Cleaning inner wheel barrels

BenzDetailer said:
I believe that is some oxidation and pitting on the wheel the way to test it is with a dropper full of LIME AWAY - Squirt iton the spots and if it foams the pitty is through the clear coat and you can use steel wool a polishing buffer and then reseal them with clear coat. The clear coat on wheels is high temp so you will need to find some clear for that particular application. Super Heated Metal Brake Dust will go Right through regular clear. Use the WURTH BRAND CLEANER after the steel wool and WURTH LAQUER to seal it up. Once the 3 rd coat LAQUER is cured you can use a wheel wax on that portion of the wheel and then the brake dust should wash off with regular use of a Wheel Cleaner. Good Luck - I have seen much worse.
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Been off the Forum for a few days, thanks for the response. I've since picked up some Meg's Wheel Brightener, P21S Polishing Soap and some other elixers. Haven't had the chance to pull a wheel again yet. Now that bike weather has returned to NE Ohio I oughta be able to let the truck sit for a while. I'll post results and pics once I find out what works and what doesn't.

Thanks... TL
 
TLMitchell said:
I'd appreciate any thoughts, comments or suggestions that might lead to some improvement. I don't expect perfection after 5 years of neglect but I'd like to improve the appearance, at least what's visible from the outside of the wheel.

Thanks in advance...... TL
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Well I don't usually clean the inner parts but as I'm always wanting to improve! I did my Titans yesterday.

Steps
1. WD40 to do its magic
2. Random citrus degreaser
3. Used the houshold sponge (green scrubby side/yellow soft side) I gently scrubbed applying the degreaser as needed getting most areas. Rinsed quickly off (Don't like to leave degreaser on too long.)
For the hard little nooks been wanting to try my old sonic care toothbrush. Again uses degreaser in the bottom wells pooling it. Would dip brush in and work the corners loose. Rinse follow with wax. Haven't tried a sealant yet.

I ended up spending about 10-15 min perwheel on the cleaning stage. I think the WD40 helps a bunch. Anyone else use it?

Here's before shot (this was one of the cleaner rear wheels)
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Afters
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Those do look good but something tells me TL was starting with a wheel in a lot worse shape, plus if we're talking about pitting, I'm not sure anything will make them perfect.
 
Tesla said:
Those do look good but something tells me TL was starting with a wheel in a lot worse shape, plus if we're talking about pitting, I'm not sure anything will make them perfect.
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I have to agree, these wheels, although very dirty, don't have the kind of baked on dirt and disc brake cast off that appear on the other set. I guess some times all you can do is your best and learn from your errors.
 
Klink10 said:
Those turned out very nice. Thanks for posting your method.
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Thanks.

Tesla said:
Those do look good but something tells me TL was starting with a wheel in a lot worse shape, plus if we're talking about pitting, I'm not sure anything will make them perfect.
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killrflake said:
I have to agree, these wheels, although very dirty, don't have the kind of baked on dirt and disc brake cast off that appear on the other set. I guess some times all you can do is your best and learn from your errors.
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Agreed. Pitting would logically have to be smoothed down by abrasives and then brought back. Never had to do any. I saw his post and decided to work on my method. I've got my original 20 year old supra wheels that will get around to doing sometime. I've been taking lots of notes as there are so many different types of wheels. Never can have too much knowledge.

Am curious if anyone uses the wd40 to break it free? Haven't seen mention of it.
 
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