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hokuspokus74:
ok will do,would you use warm water or cold from the hose pipe? god sounds stupid asking these questions i am such an :Aresehole:  :D

chubby:
Water needs to be as hot as you can get it, doesn't need to be boiling away but hotter the better mate

laidback:
Hi HokusPookus,

I have just bleached my OE's for my decade. They were awful before hand.  Before you try anything else, get a bottle of Cillit Bang with bleach, looks like this:


Spray the wheel, leave for 15 mins, scrub with a softish scouring pad and rinse.  Do this again a couple of times until it looks clean. 

Just using the above method turned this:




Into this:




A comparison:


The result was so impressive, im debating whether to bother using peroxide on them.  Can they be 'too white' for a survivor? 8)

laidback:
OldschoolAce- Should i now WD40 my wheels? Why does that need to be done? i've read about it elsewhere...

hokuspokus74:
wowwww laidback seriously it turned out like that,excellent job,got to try that tomorrow when i finish work :daumenhoch:
you got any other good rest tips & tricks :)

cheers

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