Hi.
I bought my 03 Freelander GS within the last couple of weeks, and since it's new (to me - not properly new) I am at the excited "I want to keep it clean and looking lovely and shiny" stage.
I've never had a vehicle with alloy wheels before so I'm unsure how to clean them. I've bought some Autoglym "Clean Wheels" but I'm unsure whether it is suitable. It says it should only be used to lacquered alloy wheels and not unlacquered. Are the alloy wheels on the Freelander lacquered?
Also, the plastic "arm" for the rear high level brake light (by the spare wheel) has lost a lot of its blackness. It has faded. Have you got a favourite product for blackening the plastic (brake light arm and bumpers)?
This might sound a bit odd - I was watching a programme on cable TV this afternoon (in which Dominic Littlejohn buys scapped cars and then he and his team of mechanics repair them) and they were discussing how people use silicon sprays to blacken the bumpers and explained how using smooth peanut butter (without the nuts) is better! I don't really fancy doing that - I can imagine having problems with cats, dogs and small children licking the bumpers!