Bristol to visit BAC(?) and Rolls Royce factories and saw parts of jet aircraft wings being made by using araldite to glue aluminium honeycomb between two aluminium sheets.
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Re: How do you wash your wheels?
« Reply #23 on: June 28, 2018, 06:04:09 PM »
I have used TFR = Traffic Film Remover for really stubborn ground in stuff and of course brake dust you can buy from most car accessory shops or on line but just make sure you rinse off and dry You will have to dilute as per instructions on the bottle/container.

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Re: How do you wash your wheels?
« Reply #24 on: June 28, 2018, 06:38:51 PM »
I have used TFR = Traffic Film Remover for really stubborn ground in stuff and of course brake dust you can buy from most car accessory shops or on line but just make sure you rinse off and dry You will have to dilute as per instructions on the bottle/container.

I agree TFR (aka Truck wash) Is a good cleaner but you must be careful with it as it is an aggressive cleaner. Most lorries and buses are plastic wrapped which protects the paint. As a last resort I would use it (carefully) on wheels but not on car paintwork or plastic trim. I find that alloy wheel cleaner and a soft brush work for me but I clean my wheels frequently.
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