Alloy Cleaner

[heavyD]

Hey guys, where can I buy a good alloy wheel cleaner? I bought one from Arpico, Eagle A2Z or something, and while it washes away the dust and all, it doesn't seem to affect the more baked on brake dust.

When painting alloys, I assume they sand the surface beforehand, will that erase off the brake dust? Or will they just paint on top of the dust?

[isam]

They should remove the brake dust to do a proper paint job.

If you use the All Wheel Cleaner fluid be careful not to spray it on the body and the plastic lug nut covers of the wheels. The solution is too strong for them.

[MasterDon]

I use 3M wheel and tyre cleaner.Works great.I have spray bottle about 2 years old and it says 990Rs on the price tag.So now it should be around 1200-1300 I guess.

[heavyD]

If you use the All Wheel Cleaner fluid be careful not to spray it on the body and the plastic lug nut covers of the wheels. The solution is too strong for them.

I use 3M wheel and tyre cleaner.Works great.I have spray bottle about 2 years old and it says 990Rs on the price tag.So now it should be around 1200-1300 I guess.

Cool, where can I get them from?

[jdnet]

wait so your trying to paint your wheels? if so why bother with the removing the brake dust using cleaners? just sand it all off.

[heavyD]

wait so your trying to paint your wheels? if so why bother with the removing the brake dust using cleaners? just sand it all off.

Yeah, just was wondering if our SL baases would do the job properly.

I was thinking, just to be on the safe side, to try and clean the brake dust off meself and then hand them over for painting.

[MasterDon]

Cool, where can I get them from?

Try Kleenpark.

[jdnet]

siknce you are getting em painted anyway, how about using some heavy duty rubbing compound on the wheels. It's pretty cheap and should work well.

[heavyD]

Try Kleenpark.

Thanks machan.

siknce you are getting em painted anyway, how about using some heavy duty rubbing compound on the wheels. It's pretty cheap and should work well.

Will that damage the alloys?

[jdnet]

Thanks machan.

Will that damage the alloys?

Well I've used it on the alloys in my dads old van withhout any probs. Helped take out some really bad areas of brake dust.

BTW the one i'm talking about it the yellow stuff you can buy in little unmarked cans. I think they just call it compound and not rubbing compound. Should be pretty cheap at any auto paint shop in slave island.

[lasi]

Just asking for information, what is brake dust?

Is it something like dark black patches?

[jdnet]

it's basically a residue created by the brake pads grinding on the rotor (by grinding I mean functioning as it should). It basically sticks onto the rims and if left unremoved long enough it would deteriorate the paint on the rims.

If you look at some cars you will see a yellow or black patch on the wheel that's basically the dust.

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Edited January 4, 2011 by jdnet