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What gets brake dust off of wheels the best?

Asked by djthegreat (14points) February 19th, 2011

I have some rims of which have not been cleaned in over a year; they are black with brake dust. Ordinary cleaners I buy at Walmart do not work. Any suggestions?

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Mamradpivo's avatar

Go to your local full-service carwash. When I managed a carwash in Colorado, we had a product by Zep that would eat brake dust away. It still takes a lot of scrubbing though. I imagine you probably have a European car: Audis, Volvos and BMWs were famous for that because of the kind of ceramic brake they use.

Pro tip though: wash your wheels more often or they’ll end up pitted out from this. Good luck.

deni's avatar

Mine always got black….soapy water worked very easily…I’m not sure why it wouldn’t work on yours.

coffeenut's avatar

Brake Cleaner works great… Spray on..wash off…(very little scrubbing…if any)

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