Baked on brake dust removal? 430

Its in the clear coat , you can try Meguiar's or oven cleaner and use microfiber

 

this is going to sound crazy, but a dilute solution of muriatic or hydrochloric acid will remove brake dust. It will not harm paint or plastics. So of course the rim would have to come off the vehicle. I recently rebuilt the front end of my old Benz, the back side of the rotors has a dust/sir shield. These things were caked on with 30yrs of brake dust. I mixed up a solution in a giant plastic container and soaked the parts for a couple hrs... they came out sparkling clean, like brand new! the factory epoxy paint looked so new one would assume I went down and just bought new ones.

google it up, lots of discussion on it.

 

hydrochloric acid is an ingredient in plenty of wheel cleaners. You can smell it when you use it on the wheels. so makes sense that soaking them in a dilute solution would work, given time.

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Yeah it's tricky. I tested some polish on my spun lips and the cloth came away black. I thought it was naked aluminum but Tire Rack said no, clear coated. I had done a few cleanings this way and it started to get hazy. So I went back to rubbing compound to take out the haze. Working pretty well and you hardly notice it in bright sunlight. Burn your retinas just as fast Black Magic foaming wheel cleaner barely takes off the brake dust. You need a good brush to mechanically remove it in combination.

 

Iron-X (CarPro Iron X Iron Remover) is really good for removing embedded brake dust. It turns purple when it reacts with iron and can be used on the entire painted surface of the car in addition to wheels.

There is a comparison of iron removing products here: Throw Down: Iron Remover Comparisons. Iron-X was the first product of this type and apparently it still seems to be the best.

There is also a product called "Wonder Wheels" that is the best traditional wheel cleaner I've seen. Unfortunately, I think Wonder Wheels is only available in Europe (I ordered it from the UK). Wonder Wheels is a very strong cleaner and I suspect Iron-X is gentler to the paint. I think Iron-X also works better, but can't say for sure because I have not tried them side by side.

 

Hi try "bilberry" wheel cleaner you can order it online in the uk, not sure if you can get it there. I have used lots over the years of different brands, this is by far the best, I came across it on a thread on pistonheads here in the uk

Regards

Michael