Stubborn Brake Dust on factory wheels

Yeah, it was about 3 months of baked on brake dust and after a track weekend as well. Let call this a lesson learned. I will be coating the wheels after I get them clean.
 
RAdkins said:
Yeah, it was about 3 months of baked on brake dust and after a track weekend as well. Let call this a lesson learned. I will be coating the wheels after I get them clean.
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...and clean them soon afterwards. Auto-Fanatic foaming wheel cleaner would be a great product for THAT!

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Thank you for the recommendation, I will have to check out that wheel cleaner.
 
RAdkins said:
@Eldorado2K - Is the Meguiar's Hot Wheels Chrome Wheel Cleaner safe on painted clear coated
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Yes. 100% safe. And just for the record, I’ve never seen a wheel cleaner to this date that wasn’t safe for clear coated wheels. I’ll go out on a limb and say there’s no such thing as a wheel cleaner that isn’t safe for clear coated wheels.
 
@desertnate - the texture of the brake dust is rough to the touch and when i rubbed my finger over it it turn my fingertip black.

@eldorado2k - thank you for confirming that the wheel clear is safe. I will have to get some after I run out of my other wheel cleaner.
 
I almost don’t want to mention it, and I wouldn’t recommend it for most normL situations, but a Magic Eraser would probably remove that with relative ease. But you have to be very careful using it on the face of the wheel.

I have used them with success on the face to remove the near impossible TW Endura Tire Coating from the edge of the wheels, and when I’ve used them on the back sides of wheels to remove the last tidbits of baked on brake dust from the nooks and crannies it removes pretty easily. But you gotta go Easy. Use at your own risk with plenty of water lube and work in small sections stopping frequently to check progress.
 
I will keep that in mind if everything else doesn’t work.
 
I would use the Megs Hot Wheels and if a couple of rounds of that doesn’t work then I’d try the magic eraser as a last resort.

But I think that Megs Wheel Cleaner would work. Use as directed.
 
RAdkins said:
Thank you for the recommendation, I will have to check out that wheel cleaner.
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Well, it's made to work without agitation, to a point and for track wheels it would need to be used at the strongest ratio which is pour out 12 oz of distilled water from your gallon of distilled water and replace it with 12 oz of the Auto-fanatic foaming wheel cleaner. I will also mention you need a foaming sprayer with it too but rest assured...it works, sleeper product!

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Yeah, this detailing thing/hobby/obsession ain’t cheap :cry:
 
$35.00 for the sprayer

$50.00 for the foaming wheel cleaner

(12 oz is the strongest so it makes 2 gallons w/ 8 oz left over to make a moderate level cleaner..or 4 gallons @ 8 oz ratio)

$$$hipping varies to location, so $85.00 plus shipping.

You see, Motorsports people looking to clean their wheels are a bit different, especially Porsche people, they want products that simply work and are well engineered to perform a task as advertised, so this person can decide for themselves without the banter. Even someone who's apart of the working poor use the good stuff for this very reason.

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Yeah, unfortunately I want to track my daily driver. But also keep it looking good with minimal effort. Thank you everyone for you help and recommendations.
 
Klasse Act said:
$35.00 for the sprayer

$50.00 for the foaming wheel cleaner

(12 oz is the strongest so it makes 2 gallons w/ 8 oz left over to make a moderate level cleaner..or 4 gallons @ 8 oz ratio)

$$$hipping varies to location, so $85.00 plus shipping.

You see, Motorsports people looking to clean their wheels are a bit different, especially Porsche people, they want products that simply work and are well engineered to perform a task as advertised, so this person can decide for themselves without the banter. Even someone who's apart of the working poor use the good stuff for this very reason.

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What’d I tell you about Brown Royal? Btw I watched Gavs Details vid and that stuff didn’t even remove the brake dust on the barrels. Weaksauce. Go look at the Brown Royal vids and see how it walks all over that fanatic cleaner. There’s no comparison.
 
Eldorado2k said:
What’d I tell you about Brown Royal? Btw I watched Gavs Details vid and that stuff didn’t even remove the brake dust on the barrels. Weaksauce. Go look at the Brown Royal vids and see how it walks all over that fanatic cleaner. There’s no comparison.
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Well, we can go round and round on this because Phil, owner of Auto-fanatic, did a cleaning of a wheel barrel of a M-B wheel and his product in fact did clean those barrels, so I too can say GO WATCH THE VIDEO.

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Eldorado2k said:
What’d I tell you about Brown Royal? Btw I watched Gavs Details vid and that stuff didn’t even remove the brake dust on the barrels. Weaksauce. Go look at the Brown Royal vids and see how it walks all over that fanatic cleaner. There’s no comparison.
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+1 for brown royal! That stuff works so good, it should be illegal! Helped a friend clean his car and had him buy some. Used it on some SE-R rims, it worked amazingly. This was about 8 to years ago.

Definitely one of the most underrated products of all time, cheap and works. Doesnt get enough mention IMO.
 
It can be that you have a combo of break dust and the adisive that holds the break pads together. Which I have had success with combo of wheel cleaner and a tar remover. Sometimes unfortuneally the heat from the breaks residue has melted the clearcoat under it and failed. But since it's rather new you can rescue it when getting it cleaned and a great protection applyied on them. I use to switch between the wheel cleaner and the tar remover when cleaning them. Just do a very thorough rinse after each aggitations and dwell time. So you don't get the chemicals crossed.
 
Eldorado2k said:
Yes. 100% safe. And just for the record, I’ve never seen a wheel cleaner to this date that wasn’t safe for clear coated wheels. I’ll go out on a limb and say there’s no such thing as a wheel cleaner that isn’t safe for clear coated wheels.
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I've experienced a wheel cleaner ruining a set of wheels first hand.

Several years ago, I purchased some Meguiars general wheel cleaner from a big box store (don't remember the product name now) for a quick job on my daughter's Subaru Outback. The front facing surface of the spokes were brushed aluminum and the sides of the spokes and other surfaces were painted. All the surfaces, regardless of finish were covered in a clear coat. I sprayed the wheel cleaner on the cold wheels, agitated to get them clean, and immediatly rinsed them off pretty heavily. While the painted areas looked pretty good, the wheel cleaner caused clear coat on the brushed aluminum areas to take on a hazy, milky apperance. Despite further washing and even a couple polish tests, I was never able to get them looking the same again.
 
Klasse Act said:
$35.00 for the sprayer

$50.00 for the foaming wheel cleaner

(12 oz is the strongest so it makes 2 gallons w/ 8 oz left over to make a moderate level cleaner..or 4 gallons @ 8 oz ratio)

$$$hipping varies to location, so $85.00 plus shipping.

You see, Motorsports people looking to clean their wheels are a bit different, especially Porsche people, they want products that simply work and are well engineered to perform a task as advertised, so this person can decide for themselves without the banter. Even someone who's apart of the working poor use the good stuff for this very reason.

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It will be ok. Lol it could be a lot worse. Lol

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