Labocosmetica Wheel & Tyre Kit | SIDERO Iron & Fallout Remover, Koch Chemie Wheel Brush Set + Matte Tyre Gel
Wheel & Tyre Kit — 5 pieces
A rim cleaner, the two brushes that reach the parts of the wheel nobody cleans, a matte tyre gel and the pads to lay it on with.
WHAT'S IN THE KIT
- Labocosmetica SIDERO 500ml — iron, brake-dust and fallout remover gel with anti-limescale action. Concentrated — $44.90
- Koch Chemie Wheel Brush Set (2-piece) — large and small nylon wheel brushes, flexible rod, non-slip handle; bristles and handle resistant to strong alkaline and acidic wheel cleaners, gentle on gloss black, polished, chrome and matte finishes — $49.95
- Labocosmetica NERO 500ml — solvent-free matte tyre dressing gel — $57.90
- The Rag Company Ultra No-Soak Round Applicators, 5 pack — 5" round microfibre pads with a liquid barrier inside — $13.95
Bought separately A$166.70. As a kit A$137.95 — you save $28.75.
YES — THIS IS FOR RIMS
SIDERO is the rim cleaner here. It dissolves bonded ferrous brake dust and the mineral/limescale residue that ordinary wheel shampoo leaves behind, and it tells you when it has found limescale: the purple shifts to a dark green-bronze as the mineral residue is removed.
Two things make it a wheel product rather than just a bodywork decon. It is heavily lubricated, so you can brush the gaps of a painted rim without dragging grit across the finish. And its F.R.G. gel technology clings to vertical surfaces even diluted, so it stays on the barrel instead of running to the bottom of the wheel.
Labocosmetica rate it inert on bodywork, bumpers, plastics, mouldings and glass — overspray on paint and trim is not a problem. The one surface to avoid is bare, untreated metal. Never apply it to a hot rim.
WHY TWO BRUSHES
The large brush does the open face and the barrel; the small one gets between tight spokes and around the caliper. Both are built to live in wheel chemistry — the bristles and handle are rated by Koch Chemie for strong alkaline and acidic cleaners, so SIDERO's dwell time won't break them down. Rinse them out after each wheel so no grit is carried to the next.
DILUTION — LABOCOSMETICA'S OWN FIGURES
- Neat for heavy contamination, rust marks, rail dust, and cleaning the inside of the barrel.
- Up to 1:4 (1 part product : 4 parts water) for regular maintenance decon. That is the maximum dilution — it holds its gel behaviour at that strength.
THE ORDER WE USE IT IN
- Presoak and pressure rinse the wheels first — loose grit off before anything touches the finish.
- SIDERO over the whole wheel, face and barrel. Let it dwell and change colour. Do not let it dry.
- Brushes through the barrel with the large brush and behind the spokes with the small one while the gel is still wet. The unseen back of the wheel is what keeps re-contaminating the face you just cleaned.
- Rinse thoroughly, then continue into your normal contact wash.
- NERO on a dry sidewall, on one of the no-soak pads.
WHY THE DRESSING GOES LAST — AND WHY IT'S SOLVENT-FREE
A dressing laid over brake dust and old browning is why tyres go patchy and brown again inside a fortnight. Decontaminate first and the finish lasts. NERO is solvent-free and lays down a deep matte factory-black rather than a greasy gloss — solvent-carried dressings are the ones that sling onto paint and dry out a sidewall over time.
The no-soak pads have a liquid barrier through the middle, so the gel stays on the working face instead of soaking through into your fingers. You use noticeably less product per tyre, and the edge of the pad gives you a clean line at the rim.
SAFETY
Wear gloves and eye protection. Labocosmetica classify SIDERO H302 (harmful if swallowed), H319 (serious eye irritation) and H317 (may cause an allergic skin reaction). Avoid breathing the spray mist.
Product claims on this page follow Labocosmetica's and Koch Chemie's own published product data.