913_4se Posted March 3, 2004 Report Share Posted March 3, 2004 what is a real good cleaner for years of brake dust the person that i got the car from did not take care of the wheels at all ive used almost every thing that i can i dont want to scratch the wheels with a wire brush or anything they are getting better ive cleaned them 10 times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godofthunder Posted March 3, 2004 Report Share Posted March 3, 2004 Eagle 1 A2Z Wheel and Tire cleaner. Spray this stuff onl. Let it sit for about 20 seconds. Spray another coat. Then, use an old sponge, and wipe the wheel down. With some of this stuff on the tires, use your brush to get the stuf off them. This stuff is amazing. Recomended by a lot of pros, and myself, too. jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dohc v6 Posted March 3, 2004 Report Share Posted March 3, 2004 steel wool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maybe2fast Posted March 3, 2004 Report Share Posted March 3, 2004 I have seen some of the guyz here polish there wheels up with a wheel because the clear coat was cracked and peeling. What was the wheel and did they turn out nice? (MINE LOOK HORRIBLE) the clear coat needs to come off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godofthunder Posted March 3, 2004 Report Share Posted March 3, 2004 DO NOT USE STEEL WOOL TO CLEAN THEM. Only do that if your planning on removing the clear coat. jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted March 3, 2004 Report Share Posted March 3, 2004 Ah, the infamous crosslaces. Mine were horrible. Your best bet is to completely remove the clear coat and all, and scrub at them with steel wool. It's hard as hell to get in all those little gaps though, so have fun. Once you finally get them done, put about 5 coats of clearcoat on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dohc v6 Posted March 3, 2004 Report Share Posted March 3, 2004 steel wool 000 or 0000 will not harm your clear coat. you can even use it on you paints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93CutlassSupreme Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 Eagle 1 A2Z Wheel and Tire cleaner. Spray this stuff onl. Let it sit for about 20 seconds. Spray another coat. Then, use an old sponge, and wipe the wheel down. With some of this stuff on the tires, use your brush to get the stuf off them. This stuff is amazing. Recomended by a lot of pros, and myself, too. jon i have the same style wheels as you. i've tried this stuff, and it doesn't work at all, my 11 years of brake dust stains are still there hell, i've even powerwashed the damn wheels.......didn't do nothing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpv123 Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 Try Brake cleaner in the aerosol can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redfox340 Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 Try Brake cleaner in the aerosol can. That eats away at the finish. Take some concentrate Simple Green with an old toothbrush (yeah, like the Army cleans the johns) and scrub. You'll get the best cleaning, and it won't ruin the clear coat finish on the wheels. Then, just powerwash the wheels every week, and you won't have any other issues. - Erik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godofthunder Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 oh...to mee, that stuff works wonders. Nothing else holds a light to it. jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93CutlassSupreme Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 fuck brake dust hell, fuck our brakes in general. they suck :flip: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
913_4se Posted March 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 fuck brake dust hell, fuck our brakes in general. they suck :flip: I feel the same about the brakes they do suck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
913_4se Posted March 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 right now im willing to do anything to get them clean if all else fails im going to have them bead blasted and repainted then cleared ive tried the eagle it did only work on some i think the tooth brush is going to be a must have im going to try the simple green and a few other things this stuff is just baked on and raised up hard as heck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaloutsider Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 Simple Green Automotive man. Kicks ass. Once you get the brake dust off, clean 'em up with Blue Magic Metal polish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
913_4se Posted March 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 Simple Green Automotive man. Kicks ass. Once you get the brake dust off, clean 'em up with Blue Magic Metal polish. thanks ill be sure to try that i know it does well on the inside of the car i use it for pretreating before i steam clean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamcneely Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 I'd just get some custom wheels, all that work for some ugly ass stock jobs seems stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamcneely Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 Oh, and Simple Green does Kick Ass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
913_4se Posted March 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2004 I'd just get some custom wheels, all that work for some ugly ass stock jobs seems stupid. i like the factory wheels i dont want to rig out my ride just keep it stock i did think about aftermarket wheels but thats alot of money i'd rather put in to the motor or trans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
913_4se Posted March 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2004 the simple green is working i just need to use some more elbow grease its too cold out here now to do anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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