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Vik Mentor

Vik

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Hey guys, did a search came up with ZILCH!

Well basically need to know how to remove that stubborn brake dust that basicalled welds itself onto my front rims.

Tried just soap and a toothbrush (yes a damn toothbrush) .. and no luck .. anything a lil more violent and rambo lols to remove this god damn nuisance?

Cheers

MRXTCZ

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GTR-N1 Grand Master

GTR-N1

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There's a crowd not far from you called D'Elegance at Auburn that have a wheel brush with bristles finer than a toothbrush but where those bristles are stronger too.

They also have a solution for wheel cleaning whilst at it. God_speed has used this method to great effect.

If something is baked on, Subaru carbie cleaner works to get rid of any residual. Your fingers can still get sore though.

After getting the wheels clean, the next concern is the microscopic pit holes that still remain on the wheels that'll pick up more brake dust all over again. So the wheels may have lost the clear film coating. Therefore the wheels may need to be re-coated and waxed.

Vik Mentor

Vik

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Good son of rajab. .

Yeah they seem to have left not just holes .. but pits .. or craters may i add!

Really inconvinient and doesnt look very nice when looked at closely..

The build up is pretty bad, but they happen to all my rims. The stock R34 rims copped it aswell.

Well i'll give them a try, but recoating and rewaxxing? using what in particular?

MRXTCZ

75coupe Grand Master

75coupe

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I've had no troubles with cleaning brake dust off my rims since I stopped using bendix ultimates, it might be just coincidence though.

Use tar remover and polish the heck out of them, but if they're pitted it will be quite hard.

GTR-N1 Grand Master

GTR-N1

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Hiya Vicky,

Having cleaned the wheels thoroughly - my wife won't let me put them through the dishwasher any more.

She's the one who complained about that great advert where the housewife donged her husband diy mechanic for cleaning his chrome rocker cover in his dishwasher, and the ad got banned.

Now where was I...?

Oh yes, after cleaning the wheels thoroughly, you can put each of them out in the sun and used masking tape to cover the tyres.

Then spray "Clear" onto the rims slowly and evenly as per instructions.

Apply a couple of coats.

You can then apply Canauba Wax over the wheels so that they don't gather brake dust any more.

RustyR32Gtst Mentor

RustyR32Gtst

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Bendix Ultimates are renowned for their dust, my Legacy's wheels are horrid after just one week from them (and slotted rotors).

I've been told EBC greenstuff's are better with the amount of dust and still perform well.............

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HoWiE_Au

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Hey Mr Xtc have you tried CRC Brakleen its good stuff and for the people in victoria is hard to get good brake cleaner due to the fact that the good brands are banned, Try different brands on the inside of the wheel first even try concentrated degreaser.

http://www.crcind.com.au/catalogue.nsf/web...en?openDocument

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hojak

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Hey Mr Xtc have you tried CRC Brakleen its good stuff and for the people in victoria is hard to get good brake cleaner due to the fact that the good brands are banned, Try different brands on the inside of the wheel first even try concentrated degreaser.

http://www.crcind.com.au/catalogue.nsf/web...en?openDocument

I'm one for using concentrated degreaser, but just make sure you don't leave it on for too long, tends to stain the wheel.

Vik Mentor

Vik

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Cheers guys, just looking through the information here..

Well im gonna' firstly rip off all the wheels, give them a good scrub with sum degreaser in moderate amounts..

See how that goes and measure the craters lols. IF they are really large, then i will go with Terry's idea and apply the clear and then wax it.

But hopefully i wont have to.

Blonde question lols. Can i just turtle wax them after im done cleaning without the clear lols ?

MRXTCZ

GTR-N1 Grand Master

GTR-N1

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Actually hehe, I meant that in the short-medium term, just waxing those spotless rims will protect them from brake dust infiltration.

When I watched God_speed spray his rims with Clear, that wasn't as hard as cleaning the darn things.

An earlier post said that heavy duty degreaser will work but you have to be careful not to leave it on too long or it can stain. I'd agree with that. The Kenco Truck degreaser can stain if left on too long. I found that the carbie cleaner didn't stain. It's just not good to absorb it through the pores of your skin.

Cheers,

Tez

BTW, you can buy a pack of latex gloves for your workshop from a $2 shop. They're good for working with chemicals as well as grease.

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