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I'm not even expecting to completely get rid of the stains. I've only done one wheel so far, and it took so long that I thought I'd look for a better way. I'm hoping for one of these outcomes: 1) Achieve the same results on the other three in less time. 2) Achieve better results in the same...

Thanks, I'll take a look at that.

That sounds like the beginning of the end for the forum.

I don't really WANT to try a product that I haven't used before, and have it fail. Which just leaves me wasting more of my time. And I don't expect any one product to be a miracle cure and make my wheels look new and unblemished. I don't even expect them to look new and unblemished when I'm done...

Could I get a mod to delete that person's spam reply? Thank you.

I have a set of un-coated aluminum wheels, that have been neglected. They have a lot of staining from baked-on brake dust. I washed, clayed, and polished, and the stains are still there. Will Pinnacle Advanced Wheel Cleaner clean enough brake dust off, that I can polish out the remainder of...

If it's really oily, seems like the best thing to get oil off is another petrochemical. Maybe some kerosene, or WD-40? Or have you tried any plastic cleaner, or plastic polish?

I've been thinking about using black POR-15 rust inhibitor on brake calipers. It's proven virtually impossible to remove that stuff from places it got that I didn't want it.

Maybe heavily coat it with some sort of moisturizing vinyl & plastic protectant, let it set overnight. Perhaps the next day the protectant will have made it's way under the adhesive, weakened the bond, and you can slowly pull the adhesive off? Alternatively, heat it up with a heat gun? Maybe it...

I've had luck with using rubbing alcohol to remove stubborn sap. Followed by re-waxing those areas.

K&N filters also have an optional pre-filter available for some filter sizes.

Because then they couldn't sell you as many filters? But, some wet/dry vacs come with a foam filter. It's supposed to be used instead of the pleated paper filter when vacuuming wet debris, or just liquids. I put the foam filter over my paper filter, using it as a pre-filter. Still remove the...

Regardless of what vehicle it came from, if it doesn't whistle, getting louder as you go faster, I'll lose faith in human ingenuity.

Sounds good. Thanks for the input, and info on different ash types. It all washed off nicely. The interior still smells like smoke, but I haven't had a chance to rent a carpet shampooer yet. Just vacuuming and wiping everything down didn't get rid of the smoke odor. The only extra steps I took...

Sweet Trans Am you have there. Also, I was going to guess Burning Man until I read your next post in this thread.

I'm also in Oregon, in the Santiam Valley. I'm curious about this as well. I'd also like to hear any suggestions for washing ash-covered vehicles that are in addition-to, or instead-of, normal washing techniques.

And when you did this, it didn't leave behind any barely visible lines? (From the finish being imperceptibly uneven where the tape was applied.)

I used a car cover in my garage for many years, and I absolutely loved it. After driving, as long as it wasn't raining (snowing, heavy fog, etc.) I'd dust off my pickup before putting the cover over it.

I had mice make a home in one of my pickups over the winter, several years ago. I didn't think I'd ever get rid of the stink! One day, my heater core started leaking, so I had to pull that entire heater distribution box assembly apart to get to the core. Well, the mice had made a nice little...

Put on some rain gear and eye protection, grab some kind of not-eco-friendly all purpose cleaner (if it burns your skin, eyes, and lungs, it'll get dirt off your undercarriage.) and an assortment of brushes. Now, get under your truck and get to work. Don't expect the rain gear to keep you dry...