Wheel cleaner... Ouch!

[Steve398]

Actually it was with the bike that I came to grief, but equally it could have been the MX…

I bought some AutoGlym wheel cleaner recently and during an afternoon clean up session managed to splash some into my eye     Really don’t do this at home, unless  you want to experience the feeling like your eye’s melting, the wheel cleaner contains Hydrochloric acid and it bl**dy hurts!

The next few hours at A&E were also not fun. Getting it flushed out, checked by putting litmus paper onto your eyeball, orange dyed, and then checked again.

A&E at Chichester get 10/10, I get a Dunces Hat for being a complete muppet and not wearing protective glasses!   

[Countryboy]

Hope you’re OK Steve and thanks for a timely reminder that we all take unnecessary risks.  Good health my friend!

[Roadie]

Ouch. Very painful. Hope all is OK.

I used acid type wheel cleaners until I found they could damage the lacquer on the wheels. I now use ValetPRO Bilberry wheel cleaner. Reasonable price for a litre bottle, dilute it and use a spray bottle. Will last for years, does a great job, smells very nice too. Hopefully less harmful to the eyes if anything does go wrong.

 

[Steve398]

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[Steve398]

@Roadie

Ouch. Very painful. Hope all is OK.

I used acid type wheel cleaners until I found they could damage the lacquer on the wheels. I now use ValetPRO Bilberry wheel cleaner. Reasonable price for a litre bottle, dilute it and use a spray bottle. Will last for years, does a great job, smells very nice too. Hopefully less harmful to the eyes if anything does go wrong.

 

 

Thanks, I remembered there was one such cleaner on the market, and this episode wasn’t so much fun that I ever want to repeat it… I’ll get some.

 

Edit… Bought! 

[RichardFX]

@Steve398

Actually it was with the bike that I came to grief, but equally it could have been the MX…

I bought some AutoGlym wheel cleaner recently and during an afternoon clean up session managed to splash some into my eye     Really don’t do this at home, unless  you want to experience the feeling like your eye’s melting, the wheel cleaner contains Hydrochloric acid and it bl**dy hurts!

The next few hours at A&E were also not fun. Getting it flushed out, checked by putting litmus paper onto your eyeball, orange dyed, and then checked again.

A&E at Chichester get 10/10, I get a Dunces Hat for being a complete muppet and not wearing protective glasses!   

I hope you are OK now.  This is always something to be aware of, and it is not only automotive products that have it. 

HCl is also found in toilet cleaner, as the Lime Scale Remover, and this can have similar effects on the unwary!

[ChrisRs]

Hope youre OK

This wheel cleaner can be quite dangerous and often, unnecessary if you clean your wheels more regularly

I know that’s not what you want to hear, but regular wheel cleaning and the application of sealant will prevent you EVER having to use this stuff!!

Having said that, I often have to clean very very dirty wheels on my clients’ cars…I use Iron Fall Out Cleaner instead of acidic cleaners and find them safer and effective

They stink like rotten eggs though

http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/bilt-hamber-auto-wheel.html

Good luck

[ast]

Not all A&Es will be so good. I had a workplace accident some years ago, that involved a mix of hot water and bleach splashing my face. 3 hours waiting in A&E. Doc saw me, prodded the cheek with his biro and asked if I felt that. I did, so he sent me home, with no irrigation or washing of the wound.