Brake dust on wheels ! help

[Jamezy]

hey peeps,

i got sum SERIOUS brake dust on my white DC2R rims
i have scrubed for hours but doesnt come off
just wondering what people use to get some serious brake dust off
their rims !

cheers ! :thumbsup:

[shinji112]

hmm.. carby cleaner? bug n tar remover? give it a go.. i sprayed bug n tar remover to get some glue off my front n rear bars. lol duno about brake dust but.. that must have baked in hard

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degreaser?

[Jamezy]

hmm.. carby cleaner? bug n tar remover? give it a go.. i sprayed bug n tar remover to get some glue off my front n rear bars. lol duno about brake dust but.. that must have baked in hard

might give that a shot cheers !



degreaser?

ive tried degreaser alrdy still stuck like a rock lol thanks :thumbsup:

any more products that u have used guys keep them cumin :D

[shinji112]

oh yeah crazy as it may sound.. but try hot water.. maybe not boiling water.. but pretty hot water.. with a pair of dish washing gloves maybe

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what did u use to scrub it off?? just the sponge or soft/medium brush??

[Jamezy]

what did u use to scrub it off?? just the sponge or soft/medium brush??

1st i used car washing detergent with a sponge and a soft/medium
toothbrush lol

then i used degreaser with a cloth both didnt work this is some hardcore brake dust :thumbdwn:

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hahaha i'd paint them white again then

[Jamezy]

hahaha i'd paint them white again then

ahahaha swapped rims wif another owner he never washed it just
left it like that :(

comon guys any other products out there ?

[aaronng]

1st i used car washing detergent with a sponge and a soft/medium
toothbrush lol

then i used degreaser with a cloth both didnt work this is some hardcore brake dust :thumbdwn:

Use the toothbrush, but use diluted liquid laundry detergent in a spray bottle.

[crx51]

Hey mate have you tried spraying meguiars hot wheels spray on them. That stuff is awesome. I had same prob on my old car and the spray worked wonders..

[Sensei]

Try using a claybar (since it's contminants embedded in paint). Other than that, try Isopropyl alcohol on a rag.

[Samo]

use wd40 to loosen up the rusty brake dust

[Jamezy]

thanks for your posts guys ill give some of these methods ago

:thumbsup:

[BiLL|z0r]

I used WD40 with a hard toothbrush on Sunday to get some pretty hardcore dust off. Needed to basically scratch it off then polish.

[[[d a n n y]]]

Hey mate have you tried spraying meguiars hot wheels spray on them. That stuff is awesome. I had same prob on my old car and the spray worked wonders..

agreeed.
works really well

[Jamezy]

Hey mate have you tried spraying meguiars hot wheels spray on them. That stuff is awesome. I had same prob on my old car and the spray worked wonders..

where can i grab sum of dis stuff ?

[aaronng]

where can i grab sum of dis stuff ?

Supercheap Auto/Repco/Autobarn/BigW

[crx51]

where can i grab sum of dis stuff ?

Like aarong said you can get it just about anywhere mate. Will cost you probably 17dollars or so. Its a pretty big spray bottle though and its a clear hot pink coloured bottle with a black sticker on it with hot wheels written on it from memory. Its good stuff, just spray and leave a while and rub off. That other suggestion was a good one too about the claybar,, that may help your cause. Other thing you could always try is something like meguiars paint cleaner i guess (kinda like a mild polish - correct me if im wrong aarong) and that may polish it off? Try the hot wheels though, good stuff.. especially if you havent left the brake dust for ages...

[aaronng]

Read the instructions for the Hot Wheel cleaner. Your rims have to be COLD, and there is a maximum time that you can leave it on for before you get damage.

[Jamezy]

Read the instructions for the Hot Wheel cleaner. Your rims have to be COLD, and there is a maximum time that you can leave it on for before you get damage.


Like aarong said you can get it just about anywhere mate. Will cost you probably 17dollars or so. Its a pretty big spray bottle though and its a clear hot pink coloured bottle with a black sticker on it with hot wheels written on it from memory. Its good stuff, just spray and leave a while and rub off. That other suggestion was a good one too about the claybar,, that may help your cause. Other thing you could always try is something like meguiars paint cleaner i guess (kinda like a mild polish - correct me if im wrong aarong) and that may polish it off? Try the hot wheels though, good stuff.. especially if you havent left the brake dust for ages...

cheers aaronng and crx51 i hope these methods work fanx for your contribution ! :thumbsup: :D

[Spunkymonkey]

I usually spray a bit of diluted ct18 degreaser on the rims a couple of minutes before I sud them up with car wash, and that usually helps with the brake dust.

[aimre]

i think the dust has baked in. thats that the guy at bob jane sair happened to my mate

[Jamezy]

i think the dust has baked in. thats that the guy at bob jane sair happened to my mate

yer the brake dust is baked in pretty hard :thumbdwn:

[EG5[KRT]]

brake cleaner ? ? ? mite work dunno...

[vinnY]

sugar soap + elbow grease worked for me last time
just takes time, don't expect it to just melt off

[SLPJCooL]

Use Super Fine Wet Sand paper to smooth things out. I'm sure you'll be able to take them out.