Revive power paste - OK to use?

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giant man

New Member
Location
Essex innit?
Hi - I am cleaning up my winter wheels and have started to use 'Revive' which is a paste you just rub in and shine off, like any other cleaner. My rims have ground in dirt which has built up over the last 8 or so years.

Is this safe to use? It seems to be working but I am concerned it may damage the metal on the rims - has anyone any experience of this stuff?
 

jimboalee

New Member
Location
Solihull
Sounds a bit like Autosol or T-Cut. Mildly abrasive polish.
Personally, I wouldn't use it. Might take the anodising off and the alloy will tarnish even quicker.
 
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giant man

New Member
Location
Essex innit?
It's actually also for cookers, ovens, pans, and other 'burnt' stuff like that. Hobs, Baths, Toilets etc. and other 'hard' surfaces. I don't know whether to use it or not, so far it's doing a good job but I don't want to use if it's gonna damage.
 

dodgy

Guest
All you need is some FS-1 or Muc Off (if Muc Off make sure you rinse thoroughly). Scrub it into the rims with a nailbrush or old kitchen dish brush and rinse. Finally, wipe thoroughly around the braking surface with a clean dry cloth, maybe a first pass with some FS-1 on again followed by the dry cloth. That brings them up nice and clean, isn't abrasive and most importantly, your braking surface will be very effective.
 

PpPete

Legendary Member
Location
Chandler's Ford
Soften the crud with WD-40, wipe off carefully, then citrus degreaser.

WD-40 may be a CR*P lubricant (see several other threads) but it's a first rate non-abrasive cleaner.
 

kyuss

Veteran
Location
Edinburgh
I would have no problems using something like that. I've used T-Cut in the past with no adverse effects. The grit and crap off the roads are a lot more abrasive and will be applied to the rim with with greater pressure than you'll ever manage with any cleaner on a rag. You'd also need something extremely caustic to remove any anodising (a good soak in oven cleaner containing sodium hydroxide is a common way of removing anodising from parts). Are machined braking surfaces normally anodised anyway?
 

col

Legendary Member
we all used autosol years ago,it never caused any damage to our rims,they were really clean and shiny once buffed,i think it depends how hard you press,too hard could cause problems,but gentle circles did no harm for us.
 
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