Help with brake dust stains????
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5th Gear
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Help with brake dust stains????
Does anyone have any tips on cleaning brake dust "stains" on stock '96 rims? The previous owner did not maintain these rims well at all. I tried Eagle One's rim cleaner-no real luck. Thanks
Burning Brakes
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From: Dunstable MA
St. Jude Donor '05
If you've got some 409, you might want to give it a try. I found it to work better than Fantastic or Simple Green. (We're talkin' 10 years ago, so the formula may have changed.)
Team Owner
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From: Lacey WA RVN 68-69
NCM Sinkhole Donor
The wheel is clear-coated so be careful with caustic chemicals. You can use some soft scotchbrite pads (blue ones) like the ones for non-stick cookware and wheel cleaner.
If the stains won't come out with cleaners, you may wind up having to take the tires off and have the wheels cleaned in a hot tank. They will have to be refinished but it might be worth the effort as long as there is no real road-rash on the lips of the rims.
If the stains won't come out with cleaners, you may wind up having to take the tires off and have the wheels cleaned in a hot tank. They will have to be refinished but it might be worth the effort as long as there is no real road-rash on the lips of the rims.
