How do you clean brake dust?
#16
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I have a bit of an issue - I have some brake dust buildup that I can't seem to get rid of. Just a few spots (~1mm in diameter) around the edge of the rim, tried some P21s gel, clay bar, and polish, but all with no luck. Any suggestions on products? I have some Rejex I'm going to apply once I get rid of the last bit of dirt.
#17
Burning Brakes
I have a bit of an issue - I have some brake dust buildup that I can't seem to get rid of. Just a few spots (~1mm in diameter) around the edge of the rim, tried some P21s gel, clay bar, and polish, but all with no luck. Any suggestions on products? I have some Rejex I'm going to apply once I get rid of the last bit of dirt.
#18
About every 2 to 3 months I'll clean the rims really well using a hose, soap and water. I'll sometimes use an air blower to dry off the brakes, then I drive the car around the block and clean the inner rim a second time to get rid of any greasy mess left by the rotors. My cleaning routine for the rims is kept separate from my car wash and wax cycles.
Heck, my car is black anyway, so it's a labor of love that I don't mind at all. The reward is a black beauty that is almost always in pristine showroom condition.
#20
Three Wheelin'
I never did until this car - the wheels are so open that I really have to or they don't look clean - which makes the car not look clean. So what facilitates the cleaning also necessitates it.
#21
I found Michelin's brake dust repellant to really keep the dust down between washings. No affiliation.
http://www.michelinman.com/tire-care...care-products/
I also used a squeegee system made for cleaning plate glass windows, an idea that I picked up on some forum. I got the tool at Lowes. The simple system includes the squeegee on a pole and a a mop like cover for the squeegee intended to wet down the window before squeezing the water off. My mod was to saw off the pole. This gave me a 2 foot long, narrow rigid tool to get deep between the spokes to clean the insides of the rim.
http://www.michelinman.com/tire-care...care-products/
I also used a squeegee system made for cleaning plate glass windows, an idea that I picked up on some forum. I got the tool at Lowes. The simple system includes the squeegee on a pole and a a mop like cover for the squeegee intended to wet down the window before squeezing the water off. My mod was to saw off the pole. This gave me a 2 foot long, narrow rigid tool to get deep between the spokes to clean the insides of the rim.
#22
Rennlist Member
This is what I ordered today from Cabelas: Interesting video.
http://www.armorall.com/products/vie...gory_index=new
http://www.armorall.com/products/vie...gory_index=new
#23
Nordschleife Master
I found Michelin's brake dust repellant to really keep the dust down between washings. No affiliation.
http://www.michelinman.com/tire-care...care-products/
I also used a squeegee system made for cleaning plate glass windows, an idea that I picked up on some forum. I got the tool at Lowes. The simple system includes the squeegee on a pole and a a mop like cover for the squeegee intended to wet down the window before squeezing the water off. My mod was to saw off the pole. This gave me a 2 foot long, narrow rigid tool to get deep between the spokes to clean the insides of the rim.
http://www.michelinman.com/tire-care...care-products/
I also used a squeegee system made for cleaning plate glass windows, an idea that I picked up on some forum. I got the tool at Lowes. The simple system includes the squeegee on a pole and a a mop like cover for the squeegee intended to wet down the window before squeezing the water off. My mod was to saw off the pole. This gave me a 2 foot long, narrow rigid tool to get deep between the spokes to clean the insides of the rim.
#24
Nordschleife Master
This is what I ordered today from Cabelas: Interesting video.
http://www.armorall.com/products/vie...gory_index=new
http://www.armorall.com/products/vie...gory_index=new
#25
Rennlist Member
I have a friend who applied it to his mounted tires. He pointed out to me the areas that he had missed! He did not take the wheels off his car due to shoulder surgery. I will take the rims off for proper cleaning and then application. I have used Rejex in the past and like it, but this appears to better.
#27
Nordschleife Master
#28
Rennlist Member
#29
on the michelin product.....very, very simple. Protect nothing, spray on, let it set up, wipe off.
Look at the wheels on my avatar car. These are nightmares to keep clean. This stuff made it so that I did not have to spend 70% of my wash time detailing the wheels. As far as i was concerned, this product put the wheels just inside the boundary of the time I was pleased to be spending to fuss with them.
Look at the wheels on my avatar car. These are nightmares to keep clean. This stuff made it so that I did not have to spend 70% of my wash time detailing the wheels. As far as i was concerned, this product put the wheels just inside the boundary of the time I was pleased to be spending to fuss with them.
#30
Drifting
Anyone here try the Sonax wheel cleaner?