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Dirtiest rims ever - how to clean them?, I've been lazy
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Author:  _Wing_ [ Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:59 pm ]
Post subject:  Dirtiest rims ever - how to clean them?, I've been lazy

I decided to give my wheels a clean but i wasn't all that successful, attached is a before and after shot... now as you can see the brake dust has made a permanent home in the corner there (one of many corners actually) and so I'm looking for suggestions on ways to clean it, anything other than painting over it :roll:

Let this be a lesson for the lazy lol

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Author:  rk2k9 [ Thu Nov 19, 2009 5:37 pm ]
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go down to autoone or repco and get some rim degreaser

spray it on nice and plentiful and let it soak for a good 10mins, just keep on layering it on during the 10mins

then a sponge with soapy water, and go hard

Author:  _Wing_ [ Fri Nov 20, 2009 4:58 pm ]
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tried the degreaser it didnt move much :(
that stuff is baked on pretty badly because it doesn't want to move even when I try scratch it off

Author:  rk2k9 [ Fri Nov 20, 2009 5:47 pm ]
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wow, that's spastic haha

maybe go to a carwash and try using a very high pressure gurney

Author:  _Wing_ [ Thu Nov 26, 2009 10:17 pm ]
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I ended up giving jif a go today and it works (thanks to Dale you know who you are)! And as somebody else said would happen, I soon grew tired of scrubbing and scrubbing and decided to just live with it lol
I'll end up sand blasting and powder coating them anyways so it'll be perfect then :)

Author:  pur40m [ Mon Nov 30, 2009 7:51 pm ]
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just get meguiars hot wheel cleaner..
i had stuff stuck in the corners that wouldnt come off with engine degreaser.i used the meguiars stuff and it actually works.its some sort of acid based stuff..

Author:  driftz0r [ Wed Dec 02, 2009 8:18 pm ]
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hahahah

Author:  jay.nismo [ Sat Mar 26, 2011 1:39 pm ]
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Try the Autoglym wheel cleaner for anodized wheels - gets most stuff off including loose melted tyre bits, random oil/fluids and baked-on brake dust.

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