Alloy wheels - gettting thick baked on brake dust off
I have what appears to be 40,000 miles of baked on brake dust to remove!
Wonder Wheels is not coping What else is out there? I have a steam cleaner, never tried it on wheels before and don't want to damage the lacquer is (careful) steam cleaning an option? |
I suspect the wheels, or at least parts, get just as hot from the brakes...steam cleaning should be ok...
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Wouldn't cost much to respray the wheels if they do look rough.
I badly kerbed all my wheels during the first few months of ownership. Once I had learned to park I engaged Chips Away to repair them. Kerbing damage repaired and complete respray of the outboard face £50.00 per corner. They looked like new when finished, with a 2 year guarantee. They still look brilliant. They did not need any major prepping as the were generally very good, that might make a difference to what a refurbisher will charge. |
In the past and if you have the time, taking the wheels off and soaking in wd40 overnight works wonders, you will use a full tin and it can be messy working it in with a brush, but I always went back to that when every other miracle liquid didn't work. When they are clean a good car polish keeps them shiney longer.
Used to bring up really old yellow/brown wheel trims (fords especially) up like new. |
Fresh lemon juice is one of the best cleaners...it even takes off burnt crud from the bottom of a saucepan....:band:
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Years ago I used to use a bleach and washing up mix - but I strongly recommend aginst using it these days as it can strip the lacquer very quickly and is potentially explosive. :panic: I've more recently tried T-Cut, (which makes some headway against pitted brakedust) and I've seen comments that clay can help too.
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To be honest if the steam dosn't work 100% I can only see you will be happy with refurb. Mikes contact do a good job at a bargain price. You could bust a gut trying to get them clean but I'd be surprised if they are perfect after hours of work :flog: |
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Well I had a go with my Steam cleaner it might be great for getting wall paper off or removing grime from the cooker but it did not even make a dent in the wheels
I will try some WD40 on one and Lemon Juice on another Wonder wheels is getting there slowly but it is not penetrating deeply enough. |
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