Caked Brake Dust

[ajnavo61490]

Im working on an Impreza STi right now that has caked on brake dust. I`ve used wheel gel cleaner with pressure washer rinse, aggressive clay, even CG Grime Reaper and STILL the brake dust remains.



Any thoughts?

[FROG]

Im working on an Impreza STi right now that has caked on brake dust. I`ve used wheel gel cleaner with pressure washer rinse, aggressive clay, even CG Grime Reaper and STILL the brake dust remains.



Any thoughts?

Well , I have been experimenting with "Gloss its " wheel cleaner , I have a six to one mix on it in favor of water and this stuff is pretty insane....I have tried tons of brands and this is a good product.I will say this....it does make short work of brake dust....this aint a plug.....I just like trying products that I hear that work good.

[SATracker]

I did a BMW last month that had horrible brake dust embedded in the wheel. Two products were recommended to me: Stoner`s Tarminator and Sonax Wheel Cleaner. Both worked very nicely and each serves a purpose for me.

[imported_gfe76]

Try muriatic acid (33 baum) from box stores....dilute it 4:1 with water (add acid to water), use rubber gloves, don`t breathe it..spray on wheels, let dwell for 15 secs, then spray off. May have to agitate with brush. Some say it will damage wheels, but I never had a problem. if the wheels are as bad as you say, it is worth the try.

[vtec92civic]

Try muriatic acid (33 baum) from box stores....dilute it 4:1 with water (add acid to water), use rubber gloves, don`t breathe it..spray on wheels, let dwell for 15 secs, then spray off. May have to agitate with brush. Some say it will damage wheels, but I never had a problem. if the wheels are as bad as you say, it is worth the try.

Not sure i would try that on STi rims, but that`s just me.

[ortho004]

Not sure i would try that on STi rims, but that`s just me.

Yeah I am new on here, but being a Subie fan I know that BBS rims aren`t cheap, and that sounds scary.

[Street5927]

I would definitely not use acid on those wheels! What I would recommend (and this product kicks the butt off of any other product I have tried...even wheel acid), is Detail Kings, Brake Up. This stuff takes off the dirtiest, caked on brake dust wheels I have ever seen. It`s relatively cheap, so give it a try, you might like it. Ever since I tried this product, it is now my only go to product for wheels (and it is safe on all wheels, except polished aluminum...may cause staining).

[bmw5541]

I would recommend the Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner.