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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 03:49 PM
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Brake Dust on Wheels

Anyone know what kind of product I can buy to get this brake dust off my rims? They're all stuck there like super glue and I can't seem to wash it off
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 04:27 PM
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some elbow grease works wounders on getting that brakedust off
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 05:08 PM
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What is the finish of the wheels?
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 05:17 PM
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Dude..really?
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 05:26 PM
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simple green work on my stock cl rims. the rims were gold from years of not cleaning them. but i soon fixed that. so get some simple green, let it soak in a for a min or two, then with a rig start scrubbing away. easier if the rim is off the car.

but depends on what kind of rim finish.
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 05:33 PM
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x2 on Simple Green.

I had my Civic parked under a tree for over a year, I used Simple Green dilluted in water and all the tree sap was gone. Im pretty sure it removed the wax though. But that didnt bother me.
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 07:32 PM
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yea, it's just kinda like patches of brake dust everywhere haha. More annoying and an eyesore than anything else I suppose. I'll try the simple green. And yea, the elbow grease wasn't working out for me. Just on the stockies
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 08:00 PM
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clay bar ur rims u will be very surprised
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 08:12 PM
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i think clay bar on your rims is kinda a waste....
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 11:29 PM
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im guessing you havent washed your rims in a while
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 11:39 PM
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Claybar. It works wonders.
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 11:40 PM
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Afterwards, wax your wheels periodically. This will make it much easier to clean the dust off in the future.
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 12:53 AM
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i've used a clay bar on a 350z to get black enamel dotted paint off the car. with the tough scrubbing. lol.

but the paint was 3 months old.

so I am VERY impressed. it's the best 25$ i ever spent.

I got the mothers clay bar kit
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