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maxI30t
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washed my car the other day, but i ran out of Blackmagic wheel cleaner. before i left the house i saw a bottle of my mom's orange clean. i was like "i can't believe my mom bought that...:rolleyes thats stuff doesn't work." and then :thinker Hey why don't i test it for myself!;). okay normally i would spray the cleaner on the rim and than go through with a towel for the tough subborn area's. This time i just sprayed it on and let it sit. grab the hose and twist the knob to rinse and hose down the rims and it was brand new. it took off all the subborn stains, and even some of the rust that was on my rotors!:ylsuper. i still can't believe that garbage works...who thought orange juice!

i know this sounds funny but that stuff is POWERFUL!. i have semi-metalic pads and my brake dust is bad. thats stuff took it right off...even the dust in between the spokes where its hard to clean. and now i have a bottle of it on my car...lol highly recommended guys!

John


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Orange Clean and Simple Green are the only 2 cleaners I'll use...

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Mr1der
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mean green will clean wheels like nobody's business, so will gunk engine degreaser

the orange stuff does smell like orange though:D

when you work in a dirty retail store, you learned what cleaners on your shelves worked the best when you hear that the VP of the company is coming...

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Dano
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Greased Lightning also works VERY VERY well, but yes, orange clean does work well:D

-Dan

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Mr1der
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yeah, I'd really recommend Greased Lightning or Mean Green(I've found them to be pretty close to the same thing reall, maybe we should send them to Fred)

Mean Green also makes the orange cleaner too

Orange Clean is just kinda pricey compared to the other two and comes in a smaller qauntity. It should work ok for the vinyl and plastic interior pieces as well:)

rydwhite
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Mr1der wrote:
Orange Clean is just kinda pricey compared to the other two and comes in a smaller qauntity. It should work ok for the vinyl and plastic interior pieces as well:)


If you don't mind your interior smelling like oranges.

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Mr1der
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it's not that bad at all in an older car that smells kinda like a shoe to begin with:D

old uncared for leather sucks.....

and so do leaky sunroofs.....

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hahaha... Mr1der... you crack me up...

maxI30t
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i've used it on my on the interior of my car the other day (rubber, plastics). its not that bad at all...after the first day you'll have this light orange smell. to be honest...its smells better than those little air freshener, they give me a headache.


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