Cleaning Montani alloys

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Mikeso51
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Cleaning Montani alloys

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I have the usual armoury of wheel cleaning brushes, but none of them will get into the narrow gaps between the spokes of the Montani alloys on my Blue GT. I have searched the web for a suitable narrow brush or pad without success. Has anyone with the same wheels come up with a solution? It takes forever fiddling about with a microfibre cloth.

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Re: Cleaning Montani alloys

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Fold the microfibre over a plastic ruler.

Otherwise a small, long-bristled paint brush.

Baby bottle brushes should work too. Or microfibre Venetian blind cleaner. They're sort off like 3 thin fingers with microfibre covers on them. Break them apart and you have 3 to use. Should be on Amazon for fairly cheap.
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Re: Cleaning Montani alloys

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I have wondered how owners clean between the many spokes on Montani alloys. They look good but I imagine they’re a real pig to clean. I like to clean the back of the spokes and the wheel barrels on my wheels when I wash the car. I don’t think that would be possible with the Montani alloys without taking the wheels off the car.
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Re: Cleaning Montani alloys

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Can't be as bad as the 15" BBS rims that were on my old 1989 Audi 200.

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That's the whole day gone cleaning those. :D
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Re: Cleaning Montani alloys

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Thanks for the ideas 2226.

These alloys look smart, but as SRGTD said they are a pig to clean. Must be the worst I've ever had in this respect.
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Re: Cleaning Montani alloys

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Use the EZ brush mini.
Fits right in👍🏼
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