What was the Bilt Hamber product used for cleaning alloy car pasts ? Someone told me at Beaulieu and I can not remember who, thanks.

ozzy wrote:

What was the Bilt Hamber product used for cleaning alloy car pasts ? Someone told me at Beaulieu and I can not remember who, thanks.

It might have been Kevin, he gave me an unmarked bottle of the stuff and I can't remember the name.

NeilAndHisMini wrote:

ozzy wrote:

What was the Bilt Hamber product used for cleaning alloy car pasts ? Someone told me at Beaulieu and I can not remember who, thanks.

It might have been Kevin, he gave me an unmarked bottle of the stuff and I can't remember the name.

Drives the GP2! Yea I can not remember and looking at all the products I can not work out which one it could be ‍�

Just had a look on the BH website and I reckon it's Surfex HD.

Hmm, reading what it is don’t sound right but can give it a go I guess.

I think Korrosol is their fallout remover. Works fine on wheels.

Auto Wheel is their PH balanced wheel version.

PhilT wrote:

I think Korrosol is their fallout remover. Works fine on wheels.

Auto Wheel is their PH balanced wheel version.

Was thinking more for the alloy arms and not wheels.

Understood John

What alloy parts are you actually cleaning as this will determine what to use.

Mackem13 wrote:

What alloy parts are you actually cleaning as this will determine what to use.

Rear arms.

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Used for etching Alloy Wheels removal of brake dust etc etc
But........... wear gloves as it dont stop burning through skin and even bone when used neat!!!

Hydrofluoric acid (HF) is a liquid (or gas) which is the most corrosive acid known when in concentrated form. Concentrated HF (70%) will fume on contact with air and eat away Skin and Bone

Most detailing products will not remove the corrosion from the rear arms. Bilt Hamber surfex and korrosol will remove the surface detritus but that’s about it. Only way I can think of is to take them off and have them media blasted.